[SOLVED]xorg.conf for Nvidia Geforce4 mx 440 se Kubuntu9.10 (renamed)

[phonnic_p]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

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This means that eventually, the problem should be solved. That's not much help right now, I know, but everything that has been tried so far has failed. Hopefully someone else will have a bright idea on this...

I really hope so Doc. I shall keep trying though. PS PLEASE more ideas are welcome.

[phonnic_p]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

phonic_p have you tried my suggestion? i have almost the exact same video card. mine works just fine.. be sure to use jockey-gtk instead of jockey-qt to install the driver.

I'm giving your config a go now will report with results - Results were not good, no go on the xorg.conf still reverts to 640X400 and wont accept any Monitor change without disastrous effects from Nvidia System settings. . As for Jockey gtk or qt what are these please explain.

[sithlord48]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

its the "restricted driver" installer , basicly same program. but the qt version has never worked for me.

[sp1408]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

Just get ENVY.
It solved all the problems I had with my Video card drivers.

[sithlord48]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

Just get ENVY.
It solved all the problems I had with my Video card drivers.

that might work too, but i seam to remember some issues w/ envy on versions after 8.10 (although i could be wrong).

[phonnic_p]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

Just get ENVY.
It solved all the problems I had with my Video card drivers.

I have used ENVY and it makes no difference the end result is still the same, The Nvidia Xserver Setting's GUI is reading the default monitor to be 640x480 For CRT-0 and won't accept any commands as for every thing I try to do I get the following Error...
Failed to parse existing X config file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'!

[dibl]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

for every thing I try to do I get the following Error...
Failed to parse existing X config file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'!

1. In Konsole

sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_25dec09

2. Alt-F2 "kdesudo nvidia-settings" with no quote marks

3. Set the resolution as you wish. Leave Refresh set to "Auto".

4. Click the "Save to X Configuration File" button on the lower right of the panel.

5. Restart X with Ctrl-Alt-F1, log in and enter

sudo service kdm stop

and

 sudo service kdm start

you should be able to log in and see the new default resolution.

[KeithZG]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

The Nouveau driver was mentioned earlier, and while it is true that with the kernel in 9.10 it won't yet have kernel mode setting, it IS still an entirely different driver that might well work better for you. From the Nouveau feature matrix it looks like there's no 3D acceleration for your chipset yet (NV10) but 2D should be pretty solid. A basic set of instructions for that can be found here, which pretty much boils down to:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

and then making sure your xorg.conf file looks something like:

Section "Screen"
Section "Device"
Identifier "Default Device"
Driver "nouveau"
EndSection

Now for my own part I haven't really used Nouveau because the few computers I have with NVIDIA chips that I still use are used to play old(ish) games like Quake 2 and UT2004, which requires full 3D support. But if you're just looking for your desktop environment to run well and at the right resolution then Nouveau might be worth a shot.

[phonnic_p]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

3. Set the resolution as you wish. Leave Refresh set to "Auto".

I keep getting stumped here as I've mentioned earlier in the post that in the N*-settings GUI I chose X Server Display Configuration, then detect monitors, the options were
1; CRT-0 640x480 GPU-0
2; TV-0 1024x768 GPU-0
The config options each are [1] disable [2] separate x screen [3] twin view,

I just can't seem to find a config that works.

[phonnic_p]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

and then making sure your xorg.conf file looks something like:

Section "Screen"
Section "Device"
Identifier "Default Device"
Driver "nouveau"
EndSection

I Have given this a go but after uninstalling the Nvidia drivers I followed the code mentioned above and installed The Nouveau driver but after reboot nothing but black screen?
I even followed

glxinfo | grep direct
direct rendering: Yes

so I "rm" the xorg.conf so it would boot back with the failsafe xorg.conf
Back to Square 1

[KeithZG]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

Actually wait. Looking at the xorg.conf clip I posted it looks like there might have been an error. Try making an xorg.conf file that merely consists of

Section "Device"
Identifier "Default Device"
Driver "nouveau"
EndSection

Then quit out, do a "failsafe" login which should give you just a terminal. Make sure X isn't running and then run "sudo startx" (I think that'll work). At very least then if it fails it should give you a message telling you what failed.

[dibl]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

in the N*-settings GUI I chose X Server Display Configuration, then detect monitors, the options were
1; CRT-0 640x480 GPU-0
2; TV-0 1024x768 GPU-0
The config options each are [1] disable [2] separate x screen [3] twin view,

I just can't seem to find a config that works.

It looks like the problem is with the monitors. Is that an old CRT -- maybe pre-EDID? Because it appears that the driver is not seeing an EDID response, and therefore is assuming "old" standard VGA resolution. Do you have another monitor that you could try? I'm guessing a newer monitor that has EDID will work. Not sure -- kinda speculating, but the problems seems to be with the interface to the display, not so much with the driver, as it seems to be behaving as expected.

[phonnic_p]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

No My monitor is my TV an HD LCD TV with Supported VGA Modes:
VGA (640×480 60Hz)
SVGA(800×600 60Hz)
XGA (1024×768 60Hz)
SXGA (1280×1024 60Hz)
I do not have any other monitor (quite poor here). As I have stated before there is nothing wrong with ANY of the Hardware, this is software related, as ALL the hardware works perfectly in windows. Still going in circles. It is quite clear that There is NO issue with the Nvidia Drivers as they are working, but might not be outputting in XGA Mode! There is no issue with the Graphics card as it works in windows. There is NO issue with the monitor as it is up to date HDTV LCD, Oh and also works with windows.
It would appear that what ever packet/driver/code the Nvidia driver takes over from is being taken up by the new driver or for some reason the N-driver won't allow the CRT-0 be disabled and the TV-0 enabled.

[phonnic_p]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

Actually wait. Looking at the xorg.conf clip I posted it looks like there might have been an error. Try making an xorg.conf file that merely consists of

Section "Device"
Identifier "Default Device"
Driver "nouveau"
EndSection

Then quit out, do a "failsafe" login which should give you just a terminal. Make sure X isn't running and then run "sudo startx" (I think that'll work). At very least then if it fails it should give you a message telling you what failed.

It Failed. Something about no init file etc.

[sithlord48]

Re: No xorg.conf in Kubuntu9.10 need better Video Driver for geforce4 mx 440 se

for some reason the N-driver won't allow the CRT-0 be disabled and the TV-0 enabled.

now that i have never tried to do w/ any card , can you run it in twin view (clone)?