support of add on video card

Just insert the VGA card into the appropriate slot properly, your BIOS should switch to the new VGA card without resorting to extra methods.

Pramod Dematagoda wrote:
> Your question #24398 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/24398
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Pramod Dematagoda proposed the following answer:
> Just insert the VGA card into the appropriate slot properly, your BIOS
> should switch to the new VGA card without resorting to extra methods.
>
>
I tried that earlier when I did the install. The install would get so
far and the screen would go blank. At that time, the onboard video
output was trash. I rebooted, set the BIOS to onboard only and it works
like a champ. So far, I rebooted the system with the BIOS set to auto
and it does the same thing. I get some video for a while and when the
boot process is complete, nothing. The video card is by NVIDIA (a dell
stock board). I am going to look for a driver and install it later tonight.

The problem may is due to the X-Server not being configured for the Nvidia card. Boot Ubuntu in Recovery Mode, then install the Nvidia drivers using:-
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-new

Enable the driver using:-
sudo nvidia-settings --config enable

Reconfigure the X-Server:-
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
select the driver as "nvidia" and any other choices you may want.

Reboot Ubuntu using:-
sudo reboot

Pramod Dematagoda wrote:
> Your question #24398 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/24398
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Pramod Dematagoda proposed the following answer:
> The problem may is due to the X-Server not being configured for the Nvidia card. Boot Ubuntu in Recovery Mode, then install the Nvidia drivers using:-
> sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-new
>
> Enable the driver using:-
> sudo nvidia-settings --config enable
>
> Reconfigure the X-Server:-
> sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
> select the driver as "nvidia" and any other choices you may want.
>
> Reboot Ubuntu using:-
> sudo reboot
>
>
okay, I am quite the newbie to linux. how do I boot in recovery mode? Do
I need to get drivers or are they on the CD?

No, now when you start the PC you should see a menu from where you can select the entry for Ubuntu Recovery Mode. If you do not see a menu, then press Esc when you reach a message telling you to press Esc to enter the GRUB menu.

reboot the system, when the bios screen disappears you will see a grub message at the top of the screen and a 3 second countdown. Press the ESC key before the 3 second countdown is finished. This will bring up a boot menu. Select the recovery mode (usually the 2nd option).

The system will now boot into a black screen with a prompt. At the prompt, type

sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-new

To install nvdia drivers,

To enable them type..

sudo nvidia-settings --config enable

and to reconfigure your x server type:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
and select the driver as "nvidia" and any other parameters you may want.

Finally to reboot again type:

sudo reboot

Good Luck

Bhavani Shankar.