Bug#848790: nvidia-legacy-304xx-driver: Gnome session doesnt start (Debian testing) - nvidia 304.134-1

[Luca Boccassi]

On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 22:34:11 +0100 Javier Polo Cozar <jpcozar at yahoo.es> wrote:
> Package: nvidia-legacy-304xx-driver
> Version: 304.134-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> I am trying to use nvidia propietary drivers in Debian Testing. Nvidia-legacy-
> 304xx-driver was removed from Testing branch but added to unstable 2016-12-17,
> version 304.134-1.
> I installed it from Unstable branch without troubles but when I try to log into
> gnome session it gets me back to gdm3 login screen.
> I've installed other windows manager as LXDE or LXQT and I can log in there
> without troubles so problem is related to gnome + nvidia propietary drivers.
> If I change drivers from propietary ones to nouveau I can log in without any
> troubles but performance is not good.

Andreas,

Given with other DEs it's reported to work (maybe an EGL regression?),
shall we lower the severity and let the package migrate so that at least
users with old cards with DEs other than Gnome can still run on Stretch?

Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi
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