resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

[dibl]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

I took that dare and it was simple I opened nvidia.com, selected the download->download drivers menu and using the drop down selected Quadro,Quadro NVS series,Quadro NCS 280, and hit search. It showed
Version: 180.51

Huh! Well, m-h, your technique is clearly superior to mine -- I continue to come up with 96.43.11, once I choose "NVS Series" and not "NVS Series (notebooks)". I found "Quadro NVS 55/280 PCI". I leave "Download Type" set on "Quadro Graphics Drive", and I set OS to "Linux 32-bit" and I click "Search" and it takes me directly to this:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._96.43.11.html

So, what am I missing? How are you getting it to show 180.51?

[phil1349]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

I agree with Dibl that resetting the resolution via System Settings every time is the wrong thing to do even though it works. I have tried opening "nvidia-settings" as root and guess what - it shows 1024x768 and saving this again makes no difference.

The reason why I suspect KDE not the drivers is that the same problem has been reported by others on a variety of video hardware with the only common factor being it coincided with the "upgrade" from KDE 3.5 to 4.x In my case, 8.1/KDE 3.5 - OK; 8.1/4.x - problem. Upgrading 8.1 to 9.04 made no difference. I have some spare space on my HD, maybe worth trying a "clean" install of 9.04/4.x to see what happens.

Allied with this is the other problem I have, also reported by others is that the advanced desktop effects also vanish after a shutdown & reboot & need to be restored via System Settings. Surely the fact that they work at all indicates it is not a fundamental driver problem ?

Again, reading the other postings gives me the impression it only coincides with the 3.5 -> 4.x upgrade.

Regards.

[flarson]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

Huh! Well, m-h, your technique is clearly superior to mine -- I continue to come up with 96.43.11, once I choose "NVS Series" and not "NVS Series (notebooks)". I found "Quadro NVS 55/280 PCI". I leave "Download Type" set on "Quadro Graphics Drive", and I set OS to "Linux 32-bit" and I click "Search" and it takes me directly to this:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._96.43.11.html

So, what am I missing? How are you getting it to show 180.51?

It seems the difference is Quadro NVS 55/280 PCI vs. Quadro NVS 280

[dibl]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

Yep, I got it to work, finally. m-h, you are correct (as if there was any doubt)!

I dunno whether it was creeping senility the other day, or whether they have just now updated the list to include the NVS 280 -- I could not see it, for some reason, but there it is waiting for me ...

OK, well terrordrone this is clear direction from nVidia that you need the 180.51 driver. If EnvyNG won't offer it, you'll have to download it and follow the procedure for the downloaded installer.

[terrordrone]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

roger that guys..

@dibl it was showing 180.51 from the first time i posted on this thread..

browser cache ? :P


ok this is what i will do tomo :

1. download the "NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.51.pkg1.run" file
2. "sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.51-pkg1.run"
3. "Before you begin the installation, exit the X server and terminate all OpenGL application" ---> for this will stopping kdm suffice ?
4. the tutorial on the nvidia's site seems complex ... hope i can get it working

[dibl]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

This is pretty close to the right procedure:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...4892#msg164892

Yes, get out of X and shut down the X server before you start with the downloaded installer.

[terrordrone]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

i downloaded the 180.51 driver from the nvidia site..

on running it said that the 'nvidia quadro 280 is supported by the nvidia legacy driver 96.43.xx ' or something like that.. and that this driver does not work for that card

it do not mind if im reverted to the 'nv' driver ... 800x600 is way more workable than this..

please help me get back to that

[flarson]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

OK. Get to a terminal and kill kdm
sudo invoke-rc.d kdm stop
then run
sudo nvidia-uninstall
That should get rid of 180.51
Then run
sudo aptitude install nvidia-96-kernel-source nvidia-glx-96
After those complete you should have the drivers and openGL installed. Now you need to create the xorg.conf file. It is likely that
sudo nvidia-xconfig
will do that well enough. Then
sudo invoke-rc.d kdm start
should get you a GUI login.

[terrordrone]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

@mando_hacker : i did not install the 180 driver that i downloaded as the driver itself notified that the driver for the gpu in this system is 96 series one..  so i just went to 'hardware drivers' and disabled the nvidia 96 driver.. and then replaced it with my old xorg.conf which is very incomplete..  (the one in post #1 in this thread)
so now im back to 800x600 and i can breathe ...

96 series driver is installed in the system and also if i try to install nvidia-xconfig .. it tried to uninstall the nividia 96 glx package..

[flarson]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

Ok. When the relief wears off and you start to think that your system really should perform better than it is, try the aptitude command and nvidia-xconfig. I think it will almost certainly work.

[terrordrone]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

lol ok .. will do

the glx 96 is installed but the kernel source package isnt..

having said that..if i try to install nvidia-xconfig.. it tries to uninstall the nvidia-glx-96 package..
so i cannot go ahead with the solution that you put forth :|

anyway thanks @mando_hacker and @dibl .. you guys have been great as always

[flarson]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

Actually nvidia-xconfig is part of the nvidia-glx-96 package. It is different than nvidia-settings.

[terrordrone]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

@mando nvidia-settings is happy to co-exist .. im talking about nvidia-xconfig

[flarson]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

I am missing something. To the best of my knowledge there is no nvidia-xconfig package to install. It is a program that is included in the nvidia-glx packages. How, then, does the installation of it conflict with nvidia-glx-96?

[terrordrone]

Re: resolution issue on kubuntu 8.10

@mando_hacker : In synaptic for me atleast.. there is a package named 'nvidia'xconfig' and its description is

" nvidia-xconfig: A tool for manipulating X config files,
specifically for use by the systems with
the NVIDIA Linux graphics driver.

Canonical does not provide updates for nvidia-xconfig. Some updates may be provided by the Ubuntu community. "

it appears right after nvidia-settings.. (Im on 8.10 kubuntu)