Ubuntu
nvidia-graphics-drivers-96 package

  1. Bug #626974
  2. Comment #93

Comment 93 for bug 626974

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NoOp (glgxg) wrote : Re: [Bug 626974] Re: ABI change in xorg 1.9 breaks legacy nvidia-96 drivers in Maverick

On 11/07/2010 04:46 PM, baracus2k wrote:
> They work fine over here. I have a Geforce 2 MX 32MB and I can
> enable effects through compiz and the extra effects from the
> appearance menu.
>
> I followed the instructions by luk1don (post 45) on this page. It
> asked me something about some preinstall script but I just said
> continue. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10082431
>
> Then to enable effects I just followed the instructions from the
> Italian website posted earlier here. First run sudo gedit
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf and save a backup somewhere. Then just add the two
> lines below to xorg.conf anywhere under the Screen section. Option
> "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True" Option "DisableGLXRootClipping" "True"
>

However, several days following nVidia's fix/update
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-96/+bug/626974/comments/71)
and no action from Ubuntu.

Loading the driver manually will cause it to break with kernel updates.
The driver needs to be fixed in Ubuntu so that those of us with older
nVidia cards can upgrade/install properly.