video card recommendation ?

[NoOp]

On 07/07/2011 12:02 PM, Bill Walton wrote:
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Note: long post as I've added comments in-line below:


> ----------  notes from today's efforts ----------
> 
> On initial setup of 8.04 in the partitioner I select:
> Guided - user entire disk
>   SCSI4 (0,0,0) (sda) - 500 GB ATA WDC WD5000AAJS-2
> 
> Final step: Ready to install 8.04
>   Advance Options
>     Install boot loader
>       Device for boot loader installation:
>         (hd0) selected
>         /dev/sda ATA WDC WD5000AAJS-2 (465.8 GB)
>         /dev/sda1
> 
> Install nvidia driver

How did you install the nvidia driver - via jockey (System|Additional
Drivers)? Which version?

> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get upgrade
> 
> Firefox icon 'disappears' from panel / can't be launched and doesn't
> show in Applications -> Internet1
> remove from panel

This indicates that you did an in-place reinstall vs a clean install. Is
that correct? If so, you might go back & create another user before
update/upgrade & try from that new user profile. My guess is that you've
a user config issue.

> SPM reinstall

SPM?


> add back to panel
> 
> Update manager - install 20 updates (do not upgrage to 10.04 yet)
> 
> Shut down (via ubuntu)
> result - Computer came up to login screen instead
> Shut down  (via ubuntu)
> result - Computer shut down
> 
> Power on via button
> 
> During the 'Installing the upgrades' step the following message
> appeared in a dialog box:
> 
> An error occurred while loading or saving
> configuration information for Nautilus.  Some of
> your configuration settings may not work properly.
> 
> Details button shows:
> 
> Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error:
> IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COM_FAILURE:1.0
> Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error:
> IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COM_FAILURE:1.0
> Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error:
> IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COM_FAILURE:1.0
> Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error:
> IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COM_FAILURE:1.0
> Adding client to server's list failed, CORBA error:
> IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COM_FAILURE:1.0
> 
> Restart reguired - selected restart later

Maybe related:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/320327
[An error occurred while loading or saving configuration information for
Nautilus. Some of your configuration settings may not work properly.]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/nautilus/+bug/715247
[8.04.4 -> 10.04.2 upgrade: popup with corba error during upgrade ]

> 
> Firefox no longer launchable from panel
> removed and added back Firefox icon to panel
> 
> Unable to restart system from panel or to shut it down
> 
> Switched to guest session.  Tried to switch back.  Got dialog saying:
> 
> Unable to start new display
> The name org.gnome.DisplayManager was
> not provided by any service files.
> 
> From terminal window
> sudo reboot
> 
> Response - system rebooted
> 
> Stuck at splash screen again.  Splash screen looks like it's
> in 640 x 480 mode
> 
> Unresponsive
> 
> Unplugged system.
> 
> Replugged and powered on via power button
> 
> ESC into GRUB - presented with following selections
> 
> Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-32-generic
> Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-32-generic (recovery mode)
> Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-29-generic
> Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-29-generic (recovery mode)
> Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS, memtest86+

I thought that you hadn't upgraded to 10.4 at this point? Can you clarify?