<html> <body> At 04:00 PM 09/10/10, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings [it may already be installed, but if not - install it] $ sudo nvidia-xconfig Now reboot I got through the first 3 steps of this procedure and ended up with a screen saying "unsupported mode" in a box. I had to shut the computer down ungracefully, run it up with the CD, edit the xorg.conf file </blockquote> Now an update to all this, the main problem I have now once the nvidia driver is installed and xorg.conf is configured, IF I CAN GET PAST THE PASSWORD SCREEN WITHOUT SEEING WHAT I'M DOING then the monitor comes to life and works fine. (I was able to do this once). It still looks like the monitor isn't being identified, and that's the real problem. I hooked up a brand new out of the box Dell 2007FP monitor with the same results and it still wasn't showing up in the xorg.conf file. The graphics card seems to be guessing as to what's connected, and setting things up incorrectly. It looks like a default mode is stored somewhere, and until the xorg.conf file is run then that mode is in operation. I would guess that the v sync is too high. Without a scope I can't tell for sure. I'm thinking it's now time for a bug report?? Vic </blockquote> In addition to the above, I found that I had to edit the xorg.conf file and change the vertical refresh rates to match the rate that manufacturer says changing the maximum rate for the maximum display size that the monitor supports In my case 1600x1200 is a 60Hz rate. I also edited the Horiz rate to match the monitor I have. So below is the lines I edited in bold... Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "CRT-0" HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0 from this to HorizSync 30.0 - 81.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0 from this to VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" BoardName "GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 Option "TwinView" "0" Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0" Option "metamodes" "1600x1200 +0+0; 1280x1024 +0+0; 1024x768 +0+0; 800x600 +0+0; 640x480 +0+0; 1280x1024_60 +0+0" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection In my case, the above had to be done before re-boot, and after running $sudo nvidia-xconfig I didn't do that, so I had to run ubuntu from the CD, editing the xorg.conf file from there So in conclusion, NoOP thanks very much for the vital information to get me on the right track. The driver has always been o/k and the right one for the card. I hope this helps others with the same problem, obviously by the various posts, this is a common problem, and I agree with Michael Haney that this problem limits the adoption and use of Ubuntu, at least if did for me. Another issue in this whole thing is that I'm using a usb KVM, and that might have hindered the recognition of the monitor (I'm not sure about that) Vic</body> </html>