jfcgauss, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. As per http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us the earliest driver version that supports your card is 337.12. As per https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia the release of Ubuntu that would provide the appropriate driver is Vivid.
Hence, could you please test http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily- live/current/ and advise to the results? ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1429449 Title: geforce 840m graphics card not recognized To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1429449/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs