Horrible Graphics!

[LaGzo]

When i play ET:TC I get really bad graphics. Like, when i move the walls overlap other things. I can't see what I'm doing, I can't even see where I'm going. Is this a driver problem??

My system is
AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Nvidia GeForce MX4000
708 RAM

[GuitarHero]

Well did you install the ndvidia drivers for the card? It sounds like you didnt. Ubuntu doesnt auto install the 3d accelerated drivers from nvidia.

[syedn]

look in your xorg configuration (open up your terminal and type 'cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf') and look for your graphics card (e.g. "Device "Nvidia Geforce" etc) under it it should list "Driver". If it only says 'nv' you don't have 3d acceleration, which helps a great deal/is necessary for gaming.

[handy]

Try Automatix (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=177646), if you want a painless install of the nVidia closed source drivers, amongst over 45 other choices, which Automatix will install for you...