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Problem with GeForce 2 MX/MX 400 on Gutsy using Envy

Asked by Ralph

I've been trying to get my GeForce2 MX/MX 400 graphics card to work on Ubuntu Gutsy.
  I was recommended to use a program called Envy from http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html
The program appeared to work, there were no error messages. I allowed it to update my xorg.conf and then restart. I then get the message your display is not set up correctly and it has options to test, configure or ok then I get dropped into a low resolution.
  Replacing the xorg.conf with my backup restores my screen resolution, but then I have no support for my graphics card.

  I'm not getting any nvidia splash screens that I've heard others mention. Also, when I run glxinfo from the terminal, included is the following message:

Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

I've heard the recommended way of getting my graphics card to work is to enable nvidia in the restricted drivers manager. On opening this, it is disabled and says 'not in use', clicked the tickbox to enable it, it required a restart, on boot got the same as above with the display not configured correctly message. Click ok on this and login and the tick has been removed from restricted device manager so its not enabled anymore.
Any ideas?

Ralph Hughes

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SystemFAILURE BioHazard (systemfailure.biohazard) said : 		#1

Did you try adding the tick and then do logout and login instead of a total reboot ? Maybe that it can be a partially solution .

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Ralph (ralphhughes) said : 		#2

Tried ignoring the request to restart and logging out then in again. Really buggered up something, display is now way down in 640x480 and there's now the symbol in the notification tray asking me to restart.

Any other ideas?

Ralph

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Qwerty Maniac (qwertymaniac) said : 		#3

Try loading the GLX module?

Loading GLX can simply be done by adding the following line to your "Module" section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf file:

(sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf)

Load "glx"

In case there isn't a "Module" section, make one to look like the below:

Section "Module"
        Load "glx"
EndSection

I think you need to install nvidia-glx-legacy for your card though, for it to work properly.

(sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-legacy)

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Ralph (ralphhughes) said : 		#4

I checked my xorg.conf and it has the module section with Load "glx" in it. I used apt to install nvidia-glx-legacy (this removed package nvidia-glx put in by Envy) and then restarted but got the same problem as before.

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Ralph (ralphhughes) said : 		#5

Does nobody know why my graphics card won't work?

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Kẏra (thekyriarchy) said : 		#6

I have the same card and just tried using the gutsy liveCD which didn't work and in searching for answers i found your post and maybe something that could help you: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-480991.html

i'll try using an alternate installCD

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sys64738 (qalk1) said : 		#7

If you use in the following section Extensions option in the configuration file xorg.conf

Option "Composite" "Enable"

This involves disabling form of glx even if properly defined in section Module and the following error message will appear just try to run any application that requires the support of the form in question:

Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0"

To live XComposite and GLX enough reactivate the module
by entering the following option in the section "Device":

Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"

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sys64738 (qalk1) said : 		#8

If you use in the following section Extensions option in the configuration file xorg.conf

Option "Composite" "Enable"

This involves disabling form of glx even if properly defined in section Module and the following error message will appear just try to run any application that requires the support of the form in question:

Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0"

To live XComposite and GLX enough reactivate the module
by entering the following option in the section "Device":

Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"

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sys64738 (qalk1) said : 		#9

ops..sorry for double post : P

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