Jammy / Linux Mint 21.3 — 470-server regression remains unresolved Following the restoration of the regular NVIDIA 470 packages in Jammy (470.256.02-0ubuntu0.22.04.6), I checked the current situation on my previously affected system.
System: - OS: Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon / Ubuntu Jammy - GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (Kepler) - Working driver: NVIDIA 470.256.02 - Installed package: nvidia-driver-470-server - Installed version: 470.256.02-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Current APT policy reports: nvidia-driver-470: Installed: (none) Candidate: 470.256.02-0ubuntu0.22.04.6 nvidia-driver-470-server: Installed: 470.256.02-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Candidate: 470.256.02-0ubuntu0.22.04.5 The problematic 470-server transitional version is therefore now the preferred candidate in both jammy-updates and jammy-security, despite the restoration of the regular 470 driver. My initial apt-get -s dist-upgrade showed no immediate NVIDIA package changes, so I cannot claim this particular system was about to break. However, none of the installed NVIDIA packages were held, and the newer transitional version remained the preferred candidate. As a precaution, I have now placed all 22 installed 470-server packages on hold, including their i386 libraries, DKMS components and Xorg driver. This preserves my currently functioning installation but leaves me dependent on manually maintained package holds. I appreciate the work that went into restoring the regular NVIDIA 470 packages. However, the 470-server transition appears to reproduce the same underlying problem identified in June: an apparently valid upgrade path leading toward driver branches that do not support Kepler hardware. Could the maintainers please clarify: - Whether the 470-server packages for Jammy and Noble will also be restored rather than remaining transitional. - Whether the published transitional versions can be withdrawn or superseded to prevent further regressions. - Whether affected users should eventually migrate from 470-server to the restored regular 470 packages, and what the supported migration procedure would be. My system remains functional, and I can provide additional package information or perform non-destructive verification if helpful. Thank you. On 13-10-2026 13:32, Daniel Letzeisen wrote: > But why was the broken -server version in -proposed (which was there for > over a year) promoted/approved to security/updates last week, months > after the regular version? > > Yes, a restored version can be uploaded, but now it probably broke > systems, as I pointed out here 3 months ago: > > "Delete the 470.256.02-0ubuntu0.24.04.5 version of 470-server from the > -proposed repo, or find some other way to make sure it never sees the > light of day, breaks systems, and repeats this bug." > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (2155424). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2155202 > Title: > Severe hardware functionality regressions caused by forced major > version updates for NVIDIA drivers (originally: Latest Update Breaks > Systems Using Nvidia 470) > > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-535 package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 source package in Jammy: > Fix Released > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server source package in Jammy: > Confirmed > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-535 source package in Jammy: > Confirmed > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 source package in Noble: > Fix Released > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server source package in Noble: > Confirmed > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-535 source package in Noble: > Confirmed > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470 source package in Resolute: > Invalid > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-470-server source package in Resolute: > Invalid > Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-535 source package in Resolute: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > The Ubuntu Kernel Team has been removing EOL versions of NVIDIA > drivers from the binary package archives for Jammy and Noble. These > packages have been made transitional, so that they automatically > install newer major driver versions. These forced upgrades are causing > serious hardware regressions in the wild: > > * 470 driver removal has outright broken systems with a too-old NVIDIA > graphics card. > * 535 driver removal has caused broken sleep/resume and graphical glitches > on systems such as Kubuntu Focus' older M2-series machines. > > These machines cannot use a newer version of the driver in most if not > all instances, and the drivers no longer exist in the Ubuntu archive > to be downloaded. These removals therefore cause severe functionality > regressions in LTS releases of Ubuntu, which is unacceptable as per > the SRU Team's policies on regressions in stable releases: > https://ubuntu.com/project/docs/SRU/explanation/principles/#minimise > - > regression > > --- > > Original, still valid bug report: > > See bug 2110338 > > The latest version of this package (470.256.02-0ubuntu0.24.04.5) > breaks 470.xx users' systems. They cannot use 535.xx > > Please revert the change. The previous version > (470.256.02-0ubuntu0.24.04.1) didn't work with HWE kernels, but at > least it worked with the GA kernel. > > Thanks > > ---------------------------------------- > > Note that I took the last working version and repacked it with a higher > version number in a PPA: > https://launchpad.net/~dtl131/+archive/ubuntu/nvidia470repack/+packages > sudo apt purge *470* *535* && sudo apt autopurge > sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:dtl131/nvidia470repack && sudo apt update > sudo apt install nvidia-driver-470 > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/+bug/2155202/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2155202 Title: Severe hardware functionality regressions caused by forced major version updates for NVIDIA drivers (originally: Latest Update Breaks Systems Using Nvidia 470) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-470/+bug/2155202/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
