i still have issues(#136) with the new nvidia-current-updates package in Precise-Proposed. Over at nvidia forums I read that new version of X-org in 12.04 is incompatiable with new nvidia drivers with older graphics cards.
sudo lshw -C display; lsb_release -a; uname -a; dpkg -l | grep nvidia *-display description: VGA compatible controller product: G92 [GeForce GT 230] vendor: NVIDIA Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 version: a2 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0 resources: irq:16 memory:fa000000-faffffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:f8000000-f9ffffff ioport:dc00(size=128) memory:fbde0000-fbdfffff LSB Version: core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise Linux xxx 3.2.0-24-generic #38-Ubuntu SMP Tue May 1 16:18:50 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ii nvidia-common 1:0.2.44 Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers ii nvidia-current 295.40-0ubuntu1 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library ii nvidia-current-updates 295.49-0ubuntu0.1 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library ii nvidia-settings 295.33-0ubuntu1 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver ii nvidia-settings-updates 295.33-0ubuntu1 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/982485 Title: [regression] Nvidia 295.40: Unity 3D does not work at all with the new nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/982485/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs