Comment 8 for bug 653714

In comment #6, Michel wrote:

"Still, it is damn annoying not to have even a workaround and regretfully it is a show stopper for me."

Does the workaround noted in comment #3 not work correctly for you? I recently did a fresh install and captured the steps more specificially when starting from a fresh install:

# List which nvidia modules are moved and remove all but the "-96" versions.

root@ubuntu-usb:~# dpkg --get-selections | grep -i nvidia
nvidia-173-modaliases install
nvidia-96 install
nvidia-96-modaliases install
nvidia-common install
nvidia-current-modaliases install
nvidia-settings install
root@ubuntu-usb:~# apt-get remove --purge nvidia-173-modaliases
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  nvidia-173-modaliases* nvidia-common*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 270kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 144298 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing nvidia-common ...
Purging configuration files for nvidia-common ...
Removing nvidia-173-modaliases ...
root@ubuntu-usb:~#

Remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau:

root@ubuntu-usb:~# dpkg --get-selections | grep -i nouve
libdrm-nouveau1 install
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau install
root@ubuntu-usb:~# apt-get remove --purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  xserver-xorg-video-all* xserver-xorg-video-nouveau*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 315kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 144271 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing xserver-xorg-video-all ...
Removing xserver-xorg-video-nouveau ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
root@ubuntu-usb:~#

Now, run the Ubuntu Software Center and search for "nvidia" using the search box. Select and install the item labeled "NVidia binary X.Org driver ('version 96' driver)".

Afterwards, this is what I have:

johnn@ubuntu-usb:~$ dpkg --get-selections | grep -i nvidia
nvidia-96 install
nvidia-96-modaliases install
nvidia-current-modaliases install
nvidia-glx-96 install
nvidia-settings install
johnn@ubuntu-usb:~$ dpkg --get-selections | grep -i nouveau
libdrm-nouveau1 install
johnn@ubuntu-usb:~$

Reboot the system. With a bit of luck, you'll now have full functionality using the Nvidia 96 driver.

-john