It appears to me that I am having the exact same problem with Ubuntu 7.10. I have a GeForce 8800 GT video card with 512 mb RAM. I've tried to install/reinstall NVIDIA-GLX-NEW several times, have downloaded the latest drivers from NVIDIA (latest try with 173.14.09), and every time I reboot the darn system it comes back up with a window stating that it is either going to start in low graphics mode or I can select the video drivers. Further, i can't seem to find the video drivers I just installed in the menu. I've tried removing (renaming) xorg.conf to something else, and that doesn't work.
Something else I've notice...If I try to select a driver during the boot up process (vs. just allowing the system to use the generic VESA driver), the driver that loads still appears to be the generic VESA driver. I say this because after the system loads and I log into X, I go up to System->administration->screen and graphics to check which video card loaded, and it always says generic VESA driver. It would seem to me that even if I loaded the Nvidia Legacy driver during the boot up process, the screen and graphics GUI should state that is the driver that is loaded. Thanks for any help you can provide. I'd like to get my nice 22" widescreen monitor set up with a better resolution then 800X600. John Eylander -- restricted nvidia driver fails after upgrade to kubuntu 8.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/232012 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
