[SOLVED] Desktop Settings lost on restart (9800 GTX)

[Tindytim]

Every time I restart, I'm forced into the low graphics mode. My drivers are still installed, I still have Nvidia X server settings. But I cannot change any options. I'm forced to reinstall the driver.

Oddly, after the X server restarts (I have to stop it to install the drivers) all of my settings go back to what they are supposed to be.

My xorg.conf:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder58)  Thu Jul 17 18:39:00 PDT 2008

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder58)  Thu Jul 17 18:39:42 PDT 2008
# 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 "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Default Layout"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer"
EndSection

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

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
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 "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Configured Monitor"
    VendorName     "Plug 'n' Play"
    ModelName      "Plug 'n' Play"
    Gamma           1
    ModeLine       "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "WDE L2410NM"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 80.0
    VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor1"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "DELL E196FP"
    HorizSync       31.0 - 80.0
    VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Configured Video Device"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    BoardName      "vesa"
    Screen          0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Videocard0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 9800 GTX"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Videocard1"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 9800 GTX"
    BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
    Screen          1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Default Screen"
    Device         "Configured Video Device"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Virtual     640 480
        Depth       24
        Modes      "640x480@60"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# Removed Option "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-1"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +640+0; CRT-0: 640x480@60 +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +640+0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: 1920x1200 +0+0, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +1920+0; CRT-0: NULL, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "TwinView" "1"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: 1920x1200 +0+0, CRT-1: 1280x1024 +1920+0; CRT-0: NULL, CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
# Removed Option "TwinView" "0"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "CRT-0: 1920x1200 +0+0"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Videocard0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "1"
    Option         "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "CRT-0"
    Option         "metamodes" "CRT-0: 1920x1200 +0+0, CRT-1: 1280x1024 +1920+0; CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen1"
    Device         "Videocard0"
    Monitor        "Monitor1"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "CRT-1: 1280x1024 +0+0; CRT-1: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Help?

[Tindytim]

Well another case of me solving my own problems. I just installed the new beta drivers (they're beta for x64). Seemed to fix the problem fine without adding any noticeable issues.

[slanbarn]

Just of interest, cus I have(had?) the same problem, what driver version did you use origionally and what did you upgrade to? I have now upgraded to 177.70 and that will work havent rebooted yet tho

[genesis2seven]

I've got a 9800 GT and am having a heck of a time. Can someone post instructions on installing the 177 driver?

[biriachan]

I've got a 9800 GT and am having a heck of a time. Can someone post instructions on installing the 177 driver?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=773122&page=4

Look for a post by biriachan for instructions I used to install Nvidia Drivers downloaded directly from their site. Make sure you grab the Drivers you want to use and not the old ones included in the post.

[Tindytim]

Here is an old post I made. It works for the new driver as well as the old.

And now for installing the Nvidia Drivers manually:
1.) Download the Nvidia Drivers to your Desktop

2.) Press Crtl+Alt+F1. This will take you out of the GUI (not sure on the specifics).

3.) Now type in:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

Which will shutdown the Gnome Display Manager (and consequently X). The Nvidia Drivers don't install unless X isn't running.

4.) Now to get to the Drivers. Type:

cd Desktop

cd is the command to change directory (which works in DOS). In this case, you go from the home directory to the Desktop directory within the home directory (where the terminal normally starts). Your command line should now say something like

[user]@[computer]:~/Desktop$

Where [user] and [computer] are the names of the user and computer respectively.

5.) Now simply type

dir

Which stands for directory (also works in DOS), and lists all the files and directories within the directory you're in. From there is should be easy to type in the file name of the driver.

6.) as the Nvidia site says:

sudo sh [Driver]

Where [Driver] is the driver name (I had "NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.12-pkg2.run" so expect something similar).

From there I was told that the Driver couldn't find any pre-existing compatible driver (or something like that) and said it would compile one on the spot. It's been working great!!!

Lib-c Header Files
I got an error about this and freaked. The Solution was as simple as typing:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

into the terminal.