Nvidia FX5200

[slicq]

Try this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1467074

[geerm]

installing with -k $(uname -r) -f helped me "install it" how ever i still got the same errors when trying to use them

[geerm]

Hmm. , was following http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...9&postcount=35 and just after

sudo apt-get --purge remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

i restarted and the drivers are now working ( i had installed them previously with the -k $(uname -r) -f )

so i'm guessing it was that xserver that was giving me trouble.

[GaaraOfDSand]

Thank you all for the replies and sorry I couldn't get back to you all earlier I was kinda busy..

I tried with the -k $(uname -r) -f command, it started downloading the latest drivers which are 19* not 17*, so they're not compatible with my gfx card. :\

Anything else I should try?

@slicq I followed that post you gave me, with no results.. Right now I'm on low-graphics mode.

Hope to hear from you guys and thanks!

EDIT: Ok I think the Nvidia FX5200 card is not supported by the Kernel 2.6.32-22-generic, each time I install it, my graphics are messed up.

So here's what I did:

Use mousepad or gedit whatever you like and edit the file /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Look for this line: ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### and delete everything in between

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

And

menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4fc5b550-81e6-4c08-bfd2-c5b1602a92dd
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=4fc5b550-81e6-4c08-bfd2-c5b1602a92dd ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4fc5b550-81e6-4c08-bfd2-c5b1602a92dd
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=4fc5b550-81e6-4c08-bfd2-c5b1602a92dd ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}

So it'll look something like this:

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4fc5b550-81e6-4c08-bfd2-c5b1602a92dd
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=4fc5b550-81e6-4c08-bfd2-c5b1602a92dd ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4fc5b550-81e6-4c08-bfd2-c5b1602a92dd
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=4fc5b550-81e6-4c08-bfd2-c5b1602a92dd ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

I know the kernel is not updated this way but at least the graphics work and we can still use the FX5200

[lewistech]

Hmm. , was following http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...9&postcount=35 and just after

sudo apt-get --purge remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

i restarted and the drivers are now working ( i had installed them previously with the -k $(uname -r) -f )

so i'm guessing it was that xserver that was giving me trouble.

Worked for me... Thanks!