Thanks Steve, that has at least got me back to 1024x768 after
apt-getting linux-restricted-modules, even if via it then failing to
load X, then a recovery mode boot to fix for me.
I have every desire to use the best/restricted drivers, the problem I
had (still seem to have) is that the gui tools are not letting me do so,
and xorg.conf is still a little messed up. I think I can rectify that
by basing on the previous install which I have a backup of.
Cheers,
Roger
Steve Holdoway wrote:
Do you have any reason not to use the restricted nvidia drivers? nv is the open
source offering, and is waaaay inferior to nvidia.
I think you just need to install linux-restricted-modules via apt-get... I must admit to downloading the latest version from nvidia.com and manually installing them.
Steve
On Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:00:39 +1300
Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, with a fresh installation of kubuntu 8.04.1, 2.6.24-19-generic kernel,
lspci says VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7100 GS
(rev a1). I have NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (latest cards)
selected in Hardware Drivers Manager.
Screen resolution starts off at a maximum of 1024x768. Adept shows that
nvidia-glx-new and nvidia-kernel-common are installed. In System
Settings, Monitor & Display, the card and driver are both set to
nvidia. As soon as I make any configuration change here, such as
selecting the GeForce 7 series card, the driver option is forced to be
"nv", it is greyed out and I can not select between standard and
proprietary driver options.
I have logged out to restart X server when prompted (or just to see if
it helps at times!). The best resolution I can obtain is 640 x 480.
Below are relevant sections from xorg.conf which is clearly screwed up
and lacking appropriate modelines and appears to not be consistent with
the drivers it refers to. I'm hoping for some guidance from the list on
ensuring the right drivers are installed and the right options to
configure xorg.conf?
Cheers,
Roger
Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
Boardname "NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series"
Busid "PCI:5:0:0"
Driver "nv"
Screen 0
Vendorname "NVIDIA"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
Vendorname "Plug 'n' Play"
Modelname "Plug 'n' Play"
modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync
-hsync
Gamma 1.0
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 640 480
Modes "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Load "GLcore"
Load "v4l"
EndSection
Section "device" #
Identifier "device1"
Boardname "NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series"
Busid "PCI:5:0:0"
Driver "nv"
Screen 1
Vendorname "NVIDIA"
EndSection
Section "screen" #
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Defaultdepth 24
Monitor "monitor1"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "monitor" #
Identifier "monitor1"
Vendorname "Plug 'n' Play"
Modelname "Plug 'n' Play"
modeline "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync
-hsync
Gamma 1.0
EndSection
