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linux-restricted-modules-envy-2.6.24 package

how to remove nvidia-glx installation, return to previous graphics mode

Asked by RG

In an attempt to improve my graphics, I installed the nvidia-glx driver and enabled it. This did not recognize my graphics card. How do I uninstall this driver, and return to my original graphics mode?

The command:

     lspci | grep VGA

returns:

     00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51 [GeForce 6150 LE] (rev a2)

Also, I am not able to edit files in the /etc/X11 directory, by mv or cp commands to return to any of the xorg.conf.failsafe.* files.

Thank you,

Robert

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This question was originally filed as bug #290629.

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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) said : 		#1

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs .

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Wyatt Smith (wyatt-smith) said : 		#2

There are three versions of the restricted drivers available in the repositories. The correct version for your video card is the nvidia-glx-new. Please read this page
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia

To remove the old driver please open a terminal and type

sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia*
sudo rm /lib/restricted-modules/.nvidia*

If you are still having problems you may need to reconfigure x-server, The command to do that is

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

By the way, you can only move or copy those system files as superuser, with the sudo command.

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