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**dibl** · Feb 23, 2008, 11:33 AM

Re: Nvidia drivers for 6200 agp card

Your persistence with that problem is an admirable trait!

For Gutsy, I would first try the Envy script installer, mainly because it's fast and easy and if you upgrade a kernel or otherwise break things, you can always open the konsole and run

Code:

sudo envy -t

and be back in business, GUI-wise.

Also, if Envy happens to be the good solution, the first thing you should do upon seeing that it has installed the driver is get out of the X server "Ctrl-Alt-F1", shut down KDM with

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop

and then re-configure your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file by issuing

Code:

sudo nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals --composite

That will take care of your compositing and glx setup so you can run compiz.

Download the Envy installer from here:

http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html

You want the file at the bottom of the right side of the OS table there, where it says "Get Envy New".

**dmk62** · Feb 23, 2008, 11:52 AM

Re: Nvidia drivers for 6200 agp card

Thank you for the speedy response.

Just a couple additional questions.

Should I install all the system updates currently available before using Envy. Once the drivers are installed should I let it reboot and login and then get out of the x server and shut down kdm and then reconfigure my xorg.conf file as per your instructions. This will be done on a clean install of Kubuntu 7.10.

Thanks

Dale

**dibl** · Feb 23, 2008, 12:07 PM

Re: Nvidia drivers for 6200 agp card

I would say "YES" to the updating question, just out of caution -- I don't know that Gutsy is installing new kernels recently.

It's been awhile since I ran Envy (it doesn't yet support Hardy which I'm running). When Envy is installed (i.e. you see the icon listed in the System menus), I would suggest you open the Konsole and run it from there via

Code:

sudo envy -t

That way you will be able to observe any error messages. When Envy is finished, I would advise you to simply restart the X server with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace -- this will let you see the Nvidia splash screen (hopefully) immediately prior to your GUI login. If you see that, then, instead of doing your normal login, click the whitish icon just to the right of the password window, click "Session" and choose "command line" or "CLI" or whatever it says there. Do a normal login at the CLI, and then issue

Code:

sudo nvidia-xconfig --add-argb-glx-visuals --composite

to overwrite the xorg.conf file with the options that you want.

Once you have done that, then you can either start the system via

Code:

sudo shutdown now -r

or else just run the X server with

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start

I suggest restarting the system so you can observe that the entire bootup process including the Nvidia splash and the GUI login all functions correctly.

Finally, once at your KDE desktop, you should be able to do Alt-F2 and enter "kdesu nvidia-settings" and have the settings utility pop up, in Super User mode. If it doesn't, it may be that Gutsy has been changed like they just changed Hardy Heron, in which I just found out this morning that, when using the nvidia-glx-new packaged driver, the nvidia-settings utility is a separate package. But I don't think it is that way when you use Envy to install the driver.

So, just this one time as Super User, you should be able to set the resolution (I recommend leaving refresh set to "auto"), and save it to the X configuration file, like you tried before.

HTH

**dmk62** · Feb 23, 2008, 03:49 PM

Re: Nvidia drivers for 6200 agp card

Hi

I did a clean install and applied all the updates and then installed Envy and ran it from the terminal and all seemed to run ok. I restarted the xserver but did not see the nvidia splash prior to the gui login. I went to the cli and entered the sudo nvidia-xconfig ..... command you gave and then restarted. On a reboot and cold boot I still do not get the nvidia splash and even though I get no errors when running kdesu nvidia-settings and I save the changes the refresh rate goes from the 60 hz that I select to auto when I reboot and check the settings. I would really prefer that the refresh rate for my lcd to be 60 hz. The upper refresh rate for my lcd is 76 hz and with lcd's refresh rate is not supposed to matter that much but the system seems faster at 60 hz and I get better glxgear results at 60 hz.

Here is the current xorg.conf

Section "ServerLayout"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "stylus"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "eraser"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "cursor"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Acer AL1913"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Acer AL1913"
HorizSync 30.0 - 82.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200]"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 6200"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200]"
Monitor "Acer AL1913"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "NoLogo" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
Option "metamodes" "1280x1024_60 +0+0; 1280x1024 +0+0; 1152x864 +0+0; 1024x768 +0+0; 832x624 +0+0; 800x600 +0+0; 640x480 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Thanks

Dale

**dibl** · Feb 23, 2008, 04:50 PM

Re: Nvidia drivers for 6200 agp card

Originally posted by dmk62

Option "NoLogo" "True"

OK, this is why you aren't seeing the Nvidia splash -- not a problem. If nvidia-settings is showing your driver installed, then you've got it.

I dunno about the refresh rate. Like you, I got comfortable controlling every aspect in Windows, and in Linux you just have to let the system have its way, in that regard. Early on I attempted to set the refresh rate as well as the resolution and it didn't work out so well, so I've left the refresh set to "auto" ever after, and had better luck with it that way. You may not be able to observe that it speeds up and slows down, depending on what you are doing.

I'm not sure why your xorg.conf ended up with 2 "Device" and "Screen" sections, but I've seen mine get that way too -- it doesn't matter if your video performance is satisfactory.

If glxgears runs, and gives you a reasonable fps rate, then you are ready to install Emerald and the Compiz packages and have a go at the eye candy.

**dmk62** · Feb 23, 2008, 11:01 PM

Re: Nvidia drivers for 6200 agp card

Thank you for your assistance.

It appears to be stable now. I am not new to linux or ubuntu / kubuntu and have been mainly using ubuntu for almost 3 years now. I just changed video cards last week from ati to nvidia. The computer I am using is far from new and the old ati card wasn't supported by ati/amd or officially by the latest kernel. There is not much you can do to tweak mesa drivers and it was pretty slow. Nvidia-settings and quirks with nvidia are something new to me. Always like a challenge, lol.

One of the reasons I like Kubuntu is that it currently doesn't have all the extras that come with Ubuntu. I think Kubuntu and KDE in general will be a lot more stable when KDE 4 is fully released and the major bugs have been worked out. It's sort of a mix between 3.5.x and 4 now and I am sure that doesn't help.

Once again, thank you for the very quick and precise responses.

Dale

**monte48lowes** · Feb 23, 2008, 11:10 PM

Re: Nvidia drivers for 6200 agp card

I have had similar issues with using nvidia-settings. However, I ran it as a normal user and saved the xorg.conf to my home directory. I then copied it from my home directory to it's proper location. This worked for me, additionally I had a backup for xorg.conf in my home directory which is on a seperate partition.

Mike

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