Nvidia Legacy 4000Mx - desktop effects.. HELP!?!?

failed to mention I'm running LTS Lucid

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C display

Thanks

*-display UNCLAIMED
       description: Display controller
       product: 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 01
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:e0000000-e7ffffff(prefetchable) memory:feb80000-febfffff
  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: NV18 [GeForce4 MX 4000]
       vendor: nVidia Corporation
       physical id: 5
       bus info: pci@0000:01:05.0
       version: c1
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=nvidia latency=248 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5
       resources: irq:17 memory:fd000000-fdffffff memory:f0000000-f7ffffff(prefetchable) memory:fe000000-fe01ffff(prefetchable)

---------------------------------------------The intel is DISABLE via BIOS it's not in use... the nvidia is the one i'm using------------------

If it was disabled, it wouldn't be seen as far as I know. Ok you are using the proprietary driver which is ok. If you run:

nvidia-settings

Do you get any waring windows?

yes... i'm using the prop driver version 96 (recomended) for da nvidia =/ kinda strange the intel showed up though... hm... brb... i'm going to double check it's disabled.. I couldda swore it was. as far as the nvidia settings..???

I have the "Nvidia X server Settings" thing under the admin list of system. .... though it's not the settings im using to from... I hate to say it... winblows... I dun see an overclock feature o.o"

You can enable that by using an xorg.conf file and enabling coolbits. You can make an xorg.conf file by running:

sudo nvidia-xconfig; gksudo /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Under the line;
Driver "nvidia"

add another line reading:
Option "Coolbits" "1"

Reboot and you should now be able to mess with CPU / RAM speeds as you wish (and potentially fry your card).

Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".
Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup'
New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'

/home/adam/.themes/XNTricity/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:71: Murrine configuration option "gradients" is no longer supported and will be ignored.

That's fine, edit the file and reboot

It won't let me open the file so I can edit it... the previous post is all I saw... I did sudo as root and still can't open it

uhg I gave up with terminal..... I just nautilus all the way to it..

AND I can't save it that way cuz im not audo/admin u.u" niiice... gr..

Then your admin will need to sort this for you

I am admin..... lol..

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.