[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1207378] Re: Screen intermittently goes black

2014-03-11 Thread emptythevoid
This problem is most definitely caused by faulty hardware. It's either caused by the motherboard, or more likely, the video card. My M6500 has both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.10 on it. With the FX2800 card, black screens on boot-up/wake-from-suspend were somewhat frequent, but eventually levelled

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1207378] Re: Screen intermittently goes black

2013-12-10 Thread emptythevoid
I have a similar problem on my Dell Precision M6500. Runnign 13.04, with binary nvidia driver 331.20. It mostly seems to happen after I've turned the computer on and logged in, OR after waking from suspend. Computer will work for some undetermined length of time (a few seconds to a couple of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1063969] Re: No Plymouth Splash on Latitude E6420

2012-10-25 Thread emptythevoid
Do we know if nvidia is looking to rectify this problem on their end? I know its a minor thing, the boot screen, (and I agree, system stability always wins) but I think it's one of those small bits of polish that need to be there if possible. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1068165] Re: package libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other inst

2012-10-22 Thread emptythevoid
Confirmed, worked for me as well. Appreciate it. :) Now someone just needs to patch this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to libdrm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068165 Title: package libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1063969] Re: No Plymouth Splash on Latitude E6420

2012-10-21 Thread emptythevoid
I just upgraded a completely up-to-date 12.04 64-bit install with latest proprietary nvidia drivers from x-swat that was displaying splashes at both boot and shutdown, to 12.10 and now both splashes are failing (text-only) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1063969] Re: No Plymouth Splash on Latitude E6420

2012-10-19 Thread emptythevoid
This exact thing is happening to me using regular Ubuntu 64-bit on a Dell Precision M6500. Works just fine if using noveau, but goes text- only if using nvidia-current-update -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1063969] Re: No Plymouth Splash on Latitude E6420

2012-10-19 Thread emptythevoid
Also confirmed that this seems specific to boot-only. When shutting down or restarting, I see the normal ubuntu logo and activity indicator dots animating just fine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 940564] Re: [8400m] nvidia-graphics-drivers (295.33-0ubuntu1), is causing failed restarts. shutdowns only a blackscreen on tty's other than tty7

2012-05-17 Thread emptythevoid
Just updated to nvidia 295.53 and it still had all the same issues as before (freezing on restart, blue colors on Flash video). Nouveau for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 940564] Re: [8400m] nvidia-graphics-drivers (295.33-0ubuntu1), is causing failed restarts. shutdowns only a blackscreen on tty's other than tty7

2012-05-03 Thread emptythevoid
Also getting the same issue on the 295.40 driver offered up from Additional Hardware. Doesn't seem to happen all the time. -- 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/940564