[olug] Ubuntu 8.10 RC X.Org Resolution problems

[Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T]

If you haven't tried already, EnvyNG
http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html

If you are on 8.10rc1 -- it should be in universe - otherwise you can get
from the above link.  I've had good success where a distro was giving me
problems with nvidia or ati cards.
http://packages.ubuntu.com/hu/Intrepid/envyng-core

-jeff

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Carl Lundstedt
<clundst at unlserve.unl.edu>wrote:

> Really?  I know I had the proprietary nvidia drivers working on my older
> Athlon XP.  I don't recall the model or clock, but I'll fire it up
> tomorrow  and post model and driver version.
>
> (I used this machine to run some 3D physics analysis code.)
>
> Carl
> > I though the proprietary Nvidia drivers won't work with the older
> > Athlon XP processors (including the legacy drivers) because the driver
> > required SSE.
> >
> > Does the XP 2100 support SSE?  I can't remember.  If it doesn't, you
> > need to change /etc/X11/xorg.conf to use the nv driver.
> >
> > -- T. J.
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Amy Mason <amason80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey,
> >>
> >>  I have an X.Org issue.  I can't get the resolution to offer better than
> >> 800x600 no matter what I try.  Here are the stats of the box in
> question:
> >>
> >> Compaq Presario 6029
> >>
> >> AMD Athlon XP 2100 (1.73GHz)
> >> 512MB RAM (pc2100)
> >> DVD -RW Drive
> >> 48x CD Drive
> >> Nvidia GeForce2 (integrated)
> >> 56k Modem
> >> NIC
> >> Dell 19 inch widescreen monitor running through a Trendnet KVM swith.
> >>
> >> X.Org is 7.4, I believe in this distro, and I read that the Legacy
> NVidia
> >> drivers are not compatible with this version of X.
> >>
> >> Yes, I know I shouldn't be playing with a RC version of anything until I
> >> know more, but Ubuntu 8.04, and 7.10 did the same damn thing, and
> Mandriva
> >> One 2009 won't even boot the LiveCD on this system. (I know my Mandriva
> disk
> >> is fine, it works great on my other box.)  Any time I installed the
> legacy
> >> drivers in the other distros X would crash and I would have to restore
> >> xorg.conf from backup, or fix it using the tool in recovery mode.
> (Ubuntu
> >> 7.10, and 8.04, which was a network upgrade.)
> >>
> >> When I installed 8.10, it appeared to use the NV driver on install and
> first
> >> boot, but the proof of that seems to have disappeared on subsequent
> boots,
> >> and I still can't get a decent resolution.  Any thoughts?
> >>
> >> I would appreciate advice for either fixing this problem or finding a
> >> differnt distro that meets a few criteria.
> >>
> >> A. Works with this Video card
> >> B. Fairly newb friendly. (I am happy to go to the terminal, but I tend
> to
> >> still need step by step instructions, and will probably ask a lot about
> what
> >> I am doing.)
> >> C. Needs to run with gnome as the GUI (it has the accessibility
> framework I
> >> need).
> >> D. Prefer Debian based, though my attempts with Mandriva should say how
> >> important this actually is.
> >>
> >> Honestly, I am comfortable with either option. I would minimally prefer
> to
> >> fix this install, but I don't mind distro-hopping either.
> >>
> >> Thank you so much for taking the time to look at this, and help me. I
> have
> >> spent hours on the Ubuntu forums and Google, and my twitter is littered
> with
> >> comments on my failed attempts to fix the issue.
> >>
> >> Also, let me know if there is any more information you need.
> >>
> >> Amy
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