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After updating my system today, Ubuntu's doesn't display correctly. The desktop was working properly before, but now it looks like this:



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I had to use the terminal to run Synaptic package manager, so I could view the update history, which is as follows:



Commit Log for Wed Nov  7 11:50:36 2012



Upgraded the following packages:

linux-image-generic (3.5.0.17.19) to 3.5.0.18.21



Installed the following packages:

linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic (3.5.0-18.29)

linux-image-extra-3.5.0-18-generic (3.5.0-18.29)


Prior to this issue, the last active driver was nvidia-current-updates, version 304.51. I tried using the nvidia-current driver, version 304.51.really.304.43 instead, but the problem persists.



I tried running nvidia-settings from terminal, so I could try configuring something, but the application informs that the Nvidia driver is not being used.



As the x-swat repository has nothing for Quantal, I desperately used the unstable x-edgers repository and upgraded, but to no avail; so I purged it.



The display should normally be full HD, but the only available resolutions now are 1024x768(4:3) and 800x600(4:3).



The system is a Dell XPS-L702X, with NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M graphics, and a 17" screen.



How can I fix this problem?



Update: I tried using the Nouveau third-party driver and this fixes the issue. However, if you have any idea how to get the Nvidia drivers working properly with the latest kernel, please share; as I've noticed some videos playing very slowly on the system, though I'm not sure exactly why.


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After the update of kernel 3.5.0-18 was issued my installation didnt work and
nvidia.ko was not build



I needed to install the headers manually and then it was "ok" though compiz acted unstable in the first minute.



sudo  apt-get install linux-headers-3.5.0-18

sudo  apt-get install linux-headers-3.5.0-18-generic

sudo  depmod -a

sudo  modprobe nvidia

sudo  /etc/init.d/*dm restart


It may be necessary to update nvidia-current too



sudo apt-get remove nvidia-current

sudo apt-get install nvidia-current


Anyway - I never ever had so many problems with nvidia_current as with 12.10



Ubuntu must have killed all quality control employees - shame on you!


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