[ubuntu-uk] nvidia graphics drivers

[Farran Lee]

On Fri, 2009-04-10 at 07:55 +0100, Michael G Fletcher wrote:

> > quick update: drs305 helped me on the forums with the kernel bit... don't
> > know what the issue was, but removing the .postinst file from /var/boot/info
> > and reinstalling linux-image did the trick :D
> > I thought perhaps that would mean that the graphics driver would install
> > properly.
> > And... it does!
> > But that's all it does. It doesn't work at all :(
> >
> > still open for thoughts :p cheers
> 
> when you say it doesn't work, do you mean 3d effects?  you will need
> to tell the x server to use the nvidia drivers.  try running:
> 
> sudo nvidia-xconfig
> 
> (i think that's the command)
> 


no, it won't use the driver at all, and I end up with a badly stretched
interface. Effects don't work either.
However, I used to use nvidia-xconfig, but now it conflicts with the
nvidia-glx(-180) package, so it's not even installed now :(
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Farran Lee
I'm only 16 :P
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