Comment 172 for bug 626974

This problem is affecting me too. I have tried:

* installing the PPA ubuntu-x-swat-x-updates-maverick (results in Hash Sum Mismatch when trying to install nvidia driver)
* following suggestions from #36 to downgrade back to Lucid.
* installing driver from maverick-proposed (apt-get install nvidia-current/maverick-proposed => E: Unable to locate package nvidia-graphics-drivers-96)
* installing proprietary driver directly from Nvidia site.

I've been at it all afternoon reading this and other threads and trying suggestions and nothing has worked. Does anybody have a fix for this?

A side-question. How do I know which driver I need for my chipset. lspci says I have NVidia NV44A [GeForce 6200]. Does that need the 96 or 170 driver or something else? I don't even know what those numbers mean. I assume that they must correspond to chipsets. I've been to the nvidia site but don't know what to look for.

I wish there was a clear set of instructions somewhere. Alternately, someone please tell me what kind of card I need to upgrade to for which there are good drivers in Maverick. I'd gladly pay a few extra bucks to have a working system again because I depend on it for my work. What a mess this has been for me and for others!