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[john wilde <657634@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I also downgraded - I downloaded the amd64 binaries from the above
link and then ran:

sudo dpkg -i nvidia-*.deb

Things look OK after rebooting. I have a Sony Vaio VPCF123FX.


On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 5:18 PM, David Korn <David.Korn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I downgraded like the reporter and things appear to be working now.
>
> Earlier, off a fresh install and prior to installing any nvidia drivers,
> my Ubuntu 10.10 desktop was running off the right and bottom of my Sony
> Vaio F Series' 1920x1080 screen, regardless of resolution setting. It
> seemed like the monitor wasn't being registered correctly, but there was
> no explicit bug generated.  Should I file that separately or is that
> understood to be part of this issue?  I was getting notified to install
> nvidia drivers, and it seems that would fix the issue if not for the bug
> we are currently discussing.
>
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> [GeForce GT 330M] nvidia 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 update triggers black screen on boot for sony vaio F-series
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/657634
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> Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Installing the nvidia 260.19.06-ubuntu1 driver update breaks all graphics on the Sony Vaio F-series [GeForce GT 330M].  Downgrading to 256.53-0ubuntu3 resolves the issue.  NOTE: this machine does not work with the Nouveau drivers either.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
> Package: nvidia-current 256.53-0ubuntu3
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
>  NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  256.53  Fri Aug 27 20:27:48 PDT 2010
>  GCC version:  gcc version 4.4.5 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5)
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Sun Oct 10 12:24:24 2010
> DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 256.53, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100916.1)
> MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCF1290X
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=0d00d502-72ac-4d2d-891e-f15c701134a2 ro i8042.nopnp quiet splash i8042.nopnp
> ProcEnviron:
>  PATH=(custom, user)
>  LANG=en_US.utf8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
> XorgLogOld:
>
> dmi.bios.date: 05/31/2010
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: R1110Y6
> dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
> dmi.board.name: VAIO
> dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
> dmi.board.version: N/A
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
> dmi.chassis.version: N/A
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR1110Y6:bd05/31/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCF1290X:pvrA222J92M:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
> dmi.product.name: VPCF1290X
> dmi.product.version: A222J92M
> dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
> glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> system:
>  distro:             Ubuntu
>  codename:           maverick
>  architecture:       x86_64
>  kernel:             2.6.35-22-generic
>
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[GeForce GT 330M] nvidia 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 update triggers black screen on boot for sony vaio F-series
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