I believe the fix discussed above (256.53, released: 2010.08.31) only provides a solution for only some of the users. Although it added support for xorg-server video driver ABI version 8 / xorg-server-1.9, the driver does not support legacy cards such as the Geforce 5 FX series.
The currently recommended driver for Geforce 5 FX is currently 173.14.27. The problem is that 173.14.27 is intended for use with X.Org xserver 1.8 and Maverick comes with xserver 1.9. A workaround that appears to work (for me) is item two listed at the top of this discussion: " 2) downgrade xorg-xserver to 1.8.2 (the maverick older version or even xorg-edgers lucid version)" A good instruction for implementing this workaround is outlined here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9875191 which downgrades xserver-xorg to the ones in Lucid. Not sure about the medium-term implications of the workaround however. ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu Maverick) Status: Fix Released => Incomplete -- nVidia card : X won't start since 1.9 update, no screens found https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/616023 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers 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
