ok i screwed it up now. I decided to reinstall the driver and ran a sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-280.13.run
i ignored the 'Default Re: The distribution-provided pre-install script failed!' proceed, yes/no? and proceeded, and it said it installed correctly. after rebooting i only get a blinking orange cursor. I can reboot into terminal. I'm currently checking all sorts of google results for 'nvidia blank screen after reboot' etc., and variations, but no go. I need to uninstall all nvidia stuff and redo the whole thing again but am groping through this. any help gary On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:27 AM, Christopher Baluyut <[email protected]> wrote: > BTW, I'm on a 9800GT with 512MB DDR3 (dated but still works). But I'm using > a replacement heatsink for it since I'm slightly overclocking it. > Here's a great resource on tweaking the Nvidia blob on > Linux: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Christopher Baluyut <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> It could be a couple of things... To get a "near perfect" Compiz >> experience, I have to do some tweaks on my Ubuntu 11.04 desktop PC: >> - Use the nvidia-current driver from X-Updates PPA (usually, the in-house >> one gets dated) >> - Tweak xorg.conf for things like triple-buffering, set PowerMizer to >> Maximum Performance (and overclocking, but that's just me). >> - Set Sync to VBlank on some options on Nvidia Settings Control Panel >> - Disable the "ondemand" CPU governor in favor of "performance" >> I got used to Compiz because with it, screen tearing is >> almost negligible. >> The above tweaks can help with VDPAU too. >> >> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Michael Tinsay <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Which actually makes Gary's problem sound kinda weird considering that >>> the card he's having a problem with is NVIDIA-based. >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Christopher Baluyut <[email protected]> >>> To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List >>> <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 8:44 PM >>> Subject: Re: [plug] vidcard recommendations for ubuntu >>> >>> Nvidia VCs are generally considered better on Linux, especially in terms >>> of 3D performance & the presence of a better GPU video off-loading API >>> (VDPAU). >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Nikki Erwin C. Ramirez >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Sep 7, 2011 8:09 PM, "Gabriel H. Mercado" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > My problem is if someone recommends an ATI card for example, and I buy >>> > one and it doesn't improve things, I hope the PC store I buy it from >>> > honors their return policy allowing me to replace it. Which I can 100% >>> > avoid just by asking the experts here what they use. >>> You should be safe with either ATI or NVIDIA, right? Both of them have >>> official drivers. >>> I've successfully run StarCraft 2 on mid-range laptops (for 2010) with >>> mid-range ATI and NVIDIA video cards, and my playing experience was quite >>> good at Medium to High (mostly medium) video settings. >>> _________________________________________________ >>> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "Linux is to Computing what Freedom is to Mankind. And Then There's >>> Microsoft". >>> >>> ----- Helios >>> >>> Linux User 364495 >>> http://counter.li.org >>> >>> twitter.com/wakizaki >>> Christopher Baluyut on Google+ >>> >>> _________________________________________________ >>> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>> >>> >>> _________________________________________________ >>> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> >> >> >> -- >> "Linux is to Computing what Freedom is to Mankind. And Then There's >> Microsoft". >> >> ----- Helios >> >> Linux User 364495 >> http://counter.li.org >> >> twitter.com/wakizaki >> Christopher Baluyut on Google+ > > > > -- > "Linux is to Computing what Freedom is to Mankind. And Then There's > Microsoft". > > ----- Helios > > Linux User 364495 > http://counter.li.org > > twitter.com/wakizaki > Christopher Baluyut on Google+ > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- http://tech.exchange.ph http://kikay.exchange.ph http://mom.exchange.ph http://basketball.exchange.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
