[SOLVED]8800GTX + Nvidia drivers issues.

[CoreInsanity]

Alright, first off I will explain what I have done:

Here are the steps I took to install the drivers:
1) updated the fresh install of Kubuntu
2) installed the build-essentials
3) Proceeded to download the drivers (nvidia.com -> driver downloads -> (In the 3 boxes) Graphics Drivers -> GeForce 8 Series -> Linux x86).
4) Proceeded to install the drivers using this process:

hold ctrl+alt+f1
sudo invoke-rc.d kdm stop
cd ~ (Where I downloaded the drivers to)
sudo chmod 777 (Driver file name)
sudo ./(Driver file name)

5) ran "startx" (I am not sure if I should be starting the kdm again? mate told me to do startx, and he knows more linux than me so I did it)

Now, this worked fine... I could configure the Nvidia X Server Settings, run it at 1680x1050 (My LCD Monitors recommended / native res), and save the xorg.conf file. However, some things were still odd. In K -> System Settings -> Monitor & Display -> Hardware, the card shows as following:

Graphics Card: VESA driver(generic)
Driver: vesa

Also, whenever I start the comp and boot Kubuntu, I get taken to a blank screen with a blinking underscore in the top left. From there I have tried:
> Doing startx, it outputs a log file supposedly (I can locate it and post it, if its needed)
> Stopping the kdm, and restarting it and then doing startx, still get an error.
> doing sudo nvidia-xconfig to redo the xorg.conf file

However, nothing seams to let me get back into the desktop except reinstalling the graphics driver like I did above (Just without everything before the chmod) and then doing startx when its done.

Does anyone have any idea how I can go about fixing this? It is highly annoying lol.

I am using the following:

Driver Version: 100.14.11 from nvidia.com

via: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d...100.14.11.html

My Hardware is:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4Ghz, non-OCed)
XFX 8800GTX
2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 dual channel ram
P5N32 - SLI SE Deluxe motherboard

Thanks.

[dibl]

Re: 8800GTX + Nvidia drivers issues.

Nice system!

OK, couple of things:

1. When you see that black screen with the blinking "_" in the upper left corner, you can Alt-F1 and get a text login prompt. (But of course, you'd rather have an Nvidia-driven GUI ...)

2. Were I you, I would try using the Envy script installer to install the latest Nvidia driver. You are correct, that card needs the 100.14.11 driver. Read the instructions, download Envy to your desktop, right click the downloaded file, and choose "Kubuntu Package Menu > Install" to install it. It should appear in your Kmenu>System menu, as an icon, and you can run it that way. If it gives you any grief to run it in GUI mode, just open the konsole and enter

sudo envy -t

and it will run in text mode just fine.

Here's your link: http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html

This is the easiest way that I know -- let us know if it takes care of your situation.

[CoreInsanity]

Re: 8800GTX + Nvidia drivers issues.

Thanks I will go ahead and test that now and post the results.

Edit: It worked as far as I can tell, Thank you

[dibl]

Re: [SOLVED]8800GTX + Nvidia drivers issues. SOLVED

Very good -- cheers!

[MepisReign]

Re: [SOLVED]8800GTX + Nvidia drivers issues.

Then to install the latest NVIDIA driver what I should do is uninstall nvidia-glx-new (which is installed right now) and then run envy?. Am I correct?

Regards,

MepisReign