[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 709331] Re: VMWare crashes with 3D Accel on latest PPA nvidia driver

2011-04-05 Thread balmy_fool
This is fixed with VMware Workstation Release 7.1.4: "When the latest NVIDIA 270.x drivers are installed on a Linux host system, users could not run virtual machines with 3D acceleration enabled." https://www.vmware.com/support/ws71/doc/releasenotes_ws714.html -- You received this bug notificat

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 709331] Re: VMWare crashes with 3D Accel on latest PPA nvidia driver

2011-01-28 Thread balmy_fool
I can confirm that reverting to an earlier nvidia driver allows me to successfully re-enable 3d acceleration for the VM. :~$ apt-cache policy nvidia-current nvidia-current: Installed: 260.19.06-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 270.18-0ubuntu1~maverick~xup1 Version table: 270.18-0ubuntu1~maverick~xup

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 709331] Re: VMWare crashes with 3D Accel on latest PPA nvidia driver

2011-01-28 Thread balmy_fool
** Attachment added: "VMWare Crash Log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/709331/+attachment/1812690/+files/vmware-1.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/709331

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 709331] [NEW] VMWare crashes with 3D Accel on latest PPA nvidia driver

2011-01-28 Thread balmy_fool
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nvidia-current I'm running VMWare Workstation 7.1.3 build-324285 on Ubuntu Maverick. I use the nvidia-current driver from the x-updates ppa. I'm using a "nVidia Corporation G96 [Quadro FX 580] (rev a1)" video card, according to lspci. I recently rebooted