Kaltsi's comment is correct and helpful. I was able to install the current .20 driver from NVIDIA (linked in his comment) on 2.6.31-2-generic.
This was helpful information about installing the driver through DKMS, so that subsequent updates re-build the kernel module: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1036788 -- nvidia-glx-173 fails to load in Karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379669 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp