Reconfigure after changing Video Card

[Basil Chupin]

On 01/08/2010 14:41, Ronald Artos wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au 
> <mailto:blchupin at iinet.net.au>> wrote:
>
>     On 31/07/2010 14:02, Ronald Artos wrote:
>     > the Nvidia card is already busted, so I cannot deactivate it in
>     > System->Administration->Hardware Drivers
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Basil Chupin
>     <blchupin at iinet.net.au <mailto:blchupin at iinet.net.au>
>     > <mailto:blchupin at iinet.net.au <mailto:blchupin at iinet.net.au>>>
>     wrote:
>     >
>     >     On 31/07/2010 11:55, Ronald Artos wrote:
>     > > I used to have an Nvidia Video Card.. but now it is broken and
>     >     return
>     > > to my old built-in  "[SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx", I
>     >     don't
>     > > wish to reinstall everything again. But when I boot up, I
>     always end
>     > > up in a video reconfiguration screen in ubuntu, so i deleted  the
>     > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
>     > >
>     > > It works but everytime I enter System -> Preferences ->
>     >     Monitors.. it
>     > > always prompts me the nvidia-config, and when I do glxinfo or
>     > > glxgears, I get errors like I haven't configured my video
>     correctly.
>     > >
>     > > How can I properly reconfigure everything after a change in
>     >     video card??
>     >
>     >
>     >     Sounds like you still have the nVidia driver installed. Go-
>     >
>     >     System>Administration>Hardware Drivers and de-activate the
>     nVidia
>     >     driver; then see if Hardware Drivers comes up with another
>     driver for
>     >     the onboard video you have.
>     >
>     >     BC
>     >
>     >
>
>     To begin.... *PLEASE*, I repeat, *please*, do not top post in this
>     mail
>     list.
>
>     When you joined this list you had to read the rules which govern this
>     list.  Reread them if you have to.
>
>     Secondly, simply because your card is dead doesn't mean that the
>     system
>     will not load the driver for it.
>
>     You do remember that you are using a c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r... you know,
>     one of
>     those thingies which only works by being told what to do by means of a
>     *p-r-o-g-r-a-m* which is why there are people trained to be
>     p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-e-r-s.
>
>     Now, if you come back and tell me that you went into Hardware Drivers
>     menu and found that there is no nVidia driver active then I'll
>     send you
>     a bunch of flowers in repentance.
>
>     BC
>
>
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> Sorry If I replied on top of the post, It's a default in gmail and 
> haven't fully read the details in this mailing list.

Don't worry about it....happens all the time, and now you are forgiven :-) .

> I know how c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r works and how the kernel loads drivers for 
> each hardware and i know how to remove modules or compile them from 
> source code if ever. The only REASON I came to this mailing list is to 
> gather advice or what is the commonly used procedure when you change 
> video card and that linux is keeps on loading things for the previous one.
>
> I can reconfigure xorg, and even manually remove nvidia drivers from 
> apt/synaptic. But I am still getting performance issue when I do my 
> routine, that's why I ask help/suggestion in this mailing list.

It would be most nice if you would answer the simple question of whether 
you have de-activated the nVidia driver.

You can tell me/others that you know how to remove the driver using 
apt/synaptic but you haven't provided the answer: is the driver 
de-activated or removed? Would be of great help to know so that the next 
step in solving your hassle could proceed.

I did a clean-up of Thunderbird yesterday, and don't remember if you 
mentioned which version of Ubuntu you are running. I ask which version 
because xconfig is no longer used: the video stuff is "put together" "on 
the run", so to speak, as you boot; xorg,conf CAN be used to override 
some auto generated settings but it has to be generated (using 
something-or-other :-( , cannot remember what at this moment.)


> Again sorry for posting replies on top of the post..

No problemo - forget it. Don't lose any sleep over it, OK?

BC


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