I have an Nvidia card. I ran both Lucid and Maverick without a problem,
using the current driver. i have done all of the upgrades including the
kernel. While it may be convenient to attribute it to the kernel or driver
or Maverick, you should not be so hasty.

When I read the link posts, I see the same sort of finger pointing. It
worked in Karmic, blah blah.There are changes from one version to another.
From Karmic to Lucid, they moved from usplash to plymouth and that meant
changes to the driver and there were problems for Nvidia users in
particular. That is why there were over 1000 posts. Karmic drivers would not
work and it is pointless to look back at solutions that worked in Karmic. So
you are comparing apples to oranges. Different drivers, different situation.


The move to Maverick from Lucid is not the same. There was no change in
drivers or boot loading. Ergo, there should not be the same level of
problems. The long and the short of this is that you cannot compare between
releases and look at forums that deal Karmic or Lucid when you are using
Maverick. Each version has its own set of problems. By looking back to past
versions you are only adding confusion.

If there are problems, and I am not doubting you in this, it likely has to
do with the wrong driver because as I said, mine works fine. Incidentally
did you upgrade or do a fresh installation?

The kernel upgrade could affect the driver. You may need to re-install the
driver and re-compile the kernel module to go with that kernel depending on
the driver and how you installed it. When there is a problem with the
driver, Ubuntu defaults to a plain vanilla solution and uses the Nouveau
driver which as you say has no 3D. BTW, I have full 3D effects, so don't
give up.