[Bug 876499] Re: Incorrect Nvidia driver installed by checking 3rd party box

[Fred Palmer]

Just installed 12.04. Same issue but worse. Could not get to graphical screens at all. Alt-f2 gave me command line. Did updates Nov 10, 2011 and still would not fully boot.
Uninstalled 173, installed nvidia-current , finally got to gui, but it used default video as it then popped up saying I could install proprietary drivers.
fred at fred-Precise:~$ dpkg-query -l | grep nvidia
rc  nvidia-173                             173.14.30-0ubuntu8                      NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library
ii  nvidia-common                          1:0.2.35                                Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers
ii  nvidia-current                         285.05.09-0ubuntu1                      NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library
ii  nvidia-current-updates                 285.05.09-0ubuntu1                      NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library
ii  nvidia-settings                        280.13-0ubuntu4                         Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii  nvidia-settings-updates                280.13-0ubuntu1                         Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver

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Title:
  Incorrect Nvidia driver installed by checking 3rd party box

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  During 11-10 install on checking the 3rd party programs box the Nvidia 173 driver is installed.
  However my graphics card uses the nvidia-current driver

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Oct 17 14:05:44 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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