[olug] Ubuntu 8.10 RC X.Org Resolution problems

[T. J. Brumfield]

cat /proc/cpuinfo will show you if your CPU supports SSE instructions.

nano (or vi or whatever text editor you prefer) to open up /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Driver "nvidia" -> change to -> Driver "nv"

I'm assuming the distro has the nv driver installed.

-- T. J.

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:26 PM, Amy Mason <amason80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> You are probably right.. I honestly don't know, I am so new to all of this.
> I will google that little tidbit and see what I find.  If that is the case,
> do you know where I could get instructions on configuring X?  I am willing
> to play, and even break things, I just am having a hell of a time finding
> what I need to fiddle with.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Amy
>
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:11 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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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