Same problem with a fresh Ubuntu 11.04 install and GeForce 7600 GT. glxgears: Frame Rate is above 8000, but actual observable frame rate is about 0.5-1 (veeerrryyy slow).
uname output: Linux MY_NAME 2.6.38-8-generic-pae #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 05:17:09 UTC 2011 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux lspci output: 06:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G73 [GeForce 7600 GT] (rev a1) unity_support_test output: $ /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 7600 GT/PCI/SSE2/3DNOW! OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 173.14.30 Not software rendered: yes Not blacklisted: yes GLX fbconfig: yes GLX texture from pixmap: yes GL npot or rect textures: yes GL vertex program: yes GL fragment program: yes GL vertex buffer object: yes GL framebuffer object: yes GL version is 1.4+: yes Unity supported: yes -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/771788 Title: nVidia driver activated and apparently being used but reported as not being used by jockey-gtk -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs