I have the same issue. Here are my details:
lspci|grep nVidia:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GF110 [GeForce GTX 560
Ti] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation Device 0e0c (rev a1)
uname -a:
Linux Marduk 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:24 UTC 2
*sigh*
$ /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce Go 7300/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 270.41.06
Not software rendered:yes
Not blacklisted: no
GLX fbconfig: yes
GLX texture from pixmap:
Me too,
IBM Lenovo R61i, quadro nvs 140m.
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version 173.14.30 is buggy for GeForce FX 5200
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I'm getting the same error. The NVIDIA current driver is failing to load
Unity what so ever. I've tried fresh installs over and over again using
a GeForce 9800 GT and a newly purchased as of today EVGA Geforce GTS 450
just to run Ubuntu with the same results. I dont dare at this time
choose to inst
The reason that Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 will not work on Unity is because it's
blacklisted by nux-tools, wich verifies if your graphics card is supported. All
Nvidia FX models are blacklisted and some other Nvidia models too. To see if
your graphics card is blacklisted just run in a Terminal wind
The same as T Meyer.
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Unity not working properly with the NVIDIA FX5200.
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Same with Go5700 from fresh install. Specifically, the first time I
tried to log in to Unity, I was met with only desktop wallpaper and
windows that flashed in and out of existence too fast to click. The next
time I logged in after reboot I chose 'Ubuntu (Classic)', which worked
fine, including ful
BUg is also here:
Mini-PC › EDGE HD
glxgears are running really slow and my results ~1500 FPS in 5 seconds
Unity is working but I am using Gnome Classic + HDMI is also working.
The system is a fresh install. I hope I will get the Graphic card to
work to use my box for HD - movies.
cheer
This bug is confirmed. I have this problem too, in all the PCs with
nvidia graphic cards.
** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-173 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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** Also affects: jockey (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: jockey (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
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I am also confirming this on my Dell Inspiron N7110, with an nVidia
GeForce GT 525M
Driver is recommended but not currently in use. Unity doesn't load and
falls back to Metacity.
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Because of this bug I cannot use Unity. Please assign this bug and lets
get it fixed ASAP.
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version 173.14.30 is buggy for GeForce FX 5
my experience:
geoforce fx 5200 - computer boots to white screen. restarting, and
pressing esc key repeatedly gets me to the loin menu. must start in
gnome classic mode to login. logging in with unity goes to blank white
screen.
additional drivers indicates nvidia accelerated graphics driver (ver
Experiencing the same issue with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300.
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** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 762478
[nouveau] No icons shown in unity launcher
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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 762478 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762478
Wait a minute... This crossrference here says to be in error:
Remember: This is a duplicate of Bug 762478 (
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/762478)
How is this Bug a duplicate of "[nouve
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 762478 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762478
Same problem on my Mac Mini with a GeForce 9400 chipset, I'm running
Natty 64 bits :
$ lspci | grep VGA
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C79 [GeForce 9400] (rev
b1)
$ dpkg -l | grep -i
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 762478 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762478
Same problem with Club3D NVidia GeForce GTS250. "Additional drivers"
says "This driver is activated, but not currently in use". Problem came
up when i upgraded to 11.04. I also tried nvidia drivers version 173
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 762478 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762478
I've got the same issue:
$ glxinfo | grep render
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GT 230/PCI/SSE2
GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_complex_primitives, GL_NV_conditional_render,
GL_NVX_co
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762478
I have:
Ubuntu 11.04 + Gnome 2.x
Nvidia Geforce 6600GT with the driver version 270.41.06.
... and also the message that the driver is active but not currently in use.
I had no issue with the icons when tur
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 762478 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762478
The same "This driver is activated but not currently in use."
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300]
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Same here: "This driver is activated but not currently in use."
$ glxinfo | grep render
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS/PCI/SSE2
GL_NV_vertex_program3, GL_NVX_conditi
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 762478 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762478
Same here: "This driver is activated but not currently in use."
$ glxinfo | grep render
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce Go 7300/PCI/SSE2
GL_NV_vertex_program3, GL_NVX_conditional_ren
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 762478 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762478
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 768178
compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::IOpenGLShaderProgram::Begin()
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 762478
[nouveau] No icons shown in unit
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 768178 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/768178
Same here: "This driver is activated but not currently in use."
~$ glxinfo | grep render
direct rendering: Yes
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 7600 GT/PCI/SSE2
GL_NV_vertex_program3, GL_NVX_conditional_ren
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 768178 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/768178
Same for Nvidia Geoforce 9800m. Driver activated but not currently in
use. Affects games run on wine, Unity 3d, other open gl games,
rendering eof video on web ex. Youtube. I did the upgrade this morning
th
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 768178 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/768178
same here with GeForce GT 330M (no Optimus) and 270.41.06. But the
Nvidia driver module is loaded and work with the bugs of this version in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-
drivers/+b
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 768178 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/768178
same shit, asus g53jw nvidea GTX 460mNVIDIA Driver Version:
270.41.06
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The message i get is "This driver is activated but not currently in use."
compiz effects and Unity are available.
Graphics performance is very slow glxgears are mainly standing stil.
open gl screensavers are
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 768178 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/768178
Same problem. Macbook 5,1
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version 173.14.30 is b
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/768178
The orig. reporter here is using an fx 5200 - adjusted the dupe to the
proper bug for THAT card and the 173.XX nvidia drivers
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 771788
nVidia driver activated an
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Sorry, the message should read, "This driver is activated but not
currently in use."
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I have a similar system as Michael Pelley (#22): GeForce GT 435M on a
Dell XPS L501X.
I have the same problems and see "Driver installed but not activated."
Everything else is pretty much identical to what h
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I've a Nvidia Geforce go 7300 and is activate but not currently in use.
The driver version is 270.41.06.
Unity in ubuntu session and compiz in ubuntu classic don't work.
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nVidia driver activated and apparently being used but reported as not being
used by jockey-gtk
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Same problem here:
VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G98 [GeForce 9300M GS] (rev a1)
All "yes" output from "/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p"
"Driver Activated But Not Currently In Use"
Using "
As per other posters I see the comment "No proprietary drivers are in
use on this system." Later in the 'Additional Drivers' dialog it states:
"This driver is activated but not currently in use." I don't see the
version it recommends, it simply says: "NVIDIA accelerated graphics
driver (version cur
another thing to mention - this was a fresh install, and I never
installed anything from the Addition Drivers screen - from the first
time I opened Addition Drivers, the nvidia-current was already
highlighted as installed (but not active)
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I also have the same problem on a fresh install, running 2 GTS-250s in SLI.
Additional Drivers shows that Nvidia Current is active, but not in use.
I have tried reinstalling the kernel headers, as well as the nvidia-current
package, neither of which has worked.
$ uname -a
Linux parents-desktop
** Description changed:
Video card: 01:00.0 0300: 10de:0322 (rev a1) "nVidia Corporation NV34
[GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)"
Installed ubuntu Natty 11.04 and installed proposed "NVIDIA accelerated
graphics driver (version 173)"
nvidia-173 (version 173.14.30-0ubuntu1)
After reboot the
I have the same problem - Drive installed but not activated. I have a Dell
XPS L501X with the nVidia GeForce GT 435M.
* glxgears post over 4,500 fps but on the screen they don't move at all (they,
_can't_ be going that fast, can they?).
* NVIDIA X Server Settings info:
* driver 270.41
Same problem here using a Nvidia Quadro FX 880M card.
"Driver is activated but not currently in use."
Using glxgears, it said it did about 4000 fps on the command line but on
the display the gears are only moving at about 1 frame every 5 seconds.
glxinfo states direct rendering is enabled.
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I've got the same error with NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200. The workaround for
this is to use the older Gnome interface with Ubuntu 11.04.
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versi
Me too
The display attempts to show a desktop, but cycles between a plain
background and then a background with expected desktop icons (and then
back to a plain desktop, ad infinitum). Booting into safe mode works as
expected with a message about Unity.
#lshw
...
*-displ
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It shows me the same thing, "This driver is activated but not currently
in use"
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Same problem here under Kubuntu 11.04. I also get the message that the
current nVidia driver is active but not in use.
In addition, the KDE System Settings does not show the nVidia driver
settings (at 60 Hz) but instead shows a Default at 50 Hz. This did not
happen in Kubuntu 10.10, where it was c
Same for me:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G92 [Quadro FX
3700M] (rev a2)
Running NVidia (version current) on 64-bit Ubuntu 11.04.
I also can't activate dual displays.
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lspci|grep nVidia:
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G71 [GeForce 7900 GTX]
(rev a1)
cat /etc/lsb-release:
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=natty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.04"
uname -a:
Linux Waldriese 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03
I have the same issue with an NVIDIA Quadro 120 and 512MB ram.
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I have the same problem in a fresh install of 11.04.
My Gfx card is an Onboard Nvidia GeForce 6150 with 512 MB Ram.
I have tried enabling both the 173 version and the current (270.41.06),
but Unity is not loading, and desktop effects are not available in
Ubunty Classic.
The first time i booted t
I have the same problem in 11.04 I have GeForce Fx 5500 and nvidia-173
driver. "This driver is activated but not currently in use", desktop
effects don't work in Ubuntu Classic and I can't use Unity (I can only
see wallpaper)
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Same issue in natty with the following graphics card: nVidia Corporation
G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300] (rev a1)
Driver installed is nvidia-current (Version: 270.41.06-0ubuntu1)
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natty, nvidia gtx 460 se, this driver is activated but not currently in use
Hello
After installing natty, I got this message
this driver is activated but not currently in use
on the bottom of the Additional Drivers gui.
On the header, it says : No proprietary drivers are in use on this
system
Same bug on Nvidia 8800GTX. Also my video card has high temperature -
83C. And visual effects does not works (looks like driver really does
not works).
I had not such problems in 10.10.
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I have the exact same video card and issue as T Meyer:
The same bug appears on my NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M with NVIDIA-Current
drivers. The System (11.04) just starts Ubuntu-Classic and the driver is
activated but not in use (jockey). When i edit the xorg.conf File by
adding "Driver nv" or "Driver n
Hello,
The same bug appears on my NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M with NVIDIA-Current
drivers. The System (11.04) just starts Ubuntu-Classic and the driver is
activated but not in use (jockey). When i edit the xorg.conf File by
adding "Driver nv" or "Driver nvidia" the system is unable to boot the x
server
Hi,
I also confirm the bug for GeForce FX 5200 with version173.
Boot in rescue mode only works here, version 173 makes the screen
flickering...
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It shows me the same thing, "This driver is activated but not currently in
use"
and I wonder if this is the reason why on my desktop unity doesn't load at
all,
just the wallpaper, but the classic gnome works fine.
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I also see this in11.04 with nvidia Quadro NVS 140M. "This driver is
activated but not currently in use". This is true for both version 173
and "(version current) [Recommended]".
** Attachment added: "Screenshot of messagein "Additional Drivers""
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I have the same issue with this NVIDIA model with 173.14.30 on Natty
11.04 . Under Additional Drivers it says, "This driver is activated but
not currently in use".
VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34M [GeForce FX Go5200
64M] (rev a1)
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https://bu
** Attachment added: "jockey.log"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-173/+bug/772207/+attachment/2096024/+files/jockey.txt
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