[olug] Ubuntu 8.10 RC X.Org Resolution problems

[Carl Lundstedt]

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.
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> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Amy Mason <amason80 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 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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