[REQUEST SRU] Please update Nvidia-current to 195.36.24

Requesting an SRU

TESTCASE:
Try to play a videoclip using a videoplayer such as totem, mplayer (with xv) and see if the red/transparent checkerboard pattern is visible on top of the video.

This is mainly a bug fix release and the added support for the new xserver won't affect Lucid. I think it's absolutely safe to include this update in the LTS release.

Some additional information

I experienced the checkerboard bug with the following configuration
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System Information
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Ubuntu 10.04
Nvidia 195.36.15-0ubuntu3
Nvidia 8800 GTS (G80 silicon)

I've just uploaded the packages to lucid-proposed (note: they still have to be approved)

Can you please get this into maverick first and smoke-tested there, per the standard SRU rules?

This bug was fixed in the package nvidia-graphics-drivers - 195.36.24-0ubuntu1

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nvidia-graphics-drivers (195.36.24-0ubuntu1) maverick; urgency=low

  * New upstream release:
    - Added support for the following GPUs:
      o GeForce GTX 480
      o GeForce GTX 470
      o Tesla C2050
    - Fixed a problem that caused occasional red flashes in XVideo
      frames (LP: #580763).
    - Added official support for xserver 1.8. The -ignoreABI option
      is no longer required with this version of the server.
    - Updated the "Supported NVIDIA GPU Products" list to include
      various supported GPUs that were missing previously.
  * debian/nvidia-current.dirs.in:
    - Do not install empty directories (GL, CL, cuda) in
      /usr/share/include (LP: #540171).
 -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Mon, 17 May 2010 16:39:07 +0200

Per Alberto's request, on Monday I installed 195.36.24-0ubuntu1
on Lucid. I have not observed issues since the driver upgrade
during the past 2-3 days.
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I can also confirm the Nvidia checkerboard bug plaguing Xvideo
appears to have been fixed, as noted by nvidia's change log.

Accepted into lucid-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Colin, per your request I removed 195.36.24-0ubuntu1 and
then installed 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04 from lucid-proposed.
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It's been about 48 hours since installation with no observable
issues to report. If further testing or reporting is needed please
let me know.

This bug was fixed in the package nvidia-graphics-drivers - 195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04

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nvidia-graphics-drivers (195.36.24-0ubuntu1~10.04) lucid-proposed; urgency=low

  * New upstream release:
    - Added support for the following GPUs:
      o GeForce GTX 480
      o GeForce GTX 470
      o Tesla C2050
    - Fixed a problem that caused occasional red flashes in XVideo
      frames (LP: #580763).
    - Added official support for xserver 1.8. The -ignoreABI option
      is no longer required with this version of the server.
    - Updated the "Supported NVIDIA GPU Products" list to include
      various supported GPUs that were missing previously.
  * debian/nvidia-current.dirs.in:
    - Do not install empty directories (GL, CL, cuda) in
      /usr/share/include (LP: #540171).
 -- Alberto Milone <email address hidden> Mon, 24 May 2010 13:38:24 +0200