Comment 28 for bug 562565

I was really hoping the new kernel would have fixed things. Very 170 that
I'm using right now isn't all that smooth, there're still white streaks that
I can see now and then just below my window's bar at the top when I drag the
window (high desktop effects enabled).

On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Ricardo Rodrigues <email address hidden>wrote:

> Hi again.
> Looks like it was just a coincidence because I still have this problem. :(
>
> --
> Occasionally boots into "low graphics mode"
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562565
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> Status in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> When I restart sometimes my machine boots into "low graphics mode". Usually
> after a couple of restarts the problem fixes itself and everything is A-ok
> unless I restart (it MAY take several restarts to trigger problem). My specs
> are:
>
> Acer M1640
> -1.8GHZ Intel Dual Core
> -4GB of Crucial ram
> -Nvidia 7050 Onboard Graphics
> -250GB HD (Ubuntu)
> -160GB HD (80GB X2 Raid 0/1) (Windows 7)
>
> The screens read as follows:
>
> "Ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode
>
> The following error was encountered. You may need to update your
> configuration to solve this.
> (EE) Apr 13 16:26:54 NVIDIA (0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel
> module. Please see the
> (EE) Apr 13 16:26:54 NVIDIA (0): system's kernel log for additional error
> messages and
> (EE) Apr 13 16:26:54 NVIDIA (0) Consult the NVIDIA README for details.
> (EE) NVIDIA (0): ***Aborting***
> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a visible configuration."
>
> The screen that follows the aforementioned one reads:
>
> "What would you like to do?
>
> -Run Ubuntu in low-graphics mode just for one session
> -Reconfigure graphics
> -Troubleshoot the error
> -Exit to console login
> -Restart X"
>
> Other users have had this problem as well:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1451351
>
> This maybe a potential show-stopper for some NVIDIA users as restarting
> frequently can be frustrating.
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