djen9999
September 21st, 2011, 03:00 AM
I recently did a clean install of Natty. I was unable to boot and got a black screen. I was able to manually install the current version of my nvidia driver, (version current) which allowed me to boot but many of my screens are rendered white especially when I maximize them. I'm not using Unity because the entire screen turned white. At least in the classic mode, I can close the window.
I also noticed when I checked the "Additional Drivers" menu, that it says, "This driver is activated, but not currently in use." I have the option of installing the nvidia 173 driver but then I can not boot at all unless I go to rescue mode. In rescue mode, with the 173 driver, I don't have the problems with the windows, but of course, the driver isn't being used in that case either.
I used to use the Nvidia 96 driver but when I checked it out in Synaptic, It said that if I installed it, it would remove my xorg completely.
The low graphics mode is quite acceptable visually, but the pointer flickers and scrolling is rough.
I also noticed when I checked the "Additional Drivers" menu, that it says, "This driver is activated, but not currently in use." I have the option of installing the nvidia 173 driver but then I can not boot at all unless I go to rescue mode. In rescue mode, with the 173 driver, I don't have the problems with the windows, but of course, the driver isn't being used in that case either.
I used to use the Nvidia 96 driver but when I checked it out in Synaptic, It said that if I installed it, it would remove my xorg completely.
The low graphics mode is quite acceptable visually, but the pointer flickers and scrolling is rough.