Nvidia headaches or bad motherboard?

[Karl Larsen]

Peter Goggin wrote:
> Sounds similar to the problem I had. I found that with a KVM switch the
> Linux box has to remain selected until the completion of the boot and
> log on process. The monitor is then set to the maximum resolution and I
> can choose from a full range of different options usning preferences. If
> the KVM is swithed to a different computer then the Linux box only
> recognises some default configuration (88 x 600). It requires a reboot
> with the KVM set to the linux box to correct this problem.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Peter Goggin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> [mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Karl Larsen
> Sent: Saturday, 16 August 2008 9:50 AM
> To: tuxman at knology.net; Ubuntu user technical support,not for general
> discussions
> Subject: Re: Nvidia headaches or bad motherboard?
>
> Young wrote:
>   
>> I can't make the Nvidia drivers active, and can't detect the graphics
>> hardware or the monitor.
>>
>> I just built a new system, and Ubuntu is giving me fits because of
>> Nvidia. I wanted to avoid Nvidia, but when you try to find a good
>> low/medium cost system with decent performance it seems to be the only
>> choice.
>>
>> 	Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz 1MB L2 Cache
>>
>> 	ECS GF7100PVT-M3  Motherboard with onboard graphics.
>> 	North Bridge  	NVIDIA GeForce 7100
>> 	South Bridge 	nForce 630i
>> 	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135066
>>
>> Ubuntu 8.04.01-alternate-amd64 has problems which I described in the
>> thread "New System Problem", and couldn't solve.
>> ---------------------------------
>> I've backed off to 32 bit and installed Ubuntu 8.04.1-desktop-i386.
>> Still having problems.
>> First its stuck at 800x600 max.
>>
>> I tried the "System > Administration > Hardware Drivers" method from
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia
>> and tried using Envy.
>>
>> Both resulted in a message at the first stage of the boot process:
>>
>> 	Ubuntu is running in low-graphic mode.
>> 	Your screen and graphics card could not
>> 	be detected correctly. To use....
>>
>> This gives choices of monitors and graphics cards and drivers to
>>     
> choose
>   
>> from. But, the only thing that mattered is choosing a monitor. Any
>> choice larger than 1280x1024, or any choice of a graphics card or
>> driver will result in 800x600 graphics. And better than 800x600 will
>> then only appear after a second restart, after choosing 1280x1024 and 
>> nothing else.
>>
>> I have a second machine, a KVM switch and second LCD panel, so I've
>> swapped out just about everything. The only thing I haven't done is
>>     
> put
>   
>> the new 1680x1050 LCD on the old machine.
>>
>> I installed read-edid on both machines. Only the old machine could
>>     
> read 
>   
>> the edid info from the old monitor.
>> ***Does this mean the new motherboard is bad?
>>
>> The new LCD has been connected to the new machine with both the analog
>> and DVI connectors.
>>
>> I couldn't get the Nvidia manual installation method to work. Its 
>> outside my skills, and I don't really think it will work, anyway.
>>
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   
>>     
>     What can I say? When I loaded Hardy it asked if I wanted the good 
> nVidia driver and I said yes. I got it and my computer has been just 
> great since. It works.
>
> Karl
>
>
>   
    I can add that I have just one computer and I use Gnome, not KVM. I 
see your still using Windows to send this email. There is nothing more I 
can do since I don't use 2 computers or KVM.

Karl


-- 

	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
	Linux User
	#450462   http://counter.li.org.
   PGP 4208 4D6E 595F 22B9 FF1C  ECB6 4A3C 2C54 FE23 53A7