The conclusion is that xorg versions above 1:12 fail to support legacy driver 304. Therefore it should be reported in release notes for users of such hardware that they will be unable to use hardware 3D acceleration.
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.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: u'/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.131 Sun Nov 8 21:43:33 PST 2015
GCC version: gcc version 4.8.4 (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.3)
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
DistUpgraded: 2015-04-21 17:09:45,057 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation G71 [GeForce 7900 GS] [10de:0292] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:0370]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-24 (1164 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130213)
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-95-generic root=UUID=3e71b5ac-af2b-42af-80c4-08584c5384c9 ro libata.force=noncq debug verbose
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-95.142-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
Tags: trusty ubuntu
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-95-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-04-21 (498 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom debian-tor dialout dip disk kismet lp lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 12/09/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0605
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: A8R-MVP
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0605:bd12/09/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnA8R-MVP:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.6
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.6
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Sun Aug 28 15:18:06 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 8
input ImExPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse MOUSE, id 9
xserver.errors:
Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
Galen Thurber, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.
Could you please run the following command once from a terminal by ensuring you have the package xdiagnose installed, and that you click the Yes button for attaching additional debugging information:
apport-collect -p xorg 1474563
When reporting xorg related bugs in the future, please do so via the above method. You can learn more about this functionality at https:/