I'm a complete noob when it comes to Ubuntu & Linux in general. I'm not very good with the commands, and usually search for things and simply cut and paste into the Terminal. Before I get to the big issue I've created for myself, I'll try to give some info on my computer.
Ubuntu 8.04 (with a dual boot for Windows XP as well), Dell 4600, GeForce 7600, LG L204WT Widescreen monitor.
Until today I had everything set up and running fine, and then I decided to try and hook up my computer to my TV as a 2nd monitor. I plugged in the S-video cable and had no luck getting it to work. Through a search I found this link:
http://ubuntu-utah.ubuntuforums.org/...d.php?t=893694
I did the "sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings", and it installed. Next (this is where I'm assuming I made the big mistake), I went to the "Screens and Graphics" settings in the Applications>Other menu. I clicked the "Graphics Card" tab, clicked on "Driver", clicked the "Choose Driver by Model", clicked "NVIDIA", and went through and selected the GeForce 7 Series. I saved the settings and rebooted.
When it began rebooting, I could see the Dell start up screen, as well as the boot page (selection of OS') on my TV. But when Ubuntu loaded up, all I got was a bunch of vertical orange & yellow lines on my monitor, and a black background with some red dots on my TV. I rebooted (power button), and unplugged the cable from my TV. Ubuntu then loaded up with a 800X600 resolution; I usually use 1680X1050, if I remember correctly. Of course, I was stupid enough to mess with these settings and never saved my previous settings (hopefully lesson learned).
I've tried going to the "Screen and Graphics Preferences" thing, manually choosing my monitor and changing the "GeForce 7 series" to the "NVIDIA" in the "Choose driver by name" selection. I then click the "Test" button and get a black screen for a few seconds and then a message box saying "Configuration test failed: Please verify the selected devices and configuration."
I also tried the "sudo nvidia-settings" command, but I get a long message saying "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." This of course makes no sense to me, being a complete noob.
I now realize I was way over my head thinking I could do this. If anyone has any ideas or insight about these problems, I would GREATLY appreciate it.
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