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**Snowhog** · Jan 02, 2008, 10:15 PM

Re: Screen resolution.

nVidia driver - likely the incorrect driver used (proprietary vs non-proprietary or vise-versa).

You can check out:
HOWTO: Install and use the Envy script installer for video drivers
and
Nvidia 8800GTS -- Card and Driver Tips

**wavemaker** · Jan 03, 2008, 06:08 PM

Re: Screen resolution.

Gooday again, still no luck with the screen resolution. Right now I have it set to 960x600 just so I can see the page I am writing on. And there is a little box running round the screen telling me it's out of range. I have gone through the process in the above links and still no joy. So I must be doing something else wrong. If I go into the nvidia settings panel and try changing the settings in there when I try to save in the xorg file it just wont change it. Says unable to remove old xorg file. Also, in the settings box, in the layout section the screen is placed to the left of centre. It also describes my monitor as ACI VW202 (CRT-0 on GPU-0). Does that mean it thinks my monitor is a CRT? Very puzzled.

**Snowhog** · Jan 03, 2008, 06:14 PM

Re: Screen resolution.

I've asked one of our 'experienced' members who uses nVidia cards, to stop in and review this thread. Watch for posts by dibl.

**wavemaker** · Jan 03, 2008, 06:36 PM

Re: Screen resolution.

Thanks again Snowhog.

**dibl** · Jan 03, 2008, 06:53 PM

Re: Screen resolution.

OK, for the 6200, I recommend the Envy installer, as per this:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086232.0

and

For the 8800GTS -- my favorite card!

Probably, the guy with the latest video card wants the latest Nvidia driver. Unfortunately, my favorite installer, Envy, hasn't yet been updated with the new 169.07 Nvidia driver.

So, here's what you do:

1. Assuming you have a VESA GUI, open your browser, go to Nvidia's web site, and download the 32-bit or the 64-bit (as appropriate) driver file from here:

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

2. With the driver file downloaded to your /home/user/Desktop, open the Konsole and enter these commands:

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential gcc gcc-4.1 xserver-xorg-dev

sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-glx nvidia-glx-new nvidia-settings nvidia-kernel-common

sudo rm /etc/init.d/nvidia-* 

sudo rm /lib/linux-restricted-modules/.nvidia_new_installed

Now exit the Konsole. Either do Ctrl-Alt-F1 to a tty terminal, or if that doesn't work, reboot in "recovery" mode to the CLI, and log in. Then:

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop

Then enter:

Code:

ln -sf /usr/bin/gcc-4.1 /usr/bin/gcc

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.07-pkg1.run

{ Nvidia installation script installer runs -- answer questions appropriately until the last one -- do NOT have it write the xorg.conf file at this point }

Then:

Code:

ln -sf /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 /usr/bin/gcc

/etc/init.d/kdm start

(Hopefully) observe the Nvidia splash screen prior to your Kubuntu splash screen.

Hope this helps -- let us know if more is needed.

**wavemaker** · Jan 03, 2008, 07:27 PM

Re: Screen resolution.

Many thanks dibl. Just one question. 32 or 64, how do I find out?

**Snowhog** · Jan 03, 2008, 07:32 PM

Re: Screen resolution.

Are you running a 32-bit or 64-bit processor (CPU) in your PC? Open a console and type:

Code:

lshw | more

You are looking at this section of the listing:

*-cpu
product: Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2060 @ 1.60GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 1
bus info: cpu@0
version: 6.14.12
serial: 0000-06EC-0000-0000-0000-0000
size: 1600MHz
width: 32 bits

**wavemaker** · Jan 03, 2008, 07:54 PM

Re: Screen resolution.

Thanks again dibl, I got as far rebooting in recovery mode then it just stopped and I guess that is where I log in asper your instructions. How do I do that. I sound like a complete knob.

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