Confirmed here with a clean install of Karmic (64-bit) and the restricted '185' driver installed by jockey.
----- apt-cache policy nvidia-glx-185 nvidia-glx-185: Installed: 185.18.36-0ubuntu9 Candidate: 185.18.36-0ubuntu9 ----- When run from a terminal nvidia-settings reports: ----- nvidia-settings VALIDATION ERROR: Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Undefined Device "(null)" referenced by Screen "Default Screen". Segmentation fault ----- The default /etc/X11/xorg.conf, in its Screen section, doesn't declare a Device. Adding one to the Screen section solves the problem: Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" DefaultDepth 24 Device "Default Device" EndSection ** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- When trying to save new X configuration, I get an error message: Failed to parse existing x config file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477309 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs