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Questions related to the NVIDIA graphics and motherboard chipsets and the related drivers.

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Updated 12.04 and now Xorg is dead from NVidia drivers

I updated (August 16) Ubuntu 12.04 today and while I admit I didn't look what was being updated, it was large enough to have had an NVidia update in it. Problem is later on when I turned on my laptop ...
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Installation issue in MSI GT780DX, screen freezes

Configuration: i7 2670, Nvidia GTX 570, 1920X1080, 17.3", HDD 750GB, RAM 12 GB, trying to install under Windows 7, 64bit. Used 64 bit Ubuntu for installation, both 12.04 and 11.04, none worked, in 12, ...
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Black Screen after installing recommended Nvidia drivers. What to do? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? New to Ubuntu. Problem description: Until recently I had Windows on my computer. My hard disk is ...
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Problem after updating nvidia driver in 12.04 from x-swat repo

Recently I installed Ubuntu on my new system which has a Nvidia graphics card. After installing Ubuntu 12.04, I felt that the screen resolution was not good and though it was maybe because the Nvidia ...
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MacBook air 3.1 ubuntu 12.04 won't suspend when closing lid, after installing nvidia driver

I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my MacBook air I had a small graphic problem described here: Recent LCD trouble with 12.04 on 2010 Macbook Air 11 (3,1). So I followed the answer and installed the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Nvida 550ti drivers

I can't seem to locate any working drivers for the 550ti. I have downloaded the file from nvidias site and run it, but it just doesn't seem to help. I am still unable to increase the resolution, ...
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Psychonauts for Ubuntu 12.04 won't start

I'm having problems starting Psychonauts, from the latest Humble Indie Bundle. Every time I try to start it, the Launcher icon flashes a bit, and then nothing. Here's the output I'm getting: STUBBED: ...
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What's the folk-lore on troubleshooting lightdm and other display manager problems?

I just spent a number of hours in trying to make my 12.04 boot again, after it put itself in a strange hang in splash screen. After many trials and errors involving false leads such as nvidia-...
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Installing Nvidia 610m 2gb from root

I've read some answers regarding on how to install the nvidia driver. I followed those steps but got a problem when I ran it in the terminal. This is the error: ERROR: You appear to be running an X ...
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Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0". Asus k53s

I had everything working fine, I use a number of openGL graphics software, example pymol, mgltools, vmd, ballview, rasmol etc. All of these give the error: Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display "...
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Geforce(410m with CUDA) screen resolution on Ubuntu 12.04 issue

I made a succesful installation of Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit on my Sony Vaio PCG-71811M. I have a Geforce 410M with CUDA,it seems works fine and i have already installed packages nvidia-current and nvidia-...
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12.04 LTS boot hangs at "SP5100 TCO timer: mmio address 0xfec000f0 already in use", didn't yesterday [closed]

Dual-booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I went to reboot from Win to Ubu, and found a few interesting things. My POST screen is covered in blocks of epileptic colors until I hit GRUB, which ...
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Fix for poor HD playback using ATI or NVidia graphics

Hi all I was wondering if any one had a fix for the poor HD playback of ubuntu I see many questions on here and google but no one seems to know.
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Playback on Mythbuntu with nvidia graphic adapter is showing moderate tearing, and doesn't cover Unity

Since upgrading to Mythbunu 12.04 and Mythtv 0.25, my playback has been showing tearing and also the Unity top panel plus the Unity Launcher overlay the screen. Is there a way to fix this?
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lubuntu 12.04 extended display (nvidia)

currently, I have a lubuntu laptop with nvidia driver installed. I'm trying to extend my display, but (after a couple of reboots) all I can see on the other display is a big X whenever I move my ...
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Why nvidia-smi displays only 127MB memory out of 512MB available?

I Have a GeForce 210 and i use the Nvidia-current driver. I know my card has 512MB but that command shows differently. I also noticed that after upgrading from 11.04 my graphics' performance got ...
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Xubuntu slow login, unable to go back to login screen. How to debug?

Fresh Xubuntu install (enabling TwinView in Nvidia's propietary drivers) is suddenly taking too long to login after I enter my credentials in the login screen. When I log out (trying to go back to the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04, on an older Dell Dimension, with nvidia GeForce FX 5200 - just not working!

I'm very new to Ubuntu. I wanted to move away from Windows because I've been learning Python for the last year and wanted to be on an OS that was good for Python development. Ubuntu and Python are ...
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Why nvidiabl module is not working in precise?

I've just installed nvidiabl module from https://github.com/downloads/guillaumezin/nvidiabl/nvidiabl-dkms_0.74_all.deb and screen brightness still is not changing. I have NVIDIA G210M, Precise amd64, ...
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Ubuntu can't detect my Nvidia graphics card

In system details, I can't find information about my graphics card. I have installed graphics driver using Additional drivers. My graphics card is Nvidia 8400GS desktop version with 512 MB DDR2 ...
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Black screen after suspend-after moving to the nvidia official drivers (not priority)

So, when I used the priority drivers, the suspend worked normal. But the official drivers works better, so I installed the official driver. Then suspend won't work. Should I change any text/documants ...
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12.04 monitor brightness commands ignored

I cannot change the brightness of the monitor on a laptop either from the command line or from keyboard shortcuts. I have verified that the file in /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness is ...
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HP EliteBook 8440p screen flickers after blank screen (nvidia)

When my screen turns blank after 10 min or after locking the screen and I begin using the laptop again, the screen is flickering. It looks as if every second line of pixels is blinking and the ...
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kubuntu 12.04 runs slowly

i have a 3ghz amd 64 dual core am3 socket processor, asus mom board, 4GB ram, 8800GTS nividia video card with 500MB ram. installed kubuntu 12.04 and very laggy. select menu and 20 seconds later ...
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ubuntu 12.04 freezing

When I close Google 'Chrome (sometimes it happens with other apps) the system freezes for 5-7 seconds, even the mouse doesn't move. That problem is only with proprietary drivers. Everything's OK with ...
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NVIDIA Driver troubles on GeForce2 Go at 1600x1200

My system (Dell Inspiron 8100) uses Nvidia NV11 GeForce2 Go at 1600x1200. All is working, save I cannot get any hardware acceleration, making video playback and animation unbearably slow and jerky. ...
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TX 1000 Nvidia driver problem

Hello I installed the new ubuntu the other day and installed all the drivers and then restart the laptop. then i get the login screen with no problem then when i login the black screen in about 10 ...
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CUDA on Ubuntu 11.10 MacTel

Can anyone please point me to a tutorial or give me directions how to make my machine Cuda ready without crashing my system? Tried it once with the Cuda guide on the Nvidia site but that is not for ...
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Can't detect/use external monitor on HP Pavilion DV5

I've just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a HP Pavilion DV5 laptop that was previously with Ubuntu 11.04. The installation was not an upgrade, was a fresh install to clean up the hard-drive with an ...
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GNOME III 12.04 Draws Desktop Off Top Of Screen (Overscan)

With native resolution of 1680 x 1050, NVIDIA (post-release update) (version current-updates) driver installed, (NVIDIA recommended driver fails to install with bug), GNOME III draws the desktop top ...
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After upgrading to 12.04, my screen resolution is small

I just upgraded Ubuntu to 12.04 from 11.10. My screen resolution is now stuck at 640x480, and xrandr shows: Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 640 x 480, maximum 8192 x 8192 DVI-I-1 connected ...
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System won't start after installation of Nvidia drivers

I've installed the Ubuntu 12.04. But the problem is when I try to install the Nvidia driver, I chose recommended version and when installation finishes, I reboot my system but all I see is a black ...
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NVIDIA QUADRO 4000 graphics card not working

I have a new home build with the following hardware: Memory: (16GB - 2 of Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1866 MHz (PC3 15000) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM) Mobo: (ASUS LGA 1155 - Z68 - PCIe 3.0 and ...
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Compiz uses 100%CPU since nvidia update

This morning, I logged into Unity 3D and noticed that everything was really slow and unresponsive. I pressesd ctrl + alt+ F1 to open a terminal and diagnose the problem. It turns out that compiz is ...
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How do I fix “Ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode?” for NVIDIA GeForce GT555M [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error? As title, I'm using Ubuntu 10.04, and my ubuntu kept showing the sign “Ubuntu is running in low-graphics mode”. ...
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Where is the graphics card driver fot NVIDIA GEFORCE 610M on ubuntu 10.10?

The graphics card of my notebook is NVIDIA GEFORCE 610M. I installed ubuntu 10.10. I installed NVIDIA-Linus-x86_64-295.33.run, but it seems not support NVIDIA GEFORCE 610M. Which driver should I ...
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Dual monitor, with a low resolution projector

I need to show a presentaion to a conference tomorrow. Today I tryed my Ubuntu 10.04 with the projector. My notebook has a resolution of 1440x960, the projector seems to have a really lower resolution....
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No monitor output after fresh install of 11.10 64-bit

I have a machine with a Nvidia 8600GT graphics card and a CRT monitor. Previously, I have only used Windows on it, and the graphics card seems to be working correctly in Windows 7. I booted up and ...
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Ugly boot ubuntu 11.10 with NVidia Graphics card

Is there a way to fix the ugly boot when using NVidia and Ubuntu 11.10? I fixed the issues when I was using 10.10 but 11.10 the same fix just trashes the system. Thanks
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runt integrated intel graphics card + nvidia pcie graphics card?

Its days I am searching for information/help. Is this possible at all? I am running Ubuntu 11.10 on an intel core i3 530 on a intel dh55hc mainboard. I have 2 monitors attached, one on dvi and one on ...
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Disabling Macbook Auto-Dimming

I was toying around with different kernels on my Macbook Pro, and during the process my Xorg.conf got wiped out. After I rebooted with a more recent kernel, and re-installed the Nvidia driver, I found ...
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Adobe Flash NOT Working on full screen

When I play flash videos in Firefox or Chrome and try to view it in fullscreen mode, it stops every second, the sound is good but not the video. I think I have tried everything and nothing works, I;m ...
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NVIDIA drivers stretching out the desktop?

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10. My video card is G Force GTX 560TI and it's connected to HDTV LG RZ37LZ55. When using the default Linux driver, everything looks fine on res 1360x768. However, when I install ...
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Can't install nvidia drivers

Today I tried to install the Nvidia drivers on my 11.10 ubuntu. I done everything what told on http://www.dickscheid.net/2011/10/19-cuda-ubuntu-1110/ and http://blog.ryant.org/2011/12/installing-cuda-...
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2nd monitor not detected by nVidia Server Settings

I formatted my computer & installed Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit. I have dual-monitors connected to a 1GB nVidia card. Previously, it was working fine. After installing, both monitors did get detected. But ...
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How can I install Nvidia driver 96.43.20? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I install the NVIDIA driver for a GeForce 6200? To install the nvidia driver 96.43.20, you must exit the xserver.I used "sudo lightdm stop" to do this. the screen then ...
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How do I reinstall graphics drivers after swapping my nVidia for an ATI?

A highly foolish thing to do, i know, but now the poor old pc is stuck bios & grub start ok booting into recovery mode is possible, can get a root shell botting normal mode gets as far as the ...
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11.10 7600gt display error

So i used to use Ubuntu back when it was 8 and it never gave me any problems but recently i did a fresh install of 11.10. But now when i install the N-Vidia restricted drivers i cant change my screen ...
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Nvidia Card not recognized

I have a Lenovo T420 with the on board Intel graphics card and the Nvidia 4300M but Ubuntu only sees the on board card. Any idea how to get it to see the Nvidia card? Thanks
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X server display configuration page will not load

The X Server Display Configuration Page will not load due to "failed to query NoScanout for screen 0". So, the Display Control Panel in System Settings does not recognize that the second monitor ...
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