8.10 problems, resolved

[Karl F. Larsen]

Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> "Karl F. Larsen" <klarsen1 at gmail.com>  said:
>   
>> 2. There is no "display-config-gtk" on either Ubuntu's.
>>     
>
> I just looked it up; it is, "displayconfig-gtk."
> I'm quite sure that it is what Ray meant.
>
> Cybe R. Wizard
>   
    Well gang I am now on 8.10 with the proper driver for this nvidia 
video hardware series 6300 which is the "83" series software. I tried 
the "173" and "177" first and they just put a band of light across the 
top of the screen.

    None of the cute things you all had me try were needed. I used the 
System-Administration-Hardware-Drivers software. It didn't work very 
well the first few times but on the last try it worked fine.

    Now the screen is a giant 1280x1024 on a 17 inch flat liquid crystal 
monitor 7 years old and still as good as new.

    Thanks to you all for your help. I have no idea why it was so hard 
to do but it appears you need to have the 331 updates before you try to 
get the nvidia softwar drivers. And that did not work real well at first.

Karl









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