[c] Problems with my 7800 GT graphics card

[dawdygod]

[c]

Please help me!
After running Kubuntu off the live cd I tried doing the install and now when I boot up Kubuntu it comes up to a black screen and all I see is the cursor.

When I was playing with the live cd I could only get it to work by going into the safe mode. If I ran the full live cd it would run into graphics problems.

I had thought that by installing the live cd in safe mode that it would be able to boot in safe mode. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with my unpopular graphics card. Kubuntu will boot up in recovery mode which puts me at the root prompt but I have no idea what to do from there.

My question is how do I install the latest nvidia driver's from the root prompt cause when I bootup in recovery mode thats all I get.

The one thing from the Readme I have not tried is re-installing Kubuntu but I don't think thats my problem

Below are my specs:

AMD 64 3000+
ASUS mb
2gb ram
EVGA Geforce 7800 GT 256mb
80gb WD Raptor SATA HD

[sky]

Re: [c] Problems with my 7800 GT graphics card

Hi,

Maybe you should try to follow this guide to update to usual nvidia driver :
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Bi...erHowto/Nvidia

Good luck

[dawdygod]

Re: [c] Problems with my 7800 GT graphics card

Yes I've looked through that guide but it doesn't say how to install the drivers from the root command prompt. I can't even boot into the Kubuntu gui so that guide is pretty much useless.

[sky]

Re: [c] Problems with my 7800 GT graphics card

Ok, so we have to get it running in console mode

So when you're root, type this commands :

apt-get update
dpkg-query -l | grep linux-image | grep ^ii

You should find the one you're using, take the generic one like this (my case) linux-image-686, then install headers for it, modify the 686 with the end of line of yours :

apt-get install linux-headers[b]-686[/b]
apt-get install nvidia-glx

Then everything should be installed but you will have to configure the xorg.conf.
To edit it use "vi" command, it's complex program but very powerfull. So to edit the file, type :

vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf
/Section "Device"

You should type exactly each letter of the second line, as it's a search of this section.
So you should get in the section you want, you should be able to see the card and a Driver line. Modifiy it to look like this :

    Driver         "nvidia"

to modify the line, you will have to go on the n of nvidia and press "x" key till you will delete all the word of the previous driver, then press "i" to get in insert mode. and type nvidia
Then to save the modification, press "Escap" key  and type (type also the 2 dots).

Then restart the computer in normal mode and it should work. If not, take a look on what's going on in the log, as you should get in a console, it should be not so hard to read the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Good luck

[dawdygod]

Re: [c] Problems with my 7800 GT graphics card

That worked like a charm Sky, thank you for the help.

My problem now is that when I get into KDE my desktop is stuck at 800x600 resolution and the only other option I have is 1280x854. How do I get the ability to change it to 1024x768 or 1280x1024.

Also my graphics card is showing up as a Geforce DDR card and the next best option I can choose is a Geforce 6800. Any ideas on how I can get it recognized as a 7800 GT?

[Volvo_Guy]

Re: [c] Problems with my 7800 GT graphics card

If you want, you can try using Automatix package manager and it will take care of your nVidia woes. I have a eVGA GeForce 7900GT Signature Series card, and used Automatix to get the latest nVidia drivers and it worked great. It configures xorg.conf hassel free too. You also get an nVidia Settings control panel like you would get in Windows, where you can tweek all your settings.

You can get it here: http://getautomatix.com/wiki/index.p...6_Dapper_Drake

It's a micro package manager and will let you install other popular programs like Flash, aMSN, Fireforx, and Google Earth for example.

It is definetly the easiest way I've found to get nVidia cards up and running very fast. It even will make a backup of your xorg.conf file, just incase you need to boot up failsafe and restore it.

Hope this helps,

Will

[Crux]

Re: [c] Problems with my 7800 GT graphics card

I also swear by Automatix.. Made Java/flash/ect. installation a breeze..

[dawdygod]

Re: [c] Problems with my 7800 GT graphics card

Well I got Automatix installed (Couldn't find firefox in the list though).

I tried installing the nvidia driver using Automatix but it gave me an error message saying a working nvidia driver is allready installed, do you want to continue? I said yes, it installed and then I rebooted. But unfortunately I'm still having the same problem...

When I go into the display settings my only resolution options are 800x600 and 1280x854

I also still cannot see my Geforce 7800 GT on the hardware tab.

[Volvo_Guy]

Re: [c] Problems with my 7800 GT graphics card

Hmmm, let me do some thinking/reading here dawdygod. I'll get post back when I find a better solution.

Will