When I first installed Kubuntu I was getting a display (thank goodness) but it was some ridiculous thing like 640x480 or something. I read up on various forums and wildly installed various packages that looked like they might be potentially relevant but nothing worked. When I went into "additional drivers" it just said I was using the recommended proprietary nvidia drivers. Fat lot of help that was... When I installed the Nvidia X Server Settings and ran it I got "You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file" and this did not sound like fun.
If this sounds like you, there is a way out: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
You go there, download the .run file, and make note of where it is. Then shut down your X Server/KDE GUI and go into the deep darkness of the horrendously horrifying Command Line Interface. Do this by opening up a "little" command prompt from the main menu and entering "sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop". Now change directory to your nvidia .run driver (for instance, cd ./Downloads, use "ls" to see what directories and stuff are in your current location) and then enter "sudo ./whateverthedriverfileiscalled.run" replacing "whateverthedriverfileiscalled" with whatever the nvidia linux driver you downloaded is called. At this point things should become self-explanatory as the driver takes over and installs itself. Once done, type "sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start" and the glorious KDE desktop should reappear in full res!
Note: this is a newb's guide for newbs by newbs so don't expect me to help you beyond what I have already graciously done because I really have no idea what I'm talking about despite what it may sound like. The above worked for me and that's all I know. *cheers*
UPDATE
If you're doing this on a fresh install, like you should be, you will need to install the binutils and gcc packages before you can successfully install the driver. This is mainly for the sake of my own pride because if you try to install the drivers without the above it will tell you to go install them, but now you can't say I didn't warn you.
good luck!
If this sounds like you, there is a way out: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
You go there, download the .run file, and make note of where it is. Then shut down your X Server/KDE GUI and go into the deep darkness of the horrendously horrifying Command Line Interface. Do this by opening up a "little" command prompt from the main menu and entering "sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop". Now change directory to your nvidia .run driver (for instance, cd ./Downloads, use "ls" to see what directories and stuff are in your current location) and then enter "sudo ./whateverthedriverfileiscalled.run" replacing "whateverthedriverfileiscalled" with whatever the nvidia linux driver you downloaded is called. At this point things should become self-explanatory as the driver takes over and installs itself. Once done, type "sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start" and the glorious KDE desktop should reappear in full res!
Note: this is a newb's guide for newbs by newbs so don't expect me to help you beyond what I have already graciously done because I really have no idea what I'm talking about despite what it may sound like. The above worked for me and that's all I know. *cheers*
UPDATE
If you're doing this on a fresh install, like you should be, you will need to install the binutils and gcc packages before you can successfully install the driver. This is mainly for the sake of my own pride because if you try to install the drivers without the above it will tell you to go install them, but now you can't say I didn't warn you.
good luck!
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