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update-manager package

kubuntu upgrade 10.10 -> 11.04 ended up in unusable state

Bug #772019 reported by Matthias H
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Bug Description

On April 23rd I did an upgrade from kubuntu 10.10 to 11.04 Beta2 which basically worked.
After reboot I logged in via KDM. The KDE splash screen was shown but never disappeared. Via console (Ctrl + Alt + F1) I found out that kde was fully running.
After switching back to KDE (Ctrl + Alt + F7) there was a black screen and the mouse pointer.
Via console I installed ubuntu-desktop which works flawlessly (Classic mode). I found out that the error was caused by activated desktop effects which are not working because the proprietary nvidia drivers were removed during the upgrade process. Via system settings (opened in gnome classic desktop) I deaktivated the desktop effects. After that I could successfully use KDE again.

My System: Dell Latitude D820 with Nvidia graphic chip

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Dalen Kruse (dalenkruse) wrote :

This is also a problem in the full 11.04 release.

I have a Dell E1505 laptop with Nvidia graphics.

Matthias H (matthias-mh)
tags: added: nvidia
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NeoEGM (neoegm) wrote :

The same thing happened to me.
I've tried installing both nvidia-current and the downloadable version from www.nvidia.com and the problem is still there.
I'm currently using the KDE desktop without effects.
BTW, I'm working with a MSI GeForce 7300GS.

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The GuiGuy (linux-finalfiler) wrote :

Same here after upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 on nvidia syustems. AMD and Intel gfx based gfx notebooks we have are fine.

Thanks

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Daira Hopwood (daira) wrote :

Sounds like I dodged a bullet by not upgrading to 11.04. Why on earth is the upgrade removing or disabling any video driver? How can that not end up screwing peoples' systems?

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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote :

Hello
Are you encountering again this problem with the latest release Oneiric Ocelot ?
Thanks
Fabio
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Changed in ubuntu:
status: New → Incomplete
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Matthias H (matthias-mh) wrote :

Hi,
actually I'm not sure. I had again some problems that KDE was stuck at the splash screen after upgrading to Oneiric. But I'm not sure what the cause was this time. The nvidia-drivers were not removed during the upgrade if I remember correctly.
After some fiddling around with the .kde folder I got KDE to start. Eventually I ended up doing a clean reinstall because more stuff (kontact/akonadi) was broken.

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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote :

Assigned just to keep track

affects: ubuntu → kde-baseapps (Ubuntu)
Changed in kde-baseapps (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)
affects: kde-baseapps (Ubuntu) → update-manager (Ubuntu)
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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

That version is no more maintained

Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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