Setting resolution for GeForce4 MX 4000 AGP 8x display card

Thanks for your question, to resolve it we try to install correctly the new nvidia driver:

1) downloads from this site the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run file (this is for x86 cpu)

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-9755.html

2) open a shell and do:

$: sudo apt-get install build-essential
$: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
$: sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-dev

$: sudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common

add "nv" in the line DISABLED_MODULES=""
this block the nv module, don't worry.

$: chmod +x /dir_where_you_have_save_the_file/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run

do a backup of your xorg.conf

$: sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup

$: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

this stop your desktop.

After do ctrl+alt+f1.

Now you are in console mode, enetr your usrid and password, than do:

$: sudo sh /dir_where_you_have_save_the_file/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run

You must answer the questions (the last question is about the possibility of nvidia installe to update you xorg.conf, answer ok). After this do:

$: sudo shutdwon -r now

This restart your pc.

Thanks

Thank you very much, Massimo. I got some success with "sudo dpkg-reconfigure
xserver.xorg" 1600 X 1200 @ 60Hz but not the monitor's preferred 1680 X 1050
@ 60 Hz. If the new driver for this card can handle that resolution I will
try your procedure. Again, thanks for the reply.

Bob Murrell

On 5/2/07, Massimo Forti <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Your question #6014 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.beta.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/6014
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Massimo Forti proposed the following answer:
> Thanks for your question, to resolve it we try to install correctly the
> new nvidia driver:
>
> 1) downloads from this site the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run file
> (this is for x86 cpu)
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-9755.html
>
> 2) open a shell and do:
>
> $: sudo apt-get install build-essential
> $: sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
> $: sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-dev
>
> $: sudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common
>
> add "nv" in the line DISABLED_MODULES=""
> this block the nv module, don't worry.
>
> $: chmod +x /dir_where_you_have_save_the_file/NVIDIA-
> Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run
>
> do a backup of your xorg.conf
>
> $: sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup
>
> $: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
>
> this stop your desktop.
>
> After do ctrl+alt+f1.
>
> Now you are in console mode, enetr your usrid and password, than do:
>
> $: sudo sh /dir_where_you_have_save_the_file/NVIDIA-
> Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run
>
> You must answer the questions (the last question is about the
> possibility of nvidia installe to update you xorg.conf, answer ok).
> After this do:
>
> $: sudo shutdwon -r now
>
> This restart your pc.
>
> Thanks
>
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Yes the xorg modules configuration assistant of Nvidia do a lot of work to do it, and after you install it you can find a gui to setup all.

I'm happy, there is the new (20/04/2007):

http://www.nvidia.it/object/linux_display_ia32_100.14.03_it.html

thanks

because my computer not connected to internet (internet broadband service in indonesia very expensive :p)
,so i can't download support file in these step.
How do this in manually step?

thanks, sorry my english is very bad...

No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
ERROR: Unable to connect to download.nvidia.com (unknown host)
->
No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
   this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
   your kernel.

because my computer not connected to internet (internet broadband service in indonesia very expensive :p)
,so i can't download support file in these step.
How do this in manually step?

thanks, sorry my english is very bad...

---------------------------------------------------------------- nvidia-installer.log

ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'.
       This happens most
       frequently when this kernel module was built against the wrong or
       improperly configured kernel sources, with a version of gcc that differs
       from the one used to build the target kernel, or if a driver such as
       rivafb/nvidiafb is present and prevents the NVIDIA kernel module from
       obtaining ownership of the NVIDIA graphics device(s).

       Please see the log entries 'Kernel module load error' and 'Kernel
       messages' at the end of the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for
       more information.
-> Kernel module load error: insmod: error inserting './usr/src/nv/nvidia.ko':
   -1 No such device