[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1068341] Re: No way to specify correct dependencies for dkms packages (nvidia driver install fails to get matching header)

2013-01-09 Thread Michael Stephenson
I can't believe Canonical is going to allow this bug to ship on the latest Ubuntu release available when steam goes live. I know you have a problem anticipating how your actions will be percieved in the blogosphere, and are regularly caught with your foot in your mouths, but let me give you a

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 948053] Re: nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 uninstallable on Precise

2012-06-16 Thread Michael Stephenson
Personally I have solved this issue by getting a newever nvidia card however I wanted to try and help you guys out, dkms automatically builds and rebuilds kernel modules when it detects a change in kernel, which means when you install a new kernel from the repo, when you boot up it will take a

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 948053] Re: nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 uninstallable on Precise

2012-06-16 Thread Michael Stephenson
I think my last one was nvidia 8600gs pci-e and I upgraded to this card: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0083IH9WI/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?tag=jupitebroadc-21 It seems that no agp cards really exist for the new chipsets unfortunately :( Maybe it's time to get a motherboard with pci-e and

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 948053] Re: nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 uninstallable on Precise

2012-06-16 Thread Michael Stephenson
I only mentioned that I upgraded to avoid any further hassle using legacy drivers, I agree with you entirely, but I guess I chose the path of least resistance and fell in line. However as I ranted further up the real answer to this is to stop revving to the newest bleeding edge x server all the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 948053] Re: nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 uninstallable on Precise

2012-06-15 Thread Michael Stephenson
@tony Anderson you will have to rebuild the nvidia kernel module for the new kernel -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948053 Title: nvidia-96 and nvidia-173

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 948053] Re: nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 uninstallable on Precise

2012-06-05 Thread Michael Stephenson
Why does xorg get revved every release leading to enormous showstopper issues like this for hundreds of people? What brilliant new feature or bug fix justifies breaking peoples installs? Can we not just stay a few releases behind unless there is a compelling reason not to? -- You received