[Bug 106434] Re: 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install)
[Expired for linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] -- 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 106434] Re: 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install)
daimoni: What is the output of: sudo strace modprobe --ignore-install nvidia ? ** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed = Needs Info -- 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 106434] Re: 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install)
** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info = Unconfirmed -- 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 106434] Re: 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install)
Leaving in needsinfo until daimoni replies. -- 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 106434] Re: 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install)
Okay here's the lrm-video file, sorry for delay ** Attachment added: lrm-video http://librarian.launchpad.net/7451973/lrm-video -- 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 106434] Re: 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install)
It seems that nvidia_new loads, thanks for that. I guess i'll report that paravirtualization problem for Nvidia. Little googling revealed that others have faced this too (ieg. Paravirtualization has GPL-symbol and Nvidia driver fails to build). However, I think this should be noted somewhere since if someone tries to build Nvidia's vanilla drivers, they need to patch kernel, or at least change the config parameter to N before it builds. And I thought Linus was against this kind of GPL-patches :-) -- 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 106434] Re: 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install)
daimoni: Hmm. I am seeing not similar behaviour in another bug. Could you attach: /etc/modprobe.d/lrm-video please? Re GPL patches: It's not quite as clear cut as that. The GPL-only patches were introduced years ago to help discourage people from (accidentally or otherwise) abusing kernel interfaces which would then create derivative kernel modules. Linus isn't anti-GPL but nor does he want to ban modules that aren't derived from Linux (see http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/475654/focus=475824 ). I suspect that in later updates the NVIDIA driver will stop using those interfaces (so this is something that NVIDIA will fix) because the nvidia drivers distributed by Ubuntu seemingly do not have this problem. Since you are retrieving the drivers from NVIDIA, I think there's an strong argument saying that NVIDIA should have had a note about this - after all you downloaded the driver from them and there's nothing Ubuntu can do to stop you downloading any other arbitrary driver and then running into problems compiling it. You're free to do what you like with your system but doing certain things will change who and where you can get support/help from... -- 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 106434] Re: 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install)
I'll attach it later today when I get back home. I switched back to Ubuntu's Nvidia driver now. I do understand kernel developer's hate for non-gpl drivers and Ubuntu's hate for drivers that don't ship with it :) Also could be worth noting that I tried installing Nvidia's driver _after_ the X broke (and because of that) with -15 kernel upgrade, I hadn't got it installed before that. Could be just that before that I had nvidia-glx installed instead of nvidia-glx-new. I couldnt replicate this with new installations, just this one time between herd5 and final Feisty so I guess this bug can be closed. -- 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 106434] Re: 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install)
** Summary changed: - 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers + 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install) -- 2.6.20-15-generic breaks X when using NVIDIA-glx drivers (manual install) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106434 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
