NVIDIA Graphics Driver

[nikiii07]

So today I've decided to switch back to Ubuntu(Kubuntu more specifically) and everything seemed just fine until I installed the nvidia-current driver.After rebooting my system there were no panels(including desktop,bottom panel etc.).Since then I tried every available driver in the list of Additionals Drivers(including current,current-updates and experimental).All of them result in the same outcome.I googled it and found nothing.So if somebody's encountered my problem and has found an appropriate solution-please share!By the way my video card's model is Nvidia GeForce 8200M G.I know it's a pretty bad one but it worked just fine on Kubuntu 12.04.And I also Installed some packages considered as solutions in other topics such as linux-headers-generic.If you have any ideas of what might be causing my problem,please tell.

[Detonate]

There have been many improvements in the open source nouveau driver for Nvidia cards lately. My computer with a Nvidia GForce GTX 550 Ti runs fine on it, all of the special effects work, you might try reverting to that and continue to use it unless the Nvidia driver has some feature that you really need.

[nikiii07]

That's probably what I'm going to do but still using the hardware's creator driver would be preferable.Thanks for the response,though.

[dmeyer]

You could try following:

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/u...al-nvidia.html

[oshunluvr]

So you're getting a desktop but no panels??

[nikiii07]

@dmeyer-same result-no panels.
@oshunluvr-Yes,exactly.I can start some apps using the Alt+F2 function but..that's not how it is supposed to be,right..?

[oshunluvr]

That's the weirdest thing I've ever heard of (not really but definitely weird).

This might sound dumb, but have you tried putting a panel on there? Can you unlock and add widgets? Another thing to try is create a new user and see if the behavior is the same.

I'd like to see your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file. If you are willing to post them, please used the "Go Advanced" button and attach the files to a post rather than cut-n-paste.

[nikiii07]

Hmm..I found the .log file but I couldn't find the xorg.conf.
Here's the log file.
And here's a pic.
By the way as you can see I created a new basic panel and the snap I took is quite strange-I have no idea what's happening..

[oshunluvr]

No offence dude, but those so-called file hosting sites that "require" my email address and are full of pop-up spam adverts should be illegal in my view so no way am I giving them my info, sorry. If you click on the "Go Advanced" tab (lower right) you should be able to attach the log file (you might have to rename it .txt) to your post here on this forum.

As far as the pic - could you explain more about your system and what I'm seeing in the pic? Do you have have two monitors connected that are different resolutions? If so, that could be part of the problem. No worries though, it's fixable. Post the output of xrandr -q and more specific details about your system set up. Likely, the best option will be for us to create a correct xorg.conf for you so everything works correctly.

[nikiii07]

I couldn't upload it here so I uploaded it in the first free host that I found.Anyways,I renamed the file to .txt and attached it.About what you're seeing in the pic-I have no idea.I don't have two monitors-I'm on a laptop.On the left is what I see(before taking the snapshot).I disabled the effects(shift+alt+f12) and created a new panel(up there) so i could see which programs are opened.As I said,I've no idea what this thing on the right is(for taking the pic I used the Print Screen button).
EDIT:Here's what I get from the command you mentioned before:pic1 , pic2

[oshunluvr]

First glance at your log and I see:

[ 22.640] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated MetaModes:
[ 22.640] (II) NVIDIA(0): "DFP-0:nvidia-auto-select,CRT-0:nvidia-auto-select"
[ 22.640] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 2304 x 800
[ 23.694] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (98, 96); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config

Note the "Virtual screen size" of 2304x800! This is most likely what you're seeing in the screen snapshot. Open a terminal and type xrandr -q and post the result.

[nikiii07]

I have just edited my last post with two snaps(one in terminal and the other of a pop-up that appeared).
EDIT:I'm posting them here too,so they are available for anybody willing to help:pic1 , pic2

[nikiii07]

Okay,so I finally figured out what the problem is with the help of oshunluvr.The "Primary output" option in display settings was for some reason set to None.I chose the LVDS-0 option and everything seems to be working OK now.Thanks once again to everybody who tried to help especially oshunluvr.
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[nikiii07]

Okay my bad and I'm probably breaking the rules of these forums by posting a third post in a row but it seems like there is some conflict between those "two" monitors.When I run some of the applications they run in the second virtual desktop-pretty messed up..if somebody knows how to configure this thing-feel free to share..

[oshunluvr]

You can force the monitor selection using commands in the /etc/X11/Xsession file or create an /etc/X11/xorg.conf.