Fallback Testing in nVidia Proprietary Drivers in Week5 (archived)

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ReporterLast updateBugsComment
Failedratcheer2010-03-16 22:28
Nvidia proprietary drivers fallback test failed: do not hardcode
"Driver=nvidia" in xorg.conf (#522061)
In: jockey (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released
Importance: High
Assignee: Martin Pitt
1 reports, 30 comments, 5 subscribers, 3 duplicates
522061
Gwibber crashes on launch with dbus error (#526060)
In: Gwibber
Status: Fix Released
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: None
1 reports, 3 comments, 1 subscribers, 0 duplicates
526060

Fell back to low-res mode.

Jockey unable to restore driver when kernel module is missing.
Failedxdatap12010-03-16 18:03
Nvidia proprietary drivers fallback test failed: do not hardcode
"Driver=nvidia" in xorg.conf (#522061)
In: jockey (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released
Importance: High
Assignee: Martin Pitt
1 reports, 30 comments, 5 subscribers, 3 duplicates
522061
[Lucid Alpha] testing Fallback Jockey is unable to restore missing kernel
module (#526020)
In: jockey (Ubuntu)
Status: Invalid
Importance: Medium
Assignee:
1 reports, 11 comments, 6 subscribers, 2 duplicates
526020
Failedcharlie-tca2010-03-15 23:20
Nvidia proprietary drivers fallback test failed: do not hardcode
"Driver=nvidia" in xorg.conf (#522061)
In: jockey (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released
Importance: High
Assignee: Martin Pitt
1 reports, 30 comments, 5 subscribers, 3 duplicates
522061
[Lucid Alpha] testing Fallback Jockey is unable to restore missing kernel
module (#526020)
In: jockey (Ubuntu)
Status: Invalid
Importance: Medium
Assignee:
1 reports, 11 comments, 6 subscribers, 2 duplicates
526020

There is no way to restore the missing nvidia-current.ko module, since the renamed file is deleted at the reboot.

[Lucid Alpha] testing Fallback Jockey is unable to restore missing kernel module

Nvidia proprietary drivers fallback test failed
Failedfido2010-03-15 12:06
Nvidia proprietary drivers fallback test failed: do not hardcode
"Driver=nvidia" in xorg.conf (#522061)
In: jockey (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released
Importance: High
Assignee: Martin Pitt
1 reports, 30 comments, 5 subscribers, 3 duplicates
522061

As always the computer starts in low graphics mode
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