I have experienced problems with the GT240 on both 10.10 AND 11.10 (both
64bit).
On 10.10:
Installed the system from cd; couldn't uninstall nouveau-firmware because it
said package is not installed; removed server-xorg-video-nouveau and installed
nvidia-current.
Rebooted, couldn't get 3D to work until I uninstalled an re-installed the
proprietary Nvidia drivers, rebooted and everything worked perfectly - UNTIL I
installed Adobe Flash and tried to play a YouTube video - system completely
froze.
Also experienced same as above - constant reboots, not even a 'base-level'
keyboard etc.
To be honest im getting just a little bit fed-up with Canonical's antics
of the last 2-3 years (apologies if this is an Nvidia issue and not an
Ubuntu one) - this six-month release schedule seems to be a bit of an
encumbrance: instead of releasing every six months something that is
untested and faulty, why not wait a bit longer until more things are
sorted:
For example:
Installed 11.10 on my computer because I bought a new SSD - Previously working
ATI graphics wouldn’t work and my previously working network card wouldn't
work!!!
Thought that Nvidia would be a safer bet, installed a GT240 - ridiculous issues
with the system rebooting constantly.
I LOVE Linux, but the driver issues of recent years on Ubuntu are making
me really despair - instead of being 100% confident on an install (like
in the days of 9.04 for example) I am now almost totally reluctant to
want to change a system once it is working.
What is wrong!? Are there fewer devs willing to do the tedious task of
driver-coding? Or are Canonical just not bothered about checking things
like compatibility of VERY POPULAR RUN-OF-THE-MILL video cards, network
cards etc. before releasing. This is basic stuff!! There is nothing rare
or uncommon about a GT240! What kind of systems do they test Ubuntu on
for pity's sake?
** Also affects: nvidia-common
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Ubuntu 10.10 can't boot on nvidia GeForce GT240
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