[olug] Ubuntu 8.10 RC X.Org Resolution problems

[Amy Mason]

* *I tried the Nvidia beta drivers, but I just got fed up. I was finally
able to get 1024x768 resolution, (My native is 1440x900).  If it had worked
I would have been happy, but it was unstable and would cause x to restart
about every 20 minutes.  There were a lot of problems with strange artifacts
on the screen or missing text that would show after I moused over an area.
In the end, I maybe could have fixed some of it, but it just wasn't worth
that much hassle.  I am trying OpenSUSE, which is beautiful, but so far
very, very sluggish, so we will see what there is to see. Wish me luck as I
continue to blunder blindly into this little Linux experiment.  I am going
to try to use it more and more for daily use, but, most of my data is on the
windows box for now. (bigger HDD)

On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 11:21 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>wrote:

> If you install the linux kernel sources, then all you need to do is
> run the nvidia installer from nvidia's website, and it will make a
> module for whatever kernel you are running.  That isn't nvidia's
> problem, but rather just the way the linux kernel works.  Each modules
> needs to be compiled against that exact version of the kernel, or it
> won't load.
>
> -- T. J.
>
> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 11:36 PM, Jordan Fox <vmifox at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Please post your results to this forum.  I'm certainly curious to know if
> it
> > works.  The Nvidia legacy drivers seem to be a quite well known problem
> that
> > will only be fixed with Nvidia releases drivers that are compatible with
> and
> > compiled for the 2.6.27 Linux kernel - since graphics drivers need a
> > recompile to work with each new kernel.  I remember that quite well from
> my
> > gentoo days.  Fortunately, AMD/ATI is now friendly with the OSS
> community!
> > I never thought I'd say this, but my next graphics card will most likely
> be
> > ATI.
> >
> > Jordan
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Amy Mason <amason80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> So, in case anyone is curious, NVidia now has some beta drivers that are
> >> supposed to work.  I have them up and running sort of... I have a more
> >> useful desktop, nonetheless, sort of... so off to the forums to see if
> this
> >> is fixable or if I am without hope on Ubuntu, though the OpenSUSE is
> >> waiting
> >> to burn to disk if I fail.  The OpenSUSE liveCD was hopeful, though I
> >> intend
> >> to install the DVD.
> >>
> >> Amy
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Amy Mason <amason80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > T.J.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks, but I have a burner on this box,  (the fast, windows one). the
> >> most
> >> > its going to take is a few hours to get the iso, and as i have a test
> >> > tomorrow, playing with Linux has to be put on a back burner until I
> catch
> >> up
> >> > on the 3 chapters of reading I have to do to take said test, so.. I
> think
> >> I
> >> > have the time.
> >> >
> >> > Amy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 6:43 PM, T. J. Brumfield <
> enderandrew at gmail.com
> >> >wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Amy Mason <amason80 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> > Everybody,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thank you for the suggestions, I will go take a look at google and
> see
> >> >> what
> >> >> > I get concerning the compaq + NVidia = possible fail, and I will
> also
> >> >> start
> >> >> > a download of OpenSUSE.  Also, I ran across a thread about beta
> >> drivers
> >> >> for
> >> >> > NVidia that are supposed to work with 8.10, for the legacy stuff,
> and
> >> >> since
> >> >> > I haven't done much with the box yet, its okay to destroy the
> install
> >> in
> >> >> the
> >> >> > attempt.  You have all been fantastic, and honestly I feel my best
> >> >> chance of
> >> >> > making this darn thing work is to have smarter folks in my corner.
> >> >>  Thanks
> >> >> > again.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Amy
> >> >>
> >> >> If you need one, I can burn a DVD for you, or a CD if it only has a
> CD
> >> >> drive.
> >> >>
> >> >> -- T. J.
> >> >> "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of
> >> >> people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
> >> >> --Douglas Adams
> >> >> "Nihilism makes me smile."
> >> >> --Christopher Quick
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