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xserver-xorg-video-nouveau package

  1. Bug #533642
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 533642

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Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote : Re: [Bug 533642] Re: [drm] failed to load kernel module "nouveau" (NV43 [GeForce 6600 GT])

> Your apport data indicates that you have the nvidia-current package
> installed, which provides the binary nvidia drivers. If the binary
> drivers are activated, nouveau will not work.

Ok. I've purged nvidia-current and nvidia-glx-185 now.

> Did you disable the restricted drivers in System→Administration→Hardware
> Drivers before trying nouveau?

No. I cannot find such a menu entry/module in Kubuntu. What's the command to
execute it in a non-Gnome DE?
And what will it do, apart from purging the packages maybe?

> If you remove them, does nouveau now work?

I'll try this later.

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