[ILUG-Cochin.org] Ubuntu 8.10 on Asus A7N266VM

[Sreejith K]

I think you should install nvidia-glx-legacy package for the old nvidia
drivers........

Sreejith K
Web: http://sreejithemk.net


On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 3:34 PM, madhu kannan <madhukumbalath at gmail.com>wrote:

> i had the same problems with drivers from nvidia but i could get
> resolutions like 1440 x 900 with "nv" drivers . i think nvidia stopped
> supporting old hardware like gforce 2 mx . remove the "nvidia" drivers and
> select "nv" insted .
> Hardy:
> gksu displayconfig-gtk
> Choose Generic
> and resolution that your monitor supports
>
> Intrepid:
> gksu gnome-display-properties
> Choose Generic
> and resolution that your monitor supports
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Anoop Viswanath <anoopviswanath at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> dear friends,
>>
>> i recently installed ubuntu 8.10 on a system based on asus a7n266vm (board
>> with geforce2 mx integrated). the system has a 17" monitor. initially we got
>> 800x600 resolution. when i tried to increase, i found nvidia driver is not
>> detected. then i installed nvidia-glx-96 driver. when i restarted gdm, it
>> showed resolutions upto 1600x1200.
>> i selected 1024x768, and applied. then it showed the nvidia logo, and the
>> system was freezed. then onwards i cant boot into ubuntu. i restored the old
>> settings now. can anybody give hands...........? i'm attaching the xorg.conf
>> file also
>>
>> Anoop Viswanath
>>
>>
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