[REGRESSION] NVidia Settings systematically crashes on "Detect displays"
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
High
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Steps to reproduce:
- open Nvidia Settings
- go to "X Server Display Configuration"
- click "Detect Displays"
=> systematically crashes
This has started happening after upgrading from 15.04 to 15.10.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: nvidia-settings 352.21-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Jan 18 22:09:51 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (829 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: nvidia-settings
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2016-01-18 (0 days ago)
Changed in nvidia-settings (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Since this is a crasher and a very critical bug that makes the whole system unusable, there's no point in waiting for some other random user to stumble upon the report and confirm it, so I'm marking it as confirmed.