video card issues

Alright check to see if you have the proper nvidia drivers installed
[1], [2], [3] and if there's no solid reason not to, upgrade to karmic
:D

[1] http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/nvidia

[2] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=57368

[3] http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-nvidia-drivers-in-ubuntu-feisty-or-later-versions.html

Regards,
Vikram Dhillon

~~~
There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but
only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is.
-- Linus Torvalds

On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Flash
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> New question #95381 on Ubuntu:
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> hello:  I am running Ubuntu 9.04, I have had an on going problem.  When playing games my CPU usage jumps to 100%, I have a duo core system 2 Gigs of ram. I thought it might be nvidia issue, ran lspci | grep vga - results stated intel corp GM965/GL960??? Is that a nvidia card, prod spec for my laptop  Acer Aspire 7720 state I have nvidia card with 256 integrated RAM,  I have had  black screens on login and screen freezes,   any help would be very appreciated,  I had linux on my laptop for about two months and  I enjoy the OS and very much want it work. I am a convert
>
> thanks in advance
> Dave
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Vikram:

Thanks I was waiting to upgrade to Karmic once I solved my problem. Thanks for your time, being new to linux this is all a learning experience, your help is apprieciated this is what I love about ubuntu people coming together to help people

Dave