[SOLVED] Help!Graphics don't work anymore!

[t0p]

Think of what was in Hardware Drivers is cheapy ubuntu nvidia drivers, what you got now is the really thing

Where do you get that idea from? It seems pretty clear to me that the drivers supplied through Hardware Drivers are proprietary drivers, not "Ubuntu" drivers.

When I open System > Administration > Hardware Drivers, I see this blurb:

Proprietary drivers do not have public source code that Ubuntu developers are free to modify. They represent a risk to you because they are only available on the types of computer chosen by the manufacturer, and security updates to them depend solely on the responsiveness of the manufacturer. Ubuntu cannot fix or improve these drivers.

This text makes it clear that Ubuntu developers did not create these NVIDIA drivers. ("Proprietary drivers do not have public source code that Ubuntu developers are free to modify ... Ubuntu cannot fix or improve these drivers") Also, if you read subsequent boot messages, you'll see one that says the proprietary drivers have tainted the kernel.

Using Hardware Drivers introduces proprietary code to your installation of Ubuntu.

[Barnetto]

WOW chill out i simply meant that the i said was more official and proper than the other ones.

[Troll_the_Great]

OK, but anybody knows how can I get my resolution back?

[philinux]

Post the contents of your xorg.conf.

[Troll_the_Great]

Post the contents of your xorg.conf.

Please give me the exact command because if I paste xorg.conf in a terminal I get "command not found".

[Canis familiaris]

Please give me the exact command because if I paste xorg.conf in a terminal I get "command not found".

gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[Troll_the_Great]

Thanks Anurag_Panda.This is my xorg-conf:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
# values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.
#
# You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real" xorg.conf
# For example:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth	24
		Virtual	1024	768
		Modes		"1024x768@60"	"800x600@60"	"800x600@56"	"640x480@60"
	EndSubSection
	Option		"AddARGBGLXVisuals"	"True"
	Defaultdepth	24
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"screen1"
	Device		"device1"
	Monitor		"monitor1"
	Option		"AddARGBGLXVisuals"	"True"
	Defaultdepth	24
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Boardname	"vesa"
	Busid		"PCI:4:0:0"
	Driver		"nvidia"
	Screen	0
	Option		"NoLogo"	"True"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"device1"
	Boardname	"vesa"
	Busid		"PCI:4:0:0"
	Driver		"nvidia"
	Screen	1
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
	Driver		"synaptics"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Protocol"	"auto-dev"
	Option		"HorizEdgeScroll"	"0"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
  screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
	Inputdevice	"Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load		"glx"
	Load		"v4l"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
	Vendorname	"Generic LCD Display"
	Modelname	"LCD Panel 1280x800"
	Horizsync	31.5-50.0
	Vertrefresh	56.0	-	65.0
  modeline  "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
  modeline  "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
  modeline  "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
	Gamma	1.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"monitor1"
	Gamma	1.0
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
	Option		"Composite"	"Enable"
EndSection

Does it help?

[Canis familiaris]

Could you post the output of this command:

ls /etc/X11/xorg.con* -l

This will list all the older xorg.conf files

[Troll_the_Great]

Sure, here it is:

ls /etc/X11/xorg.con* -l
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2321 2008-07-17 01:48 /etc/X11/xorg.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1574 2008-07-16 16:17 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2297 2008-07-16 18:02 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1574 2008-05-30 14:23 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080530142348
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2653 2008-07-16 18:56 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080716185633
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1574 2008-07-16 20:27 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080716202710
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2167 2008-07-16 21:02 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080716210243
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1574 2008-07-16 21:14 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080716211458
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1574 2008-07-16 21:22 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080716212210
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2167 2008-07-17 00:37 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.20080717003748
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2301 2008-07-16 18:09 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.3
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2167 2008-07-17 00:43 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1574 2008-07-17 00:40 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2618 2008-07-16 17:38 /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup_200807161738
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2205 2008-07-17 01:12 /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup_200807170112
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2211 2008-07-17 01:48 /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup_200807170148
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1238 2008-07-17 01:39 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1238 2008-07-17 01:33 /etc/X11/xorg.conf.failsafe.b

[Canis familiaris]

Could you open and post the output of:

gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.1

Basically what I am trying to do is to view that xorg.conf file which existed before your graphics got kaput. You could replace this xorg.conf with that older xorg.conf to get it working.