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nvidia-settings package

  1. Bug #477309
  2. Comment #2

Comment 2 for bug 477309

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TJ (tj) wrote :

Confirmed here with a clean install of Karmic (64-bit) and the restricted '185' driver installed by jockey.

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apt-cache policy nvidia-glx-185
nvidia-glx-185:
  Installed: 185.18.36-0ubuntu9
  Candidate: 185.18.36-0ubuntu9
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When run from a terminal nvidia-settings reports:

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nvidia-settings

VALIDATION ERROR: Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Undefined Device "(null)" referenced by Screen "Default Screen".

Segmentation fault
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The default /etc/X11/xorg.conf, in its Screen section, doesn't declare a Device. Adding one to the Screen section solves the problem:

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 DefaultDepth 24
 Device "Default Device"
EndSection