Questions related to the Nvidia graphics and motherboard chipsets and the related drivers.
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hdmi sound with x2 monitors
I use appliance based on squeeze linux. The hardware based on
Sandy Bridge chipset and nvidia GT430 graphics. There are 2 video outputs enabled: DVI and DisplayPort. Also I use DP2HDMI (zotak) ...
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NVidia GPU Ubuntu 12.04 Projector Issue
Attempting to use a projector on my laptop. I have proprietary drivers and x-server set up. Everything works fine except when I switch to a virtual terminal (ctr alt f1) the projector doesn't mirror ...
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Plug & Play monitor
Following situation. I have a TV with an HDMI interface. I'd like to use it with my Ubuntu (12.04), to watch some videos on it.
Now, when I plug the TV in, nothing happens at all. When I open nVidia ...
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is it possible to make an HDMI port recognised without propriety software (just with Nouveau?) Ubuntu 12.04
I have a Dell Inspiron with Nvidia which is "unknow" as a driver in the system settings.
I have read how to have nvidia recognised and working but also about all the problems occuring after installing ...
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Why does X keep setting my resolution to the wrong one on boot
I have set my xorg.conf to out put at 1080p 60hz but when I boot it always chooses 1080i 50hz and I do not know why.
Can any one tell me if I am doing something wrong ? Here's my xorg :
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X exits upon Virtualbox Launch
We recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit onto a PC that had an ATI video card (that we were unable to make function properly), so on-board video was used in its place. This evening we replaced ...
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Scanlines when connected to my TV on Nvidia GTS 250 1GB Graphics
My system's specs are:
Intel Core2 Quad @2.4Ghz
4 GB DDR3@1066mhz
(Gigabyte) Nvidia GTS250 1 GB
I am using dual monitor as clones or absolute, don't remember which one for sure, with my first ...
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How do I get my old NVIDIA graphics card working?
I'm really new to Linux, and I have an old FX5200 which I'm not sure if its working.
This is what I did:
I stopped lightdm, then installed and blacklisting first everything related to Nouveau ...
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Swapping graphics card ati - nvidia (fairly new to linux)
I come from a spoon fed background of windows pc's, recently moved over to linux mint, which was ok..
I had tonnes of problems getting my graphics to run correctly (ati HD4200 onboard) causing myself ...
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NVIDIA geforce 210 boot loop
i am trying to install an nvidia geforce 210 on to my dell 530s, and the vga port and HDMI port both output an image, however the driver will not update. It is still on the motherboard card "standard ...
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MSI N8400GS (NVIDIA) on Ubuntu 12.04
Trying to get MSI N8400GS (NVIDIA) graphics card working on Ubuntu 12.04. It was working fine till the upgrade, now the system hangs at "Checking Battery Status". If I do I can get to a terminal, but ...
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Vaio laptop screen brightness broken from bios to boot cd to ubuntu. Main board logo works
I have a Vaio VGN-FZ31S and the brightness of the laptop screen is broken.
The screen is really dark. The attached external display works fine.
It used to work but then suddenly, out of nowhere the ...
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Updates in 12.04 mess up nvidia drivers
I am using the proprietary nVidia CUDA developer's drivers on my Ubuntu 12.04 Gnome 3 shell, from here:
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12.04 stuck in console mode after installing Nvidia driver
I downloaded the Nvidia driver and stopped X windows like it said but after the installation was complete I could not exit the console screen. I tried Ctrl+Alt+F7 but it just takes me to another ...
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Nvidia GF104 [Quadro 3000M] Configuration for Dell Precision M6600
Solved (Workaround):
Go to the BIOS setup and in the screen tab, look for a "Optimus" checkbox and uncheck it. After doing that, the nvidia drivers should work.
I installed a ubuntu 12.04 distro in ...
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bumblebee working slow on ubuntu 11.10
I am using ubuntu 11.10 I recently installed bumblebee on my optimus laptop but it's performance is worse than the intel graphics card only giving 5 to 6 fps and giving an error : failed to create ...
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How to install “Seperate X-server” (NVidia) Gnome-Shell Error
In a nutshell:
Have NV "gts 250" Main slot
Added GF 9800 GT Second slot(Same core)
Want GF 9800 for extra desktop (seperate bit depth, acccessible with Mouse/KB)
Doesnt need to be able to have ...
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Xrandr display recieving problem
I have two displays connected to a Ge-force 210 on my Dell running Ubuntu 12.04. One is using DVI the other VGA. The DVI display had a mode for its max resolution (1680x1050) which I selected. The VGA ...
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Workspace switcher cuts offscreen using nVidia displays
I'm back with another question, and rest assured many more will come!
So I have the nVidia driver installed for my GTX 560, and while it works well enough for an OOBE using TwinView mode, it does ...
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Why can I get 1080i but not 1080p with Nvidia 310 HD?
Hi I have had a problem lately with 12.04 where my display will not output 1080p infact there is not even an option for it in nvidia-setting.
I can set the resolution to 1080 but no matter how I set ...
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ubuntu 3D is slow on Nvidia driver,any help?
I have installed ubuntu 12.04 and it's very slow in moving any windows and in 3d animation and the problem is from the Nvidia driver
and when I switched to the Ubuntu 2d it works fine but without the ...
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Compaq CQ61-115EE Nvidia Driver, How to Install?
I'm beginner in ubuntu and I started with ubuntu 12.04.
I don't know how to get my card type so I gave you the laptop full name
please I want to know how to install it because I try to do that many ...
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How to install VGA: I have AMD(ATI Radeon HD 3870 512mb) and NVidia (GTS 250 1gb) same computer
Things I Understand thus far
(Firstly I apologize in advance for redundancy, I don't doubt comprehension, im just thorough)
1. Using the driver tool: I can only get either one or the other to work.
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Force Nvidia X Server to Display high resolution.
I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04.
I have also activated the Nvidia drivers (post-release)
I have opened Nvidia X Server to change my resolution.
The options only go up to 1024x768. (which is ...
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How do I set up nvidia graphics adapter to put out 1080p, it seems to be using interlace mode>
After upgrading to 12.04, my mythbuntu client/server seems to be running in 1080i, the clue comes from:
[ 1176.117] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1920x1080_60i"
[ 1231.340] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting ...
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How can I get around the display distortion in 12.04 w/ Quadro 4000?
Whether w/ Live CD or with the 12.04 install already on the machine, I only see scrambled video.I suspect it is nouveau, but I can't see anything from this machine (Alt+F1 doesn't clear it up either)
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Buggy screen resolution
I'm using asus laptop with screen resolution 1366x768.I installed ubuntu 12.04 recently.after installing and restarting its screen resolution changed to 1024x768 which i cannot revert back. i try many ...
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I Can not Change screen brightness by keyboard after installing Nvidia binary blob driver
I Can not Change screen brightness by keyboard(FN+F6 in vaio) after installing Nvidia Driver!
How I should repair this Problem?
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on a dual monitor setup, grays are not appearing on one of the monitors (NVIDIA)
OS: Ubuntu 12.04
Video Card: Nvidia Quadro 600
Monitors: Acer 22" LCD
I have one monitor connected to the HDMI and the other via an active displayport to HDMI adapter. On one of the monitors (the one ...
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Cursor snapping to center of multi-monitor setup with proprietary NVidia drivers
I'm entirely new to Linux (so please forgive any obvious newbieness), and so far I'm enjoying using it. However, there's one little annoyance that I just can't solve.
I have a 4 monitor setup: 3 19" ...
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How to deactivate nvidia 9600M GT on a Macbookpro 5,3
I have a MacbookPro 5,3 that comes with two graphic cards, and by default I get the 9600M GT that consumes more battery power that the other one. I have no idea how to deactivate it and activate the ...
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My video card is going crazy.Cannot see movie because of shadow of upper panel blinking!
my problem is that suddenly the shadow of the upper panel is to big and the unity panel has its own big blinking shadow and cannot do anything.Any help? i have installed the nvidia-current from the ...
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Video issues when doing a fresh install
When I'm doing a fresh install and I choose to install to HD when using the CD installer, it shows the ubuntu logo while its loading and then the screen goes black and white squares. the GPU I'm using ...
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ubuntu is very slow
Hello all. I am new with Ubuntu, and it is very slow(even in Ubuntu 2D). The performance is degraded for almost any task. I just reinstalled with amd64, and tried updating the Nvidia drivers with ...
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Can't get Nvidia Quadro FX 330 to work with Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit
No matter what I tried I couldn't get Nvidia Quadro FX 330 to work with Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit. I ended up buying a Radeon 5450 and am pleased with it, but if someone out there has gotten it to work, ...
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Between choosing ubuntu on GRUB and the login is shown, my screen is messy
I just upgraded to Ubuntu Pangolin from Lynx and noted this funny behavior: after choosing Ubuntu on GRUB list, in the meanwhile the system is loading before the login screen is shown, my screen is ...
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64bit USB installer not loading, displaying random patterns on screen instead
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 x64 on a Dell Latitude laptop. I've downloaded the 10.10 desktop x64 ISO and installed it on my USB drive using UNetbootin.
When I try to boot from this USB on the ...
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Acer Extensa 5635zg display setup
Can Anybody help me to be more happy with Ubuntu?
I have Acer Extensa 5635zg with Nvidia G105M and I feel something is wrong. Everything in Ubuntu 12.04 is blurry somehow. Seems I need some ...
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Nvidia Fullscreen Metanode “Sliding” Issue
I have 2 monitors,
The left one is my "main" monitor with 1920x1080_120, the right one my second with 1680x1050_60. I have a nvidia card setup with twinview
When I play a game or something in ...
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How can I tweak the saturation of my desktop with the nouveau driver?
I've been using the proprietary nvidia driver for a while and with nvidia-settings, I could tweak the saturation of my laptop screen. I recently decided to switch to nouveau because it seems to be ...
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Desktop installer won't start
When I try to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my desktop, it gets through the purple loading screen, and then black and white stripes show up on screen, and I can't do anything. I've heard that Ubuntu might ...
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Can't get external monitor working on my ASUS N10J netbook
I'm trying to use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with my ASUS n10j netbook and it works fine other than the external monitor. I can use the monitor when running from the installation disk/pendrive but not now that ...
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3d acceleration on NVidia Geforce GT 9800
I have a problem that I cannot use ccsm, and when I try to move a window it lags as I move it across the screen.
I want to use some programs on PlayOnLinux, but when I open it I get a message:
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NVida Geforce FX 5500 Problems and Not Shutting Down
I am having multiple issues with the upgrade.
I just went from Ubuntu 10.04 to Ubuntu 12.04 and the nvidia drivers are not working. I have the Geforce FX 5500 graphics card. It worked fine in the ...
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partial upgrade in 12.04 has caused nvidia graphics card drivers to deactivate
I have recently converted from windows to ubuntu with the 12.04 package. Today I was asked by the OS to perform a distribution upgrade. It said that only a partial upgrade could be performed. After ...
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Second Life client crashes at launch
I've tried to launch Second Life under Ubuntu 12.04. The client launched, but it permanently crashed after the login process (the black screen used to appear and a system login screen after it). I ...
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Resolution fixed at 640x480 on ACER 5742G and nvidia-current
I installed Ubuntu and installed nvidia driver with generating nvidia X11 config.
As a result I have 640x480 resolution. No matter what I specify (I specified 1366x768 resolution) in xorg.conf.
~$ ...
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Nvidia ION 2 Drivers
I'm trying to get the right drivers for my netbook (asus 1215n) it has a NVidia ION2. I know that it is difficult to get the switch between the Intel chip and the ION2 to get to work, so all i want is ...
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nvidia-frickle with hybrid chipset is now over finally?
no question - linux-headers have to be installed first suiting to your installed kernel.
in case of hybrid-chipsets like CUDA with Optimus this package does NOT work:
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-310.51.run
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nvidia 190.xx 64 bit driver manual installation
I have the geforce gt 240m from nvidia.
all the newest driver dont work good and my system crashes or get stuck.
so I want install the old driver manually but when i run the script i had an error ...
