Ubuntu 10.04 and Nvidia cards

[arizonagirl11]

Hello everyone. I am having a big problem. I just installed the newest Ubuntu, 10.04 I believe the number is. It found my video card driver without a problem. it asks me to reboot. I reboot, and I get an error telling me that Ubuntu has to run in low graphics mode. So then, when I open the software for my graphics card, I get this...

You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server.

I do not know what to do in order to fix this. Can anyone please help me? Thanks.

[dino99]

on top panel, goto system --> admin --> synaptic and search for nvidia

you might have these packages installed:

- nvidia-current
- nvidia-common
- nvidia-current-modaliases

as lucid dont need xorg.conf by default, into console run:

sudo rm -f /etc/X11/xorg.conf

reboot

then goto system --> admin --> hardware driver, to see if nvidia-current is activated, you should have now your full resolution.

[wfp]

Try this from a terminal ~$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

After it installs reboot again.

[Badingo]

Similar symptoms.

In Kernel 2.6.32 I'm stuck with lower resolution graphics with the "You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver..."

In Kernel 2.6.31 I get the chance to reset my graphics configuration. After doing that I get full 1920 x 1200 resolution. I also show no proprietary drivers in use after a restart.

[arizonagirl11]

Thank you. Unfortunately, it is still not working. I was so hoping I would be able to get Ubuntu working with this new version

[dino99]

sudo dpkg-reconfigure jockey
sudo dpkg-reconfigure nvidia-current

watch .xsession-errors and logs (system - admin - log viewer)

[arizonagirl11]

I got an error saying that jockey was not installed. The other command went through, but still, my graphics is not working.

[arizonagirl11]

I looked up Jockey, and I do indeed have it, so not sure why I got that error. Time for bed for me. If anyone else has any other ideas, I would really appreciate it. It looks like I might have to bite the bullet, and just go and buy Windows 7.

[dino99]

I looked up Jockey, and I do indeed have it, so not sure why I got that error. Time for bed for me. If anyone else has any other ideas, I would really appreciate it. It looks like I might have to bite the bullet, and just go and buy Windows 7.

my bad its jockey-gtk

[cenwesi]

why not get the latest driver from Nvidia site. Stop GDM and login as root (cli) and install. Restart GDM and login as normal