Comment 141 for bug 728745

Using the ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates ppa I was able to try out the 290.10 driver. Fedora users have reported success with this driver:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2504236

However, I cannot even start X with this driver. Arch users have also reported this problem with 290.10. Looking at the Xorg.0.log file I see:

[ 15.583] (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce Go 7400 at PCI:1:0:0
[ 15.583] (--) NVIDIA(0): none
[ 15.583] (EE) NVIDIA(0): No display devices found for this X screen.
[ 16.020] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 16.020] (II) Unloading nvidia
[ 16.020] (II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
[ 16.020] (II) Unloading wfb
[ 16.020] (II) UnloadModule: "fb"
[ 16.020] (II) Unloading fb
[ 16.020] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[ 16.020]
Fatal server error:
[ 16.020] no screens found

Which means that with this driver, the adapter cannot detect me internal laptop display. Its been reported already here:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=168305

Hope this information helps us get closer to solution. As most people here already know, this bug not only keeps Unity 3D from being used but also the new Gnome3 shell as well. Until this gets fixed our only Desktop solution is Unity 2D.