Public bug reported: On my Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 with GeForce GT240M I can't get nvidia proprietary drivers to work. On kernel 2.6 everything works fine. On 3.x - it doesn't work. Google says nothing, askubuntu and #ubuntu on irc says nothing. I don't have an Optimus.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nvidia-current 295.40-0ubuntu1.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-36.57-generic 3.2.35 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-36-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 295.40 Thu Apr 5 21:37:00 PDT 2012 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom] Date: Thu Jan 31 02:23:32 2013 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-36-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation GT216 [GeForce GT 240M] [10de:0a34] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:38ff] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1) JockeyStatus: xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use) xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) xorg:nvidia_experimental_304 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (**experimental** beta) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) xorg:nvidia_experimental_310 - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (**experimental** beta) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use) MachineType: LENOVO 20017 MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-36-generic root=UUID=fa2def3b-e3b7-4665-b919-91c2001c03b1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/15/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 15CN35WW(V2.08) dmi.board.name: KIWB1 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: REFERENCE dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr15CN35WW(V2.08):bd03/15/2010:svnLENOVO:pn20017:pvrLenovoIdeaPadY550:rvnLENOVO:rnKIWB1:rvrREFERENCE:cvnNoEnclosure:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: 20017 dmi.product.version: Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO modified.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.nvidia.current.hybrid.conf: [deleted] version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.12-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu0.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.3 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.8 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise referred-by-support ubuntu -- 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/1110947 Title: nvidia-current logging into console To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/1110947/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ 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