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nVidia GeForce Go 7600? can it ever run unity? [duplicate]

My laptop, a Toshiba Qosmio G30, has a nVidia GeForce Go 7600 graphics card and it's suppose to support 3D . I am running unity 2d now . The graphic driver is --VESA: G73 Board - toshg73m-- by Ubuntu....
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How do I install and switch to the Unity 2D desktop?

I read that there is now a 2D version of Unity built on Qt. How do I install it, and once it's installed, how do I switch to it?
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NVIDIA drivers not working after upgrade. Why can I only see terminal?

Tonight I upgraded to 11.04. Problems. Once I had finished the upgrade, I restarted my computer as it told me too. When I got past the ubuntu 11.04 (purple background orange dots), it simply went to ...
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How do I always show the launcher (i.e. disable the auto-hide functionality)? [closed]

When I upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10, the setting remained. Now that I have done a clean install of 11.10, the CCSM option does NOT work anymore and I can't seem to find a solution. Also note that I am ...
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Clean install of Ubuntu 14.04 - Screen goes black after login, but mouse works

Disclaimer there are MANY questions on this topic and none of them apply to my situation. Note the following: The system previously ran Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop 32bit without issue. This is a clean ...
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How comes I can't use Unity with the propietary nVidia driver for my Geforce 410M?

I've got a 2nd generation Intel i5 processor with integrated graphics. In live usb mode, Ubuntu uses this one and Unity works fine. After installation with automatical updates and 3rd party software ...
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Is The Nvidia Geforce 7300 LE Blacklisted?

I have a Geforce 7300 LE. Is that blacklisted in Natty? Are there any video card checking utilities available that will check compatibility with Natty before downloading/installing? I want to make ...
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Is there a way to active 3d on a Geforce Go 7400?

I’m Running Ubuntu 11.10, is it some way to activate 3d acceleration like in the 11.4 or do I have to run it in slow 2d mode. 2d mode works out of the box when fresh installing, but I think 3d was a ...
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Is it possible to use binary nvidia driver with GeForce 7300 SE?

I have an Nvidia GeForce 7300 SE. It worked fine with the nvidia driver when I was using 10.10. When I upgraded to 12.04, the (nvidia-current) binary driver failed---I couldn't even get a login ...
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How can I get compiz grid working again?

I upgraded to 11.04 and discovered that my video card (a GeForce Go 7400) was blacklisted. I can live without Unity but some of the other Compiz features, that I depend on, are also unavailable -- ...
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Is it now possible to use a blacklisted Nvidia 7200 card in Unity?

I heard that the Nvidia 7200 GS card has been blacklisted since Natty. Also, I read that you can add unity_force_start=1 to /etc/environment to use Unity 3D. That doesn't seem to work for me though. ...
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Unity freezing ( new install )

I just installed ubuntu 11.04 and after logging in for the first time , I enabled the restricted driver for my Nvidia 7300 LE card and enabled the same. after rebooting , the system freezes (...
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How to use a proprietary driver [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Nvidia driver activated but currently not in use I've just installed Ubuntu on a new machine and it work perfectly except for the NVidia Graphics driver. When booting from the ...
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