No Display

[unhalium]

I think I installed the wrong driver for my nvidia 7100 GS under Kubuntu 9.04 , after rebooting kubuntu stated in a text mode with no display !
help

[ntzim]

Re: No Display

Try this:

# cd /etc/X11/
# sudo cp xorg.conf xorg.conf.bak
# sudo nano xorg.conf

The text editor nano opens and you search for the line:
Driver "nvidia"
which you change to:
Driver "nv"
If everythink goes well you will have graphics mode but with no accelaration.
You can then install the right driver.

[unhalium]

Re: No Display

thanks !
I already fixed it , used the recovery mode , >solving graphics problems . I got the display , and installed the right driver ,except that the resolution is stuck at 640*480 (it's really hard to work with), can't get bigger one , I used to work with 1024*768 with Ubuntu 8.01
any suggestion ?

[ntzim]

Re: No Display

I am sure that you can get better resolution. My video card is an ancient nvidia and I have 1280x1024.

In the System Settings > Display don't you have under Size any better resolution option?

#lsmod |grep nvidia

gives you enything? If not sure post the return of lsmod.

Try to find errors in your /var/log/xorg.log (use ksystemlog for this or post the return of # cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log)

And of course you can disable the nvidia driver (klauncher > System > Hardware drivers to get a good resolution and install the right driver.
But first of all did you unistall the wrong driver?

[toad]

Re: No Display

Hm, since hal is supposed to be taking care of X I would try

sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.sort_of_working_backup

Or choose a better name

Then let's make sure hal is working

sudo /etc/init.d/hal restart

If you get an error message here please post it.

Then I'd restart X

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart

Should the result be any worse than it was before just

sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak /etc/X11/xorg.conf

HTH

[dibl]

Re: No Display

According to the "Supported Products" list here:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d...32_180.51.html

you should use nVidia driver version 180.51 for your GF 7100. KMenu>System>Hardware Drivers should download it and install it; however my experience with Hardware Drivers aka jockey-kde has been spotty. If it doesn't work, then I'd go about it like this:

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...4892#msg164892

The versions mentioned in the post are dated, but the process remains accurate.

[toad]

Re: No Display

Do that