can't enable visual effects

[igeek5]

:( i just installed ubuntu 9.04 a few months ago and i can't enable visual effects!
All i know right now is that i have a 64mb nvidia geforce2 mx graphics card.

[wojox]

Go to System > Administration > Hardware Drivers and is your driver activated?

[igeek5]

yes

[wojox]

Ok go to System > Preferences > Appearance > Visual Effects > Extra

[igeek5]

it flashed alot then poped up with "could not enable visual effects":confused:

[wojox]

In your hardware drivers are you using the 185.XXX

[igeek5]

i don't know

[igeek5]

can someone please help please!

[kierpaul]

Go to Accessories----Terminal and paste these in. Paste these directly and your 3d acceleration should work. I spent weeks on this. Here you go:

sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list"

sudo sh -c "echo 'deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nvidia-vdpau/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list"

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys CEC06767

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nvidia-185-modaliases nvidia-glx-185

If there is an error go to system-----administration------hardware drivers and enable it there! Take it easy and let me know how it comes out!

[tantonovich]

Worked flawlessly for me! Thanks for the post! This one is n00b proof :)

[kierpaul]

Do not forget to mark this thread as solved so others can benefit from it...your very welcome! You can do this by clicking on thread tools and selecting solved! Cheers!