Questions related to the Nvidia graphics and motherboard chipsets and the related drivers.
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How can I avoid the random restart of the xserver?
I'm using a desktop pc with 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 (Kernel 3.2.0-24-generic). Hardware specs are
- Intel Core i7 CPU 860 @ 2,80GHz x 8
- Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
- 750 GB Hard Disk ATA WDC WD7501AALS-00E3A0 ...
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Gnome 3 - Multiple Video Cards - Xinerama — Forced Fallback Mode
Just installed a 2nd nvidia video card -- previously had gnome 3 working perfectly with 2 monitors on a a single video card using twinview
tried a number of things thus far
twinview on 1 card + ...
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When Installing nvidia drivers it doesnt resuming suspend
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 and I installed recommended Nvidia drivers from "Additional Drivers." Now when I try to resume from suspend the monitor doesn't show anything and I have to restart my computer.
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Dual boot ubuntu 12.04 and Mageia
I am new to Linux, and I am currently using Ubuntu 12.04. I would like to set up a dual-boot of Mageia 2 and Ubuntu. Should I install Mageia first so when I install Ubuntu I can use GRUB2? Will it ...
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How can I increase resolution when impossible to set up nvidia driver?
I was stuck at 1024x758 before creating an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file as follows which works well to allow me to have a resolution of 1920x1200 with the vesa driver.
Section "Device"
Identifier ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Monitor & Resolution Issues on Older Nvidia Card
When I do a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.04 on a computer with an older Nvidia Quadro FX 500 128mb agp card, I cannot get the display to work.
There are a number of things that happen:
On some fresh ...
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Can't recover my desktop environment
Good evening Everyone, I am having problems recovering my desktop.
Before it came to this desktop without the taskbar at the top, and the sidebar. Also the title bar for applications are gone.
What ...
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Upgrade Ubuntu 12.10 >>> Ubuntu 13.04 Black Screen Boot Failed with Nvidia Geforce Gt630 WHY?
1) I downloaded the iso of ubuntu desktop 64bit.
2) I burned the iso.
3) I tried to start the installation of ubuntu 13.04 from DVD
Black screen Black screen Black screen
4) ...
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Trouble with CUDA 5.0 on a laptop
I am currently trying to run a program called MC-GPU V1.3 ( https://code.google.com/p/mcgpu/ ), on my laptop.
First off, let me explain my situation.
Using a Lenovo y400 Laptop with Nvidia 650m
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Can't boot ubuntu, not even in safe mode
At first I couldn't even access the grub menu. Booted from Live CD and repaired that with the grub repair tool.
Now when I try to boot normal, I get the purple screen thing.
I tried the nomodeset ...
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Can X.org Load Two Different Drivers? (Triple-Head Setup with Intel and NVidia Card)
We want to set up a 3 screens with an onboard intel graphics adapter and an nvidia card.
Both cards are recognized in lspci
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] ...
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Graphic driver segfault on Lenovo G780 for Nvidia GeForce GT 635M
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my new Lenovo G780. I followed these instructions to install the drivers for my graphics card. When I reboot I can log in, but nothing happens after. I switched to ...
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problem in entering the Login and Password
I have installed the Ubuntu 12.1 on VMWARE, but I am unable to login the system.
Its showing, that I can log in below but I can't enter the password (its not taking) but it is taking the username and ...
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Cannot install Nvidia graphics driver
I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.10.When I tried to install nvidia drivers the following errors occurred. Please help.
Can I use Nvidia drivers with Unity?
khat33b@Oa:~$ sudo apt-get install ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 dual monitor “unknown monitor” problem
I have a problem with my monitors, one of them is detected as samsung electric company 19", and another is unknown and I cant set resolution for it higher then 1024x768.
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Help needed! Nvidia/Intel graphics driver installation problem on 12.10
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10. My PC isn't auto detecting my drivers, I've tried installing the graphic drivers from the additional drivers section, but it shows nothing.
when I open up the "About this ...
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Nvidia GeForce 210 on Ubuntu 12.10
Last night I installed the Geforce 210 into my HP a6152n Desktop, in attempts to get Starcraft 2 just up and running (Not a HUGE gamer and I don't really need all of the bells and whistles).
The ...
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Bumblebee not working anymore after installing the new nvdia drivers
I had managed to make bumblebee work yesterday and today i launch update manager and i see some new nvidia drivers. I dont know why but i installed them...
I shouldnt have done that lol
Now im back ...
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Native resolution not available in Displays (Unity)
I have an nVidia GeForce 9600 GT with dual DVI connections in a desktop computer.
Scenario 1:
DVI-1 is connected via DVI cable to a 22" Samsung panel. Ubuntu 12.04.2 64-bit is running successfully. ...
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Which Nvidia driver should I use?
I'd like to ask you a question about something in Nvidia driver for my PC.
I tried to install one from the Nvidia website but I ended with a very low screen resolution, which is for laptops. When I ...
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Dual monitor flickers and resets periodically
I have a Lenovo thinkpad T530 with Ubuntu 12.10 installed. When I connect an external monitor (Acer 23') to my laptop it works fine, but both screens flicker periodically and gets reset. The ...
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Unity Gone after reboot..Nvidia Issue
First off, I am aware similar issues have been posted by others. I have exhausted the options I have found within those topics that I have found, and none have helped. I have tried things ranging from ...
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Ubuntu boots to command line--how do I get my desktop back?
After attempting to reinstall my NVIDIA drivers following the 12.10 update today, on reboot I found myself at the command line. Using a Compaq Presario f500. Please understand, I have just barely ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 NVIDIA card overscan on HDMI HDTV
I have a GT 430 Nvidia, was working fine till I upgraded to 12.04 yesterday. Apparently, nvidia decided to remove the overscan slider. I can't adjust to fix the overscan then, except in the xorg.conf ...
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Graphics driver problem for GTX660 Ti
In the "additional drivers" section of Software Sources it says there is no proprietary drivers in use. I can't seem to find another way to install them, other than downloading them directly from ...
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Impossible to install ubuntu 12.10 both with wubi or regularly
I've tried installing Ubuntu 12.10 both with Wubi and from live CD (USB actually), neither of which was successful.
With Wubi, installing it inside Windows, it gives a black screen after the first ...
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Ubuntu openGL issues
my OpenGL doesn't work at all i get
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
lspci output
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family ...
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Desktop broken: no launcher and no windows
Today my laptop (Lenovo thinkpad t530) stopped booting at 'checking battery state' or a similar message. Loging-in to the regular console (alt-ctrl-f1) was possible, and I figured maybe it is some ...
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Why doesn't mplayer work with VDPAU?
I'm trying to play a HD video file, the command to play the video is:
mplayer -vo vdpau -vc ffh264vdpau
And the error I get is:
[mkv] Track ID 1: video (V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC), -vid 0
[mkv] Track ID 2: ...
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How to fix Firefox in 12.04
This only happens with Firefox. Everything else runs fine. Some specs:
My computer is a Dell Demension C521;
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE Card
How can i debug and fix the problem?
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How do I install the nvidia driver for my Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
I have tried all the propriety drivers and my I still don't see that it's installed under the system settings/system/details. I get unknown under the graphics section.How can I fix this. Please help.
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Driver for Nvidia GTX650?
After installing a new Nividia GTX650 graphics card in my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop, I am stuck with 640x480 resolution.
This desktop pc is comprised of:
ASUS M4A78T-E motherboard
Nividia GTX650 ...
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If im using nouveau there is no way to use vdpau with it?
Im using ubuntu 12.10 and im using the opensource driver which came reloaded with the distro tried to install the proper driver but I failed, so now im using the opensource driver and its okay, but ...
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Switchable nvidia GT 540m HDMI output Problem
I have bought a Alienware m11xr3 with nvidia GT 540m and a internal graphic card.
uname -r
3.2.0-33-generic-pae
here is the lspci | grep VGA output:
lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible ...
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Ubuntu 12.04: Unity stuck in 2D. Compiz crashes
I have been trying to get Unity to work in 3D and hardware wise there should be no problem. I have the 310.14 NVIDIA driver and am using a GTX660-Ti card. Output of:
unity --replace
Checking if ...
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nVidia GT 220 not working properly with Ubuntu 12.10
I used to enable proprietary nVidia drivers on every previous Ubuntu release to get it working properly (otherwise I was stuck with very low resolution and no graphic acceleration). In particular, I ...
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What To Do w Driver Which is “Activated But Not Currently in Use”
Ubuntu 12.04, Graphics Card: GeForce-4 MX 420,
From Nvidia Website, Downloaded NVIDIA-Linux-x86-96.43.18.pkg1.run
Moved it from Downloads Folder to "Nvidia Folder"
I searched for "Additional ...
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How to i install my video driver for nvidia geforce 610M on ubuntu 12.04
I've just installed ubuntu on my laptop and noticed that my nvidia driver wasnt installed. So I installed nvidia-current with the terminal command sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
but now my ...
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Extension GLX missing…on a desktop PC
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on a new PC with an Nvidia GTX 560 graphics card, but after installing the Nvidia proprietary drivers (either -current or -current-updates), Unity won't start. When ...
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Unity problems after changing graphic card drivers
The fan of my graphic card is very loud. I tried to install additional drivers for it. After rebooting my PC - to apply changes - unity won't show...
If I change the driver back to default unity shows ...
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12.10 with GeForce GT630 can not have driver installed
i have newly installed 12.10 ...
it feels good until i tried to install the graphic driver ...
i have these drivers ...
model : GK107 [GeForce GT 630]
vendor : NVIDIA Corporation
driver ...
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12.10 nvidia Geforce gt650m support?
Is ubuntu 12.10 giving nvidia gt650m support?
I have installed the nvidia-current drivers and adjusted the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
The computer starts and I could sign in. But the Unity desktop was ...
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Why is Firefox scrolling faster with Nouveau driver than with Nvidia driver?
I'm really astonished that using the nvidia driver results in poor speed and high cpu usage when working with Unity. I mean scrolling in Firefox consumes 100% cpu time and still isn't as fluid as it ...
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How to enable to work only one card on my laptop?
I have a laptop with Intel HD and Nvidia GPU video cards and I have a problem with installing drivers for the second. They mess everything up. Unity don't want to start, because GLX MISSING ON DISPLAY ...
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Installing additional drivers resulted in command line interface
Installed Ubuntu in my MacBook. It worked fine at first. Installed additional drivers and updated the restarted. Now, all I get is a command line. I can't boot back into the USB stick I originally ...
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Problems booting Ubuntu 10.10 with Nvdia GeForce 6600gt
I am quite new to Ubuntu and I already stumbled upon a problem. I run Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat now and Install went fine, when trying to boot the screen popped black and I faced this message "gpu ...
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Ubuntu boots into tty1 after driver downgrade
Earlier today I downgraded the driver for my nvidia 240 GT from version 310 to version 304 using ubuntus "additional drivers" utility. After the install I rebooted but instead of opening unity and ...
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With new nvidia drivers wacom intuos tablet stopped working
I've done an upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 on a PC with an i7 processor, an nvidia GT630 card video card and an Intuos 2 tablet. Everything went smoothly until I tried to also upgrade the nvidia ...
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Drivers for GeForce 7300 GS?
I have been searching EVERYWHERE!!!!! And I cannot seem to find a driver for my GeForce 7300 GS video card. If I don't get it, the Android SDK emulator won't work. I get this error while starting the ...
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Brightness controll not working in lenovo g580
my laptop is lenovo g580. Configuration is
CPU : Intel® Core™ i3-2370M CPU @ 2.40GHz × 4
GPU : Nvidia geforce 610M
Kernel Linux 3.5.0-17-generic
My problem is that I cannot control the screen ...
