[Bug 1239425] [NEW] Nvidia drivers are not installed by default and no warning is given

[matteo sisti sette]

Public bug reported:

I installed Ubuntu 13.04 64bit on a brand-new notebook which has an
NVidia ge-force 710M.

During the installation I remember a checkbox which read something like
"install additional 3rd party software" or something like that, which I
checked.

Since the computer has an nvidia gpu, I expected nvidia drivers to be automatically installed during installation.
If that is not possible due to some licencing issue, then the very first thing I should see just after completing the installation should be a warning saying that the computer has a graphic card for which drivers have not been installed, and with instruction about what to do.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: debian-installer (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-31.46-generic 3.8.13.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 13 21:14:41 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-571G
MarkForUpload: True
MemoryUsage:
 total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
 Mem:       7990824    2218256    5772568          0      58788    1221000
 -/+ buffers/cache:     938468    7052356
 Swap:     15999996          0   15999996
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-31-generic root=UUID=5830b30e-69e8-4bb4-8a2b-bc2b43c7414a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: debian-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V2.07
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: VA50_HC_CR
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V2.07
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV2.07:bd10/15/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-571G:pvrV2.07:rvnAcer:rnVA50_HC_CR:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.07:
dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-571G
dmi.product.version: V2.07
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring

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Title:
  Nvidia drivers are not installed by default and no warning is given

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I installed Ubuntu 13.04 64bit on a brand-new notebook which has an
  NVidia ge-force 710M.

  During the installation I remember a checkbox which read something
  like "install additional 3rd party software" or something like that,
  which I checked.

  Since the computer has an nvidia gpu, I expected nvidia drivers to be automatically installed during installation.
  If that is not possible due to some licencing issue, then the very first thing I should see just after completing the installation should be a warning saying that the computer has a graphic card for which drivers have not been installed, and with instruction about what to do.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: debian-installer (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-31.46-generic 3.8.13.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-31-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Oct 13 21:14:41 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-571G
  MarkForUpload: True
  MemoryUsage:
   total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
   Mem:       7990824    2218256    5772568          0      58788    1221000
   -/+ buffers/cache:     938468    7052356
   Swap:     15999996          0   15999996
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-31-generic root=UUID=5830b30e-69e8-4bb4-8a2b-bc2b43c7414a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: debian-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
  dmi.bios.version: V2.07
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: VA50_HC_CR
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: V2.07
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV2.07:bd10/15/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-571G:pvrV2.07:rvnAcer:rnVA50_HC_CR:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.07:
  dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-571G
  dmi.product.version: V2.07
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

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