Can Ubuntu 8.0.4 work with 64 bit processor?

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Cannot add visual effects.....system goes blank

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jjos (jbenjos) said :
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Can you provide more information, such as what video card you have in your computer?

You can get this info by typing "lspci | grep Display" in a Terminal.

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AJenbo (ajenbo) said :
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Have you inabled the drivers (incase of nvidia and ATI i blive this is nesesery).

I have 64bit core 2 duo and Nvidia 8800GTS running with full effects.

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Best AJenbo (ajenbo) said :
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Have you enabled the drivers (incase of nvidia and ATI i blive this is nesesery).

I have 64bit core 2 duo and Nvidia 8800GTS running with full effects.

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sarang (snsatoor) said :
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Thank you for your answers....yes, I think this was missing.....was thinking about it. Jonathan after typing lspci it gives this answer:
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (Internal gfx)
00:07.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 3)
00:12.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI0)
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI1)
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI2)
00:13.3 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI3)
00:13.4 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI4)
00:13.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 14)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 IDE
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 [Radeon X1200 Series]
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
03:05.0 Modem: PCTel Inc HSP MicroModem 56 (rev 02)

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sarang (snsatoor) said :
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my problem is solved, after loading ATI drivers the system is working fine and with special effects and good screen resolution.

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sarang (snsatoor) said :
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Thanks <email address hidden>, that solved my question.