need help with video driver on natty

glenn opdycke-hansen glennoph at gmail.com
Fri Apr 29 20:44:42 UTC 2011


Thanks for the reply, I followed the instructions but still not
getting a logon screen after grub.

the url is paste.ubuntu.com/600958
Also, nvidia-config generated some messages.

--glenn



On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 14:02, Alan Pope <alan at popey.com> wrote:
> On 29 April 2011 19:38, glenn opdycke-hansen <glennoph at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is there a way from the command line to re-install the NVIDIA
>> accelerated graphics driver?
>>
>
> I wonder if this is the same issue I have with my desktop, in that the
> nVidia driver can't detect the display, something to do with EDID
> detection.
>
> Assuming you're on wired network..
>
> Get to the grub menu (hold down shift key immediately after power on
> self test) and choose the recovery option then press enter to boot.
>
> At the next menu choose to drop to a root prompt.
>
> # Check driver is installed
>
> apt-get install nvidia-current
>
> # also pastebin your xorg log file
>
> apt-get install pastebinit
> pastebinit /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>
> Let us have the url of that log file.
>
> # Perhaps you need to get nvidia to create a simple xorg.conf?
>
> nvidia-xconfig
>
> Try rebooting after that and see if you get a display?
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>
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