[Novalug] graphical issues

[Ken Kauffman]

You will need to install the proprietary drivers for the 8000 series cards
for it to work correctly.

Ken

On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 12:33 AM, Julia Christianson <juliac at patriot.net>
wrote:

> Hi Don,
>
> I knew someone would ask me "which card?" and last night I didn't
> know.  Tonight I'm sharp enough to find out: nVidia Corporation
> GeForce 8500 GT.  I'm using the open source drivers.  I don't know
> how to find out exactly which, but ...
>
>
> [juliac at desk:~]$ modprobe -l |grep nvid
> /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile/nvidia.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile/nvidia_legacy.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile/nvidia_new.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/kernel/drivers/char/agp/nvidia-agp.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidiafb.ko
>
> Kubuntu gutsy (7.10).
>
> Thanks for asking ;-)
>
> -- Julia
>
>
> Don E. Groves, Jr. wrote:
> > Which nvidia card?
> > Which set of drivers do you installed for the card?
> >   The ones in "linux-restricted-modules"
> >   Or "nvidia-glx" or "nvidia-glx-new"
> >   Or by "nvidia-(new-)kernel-source"
> >
> > {-: I like the last one as you don't get all the other restricted JUNK
> > and it's overhead included with it. But you are required to have the
> > kernel-headers and gcc installed instead. :-}
> >
> > Which version of (U)Kbuntu are you running?
> >
> > --
> >  DonJr
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:30 PM, Julia Christianson <juliac at patriot.net
> > <mailto:juliac at patriot.net>> wrote:
> >
> >     I don't know if this is a KDE problem, a *buntu problem, or an X
> >     problem, but I'm having pretty severe graphical issues:
> >
> >     (1) My xorg.conf file keeps getting overwritten with a very minimal
> >     640x480 config, usually after a reboot although it also happened
> >     once during a session, just after configuring a screen saver.  And
> >     sometimes the xorg.conf file is unchanged over reboot but the video
> >     mode gets set to something widescreen (my monitor is not).  And
> >
> >     (2) I'd like to be able to log out, so that others in the household
> >     can have their own accounts on the machine, but whenever I do, the
> >     screen displays something that looks like a chunk of ram with a
> >     repeating pattern displaying in text mode, and keyboard and mouse
> >     are nonfunctional, so it requires a hard reboot.
> >
> >     This is Kubuntu gutsy, updates up to date, fairly recent but not
> >     cutting edge nvidia card, and viewsonic lcd display, but I've also
> >     experienced symptom (1) with a CentOS install with an onboard
> >     graphics chip & widescreen display (it might also have had (2) but I
> >     didn't stay with it long enough to know).
> >
> >     Any suggestions appreciated.
> >
> >     -- Julia
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > --
> > --
> > Don E. Groves, Jr
> >
> > ERROR: Someone stoled my tagline.....
>
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