installing nvidia 8800 gts open gl

Does System > Administration > Hardware Drivers not have your driver ? If so you can activate it there.

There is also a tutorial in ubuntu forums to help:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1125400

No drivers in Hardware Drivers.

No this did not solve the problem. Downloaded latest release 185.18.36 64 bit drivers which went to my desktop. When I click on driver file, go to properties and try to run in terminal, I receive an error message that the file needs be to run as root.

How do you do that? Tried opening a root terminal or using Sudo but no luck.

Any ideas?

taoist

Taoist

Open Synaptic. Search with word nvidia and install nvidia-glx-180 , nvidia common, nvidia-settings, nvidia-180-kernel-source, nvidia-180-modaliases, nvidia-180-libvdpau and xserver-xorg-video-nv

I have it working using 1he 180 drivers and such. Everytime I start the computer, it defaults to 800x600. I want 1650x1080. I am using a 23" flat screen and need for CAD and such.

Any Ideas?

taoist

Open a terminal:

gksudo nvidia-settings

You can configure, set and save there.

Follow wojox's instructions. You need to change the settings as root to be saved. Did you realize that before it was not saved?

Thanks I'll try that.

Just purchased a book on Ubuntu 9.04 and Linux so I can get up to speed.

Thanks,
taoist

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wojox proposed the following answer:
Open a terminal:

gksudo nvidia-settings

You can configure, set and save there.

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What do you mean to change settings as root?
How do you do that?
I am a neophyte but working on getting up to speed. Just purchased book on Ubuntu 9.04 and Linux.

Thanks,
taoist

-----Original Message-----
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Your question #83273 on xserver-xorg-driver-nv in ubuntu changed:
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j3lc proposed the following answer:
Follow wojox's instructions. You need to change the settings as root to
be saved. Did you realize that before it was not saved?

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If you downloaded the NVIDIA drivers from nvidia.com, then you won't be able to install them while X Window is running.. also you'll need to get rid of any installed nvidia kernel drivers that may have been put in a weird place (for some reason, those people who build packages think it's cool to leave out some stuff, and then install other crap in weird places).

So, from the command prompt, do the following:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

The sudo command runs a command as the root user. /etc/init.d/gdm is the startup/shutdown script for the GNOME Display Manager... we want to stop that from running.

Now you'll be greeted by a text screen.
Do this:

cd /lib/modules

Make sure you're actually in /lib/modules before continuing. You can use pwd command to find out.

Next:

sudo rm */*/*nvidia*.ko
sudo rm */*/*/*nvidia*.ko

Now, go back to wherever you downloaded your NVIDIA drivers... which probably was your desktop, so...

sudo sh ~/Desktop/NVIDIA*.run

The answer to all the questions is "yes"

You could either unistall any installed nvidia drivers with rmmod and then restart gdm with sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start, or reboot your system.

keep in mind that anytime the kernel is upgraded, you will need to repeat these steps. Pressing CTRL-ALT-F1 will give you a text-only prompt again. To return to a graphical screen, press ALT-<LEFT ARROW>. Should X Window ever misbehave (usually it's an app that sucks up too many system resources and/or traps the mouse), then CTL-ALT-BACKSPACE is fun.

The rest you'll learn in your linux book, sort of... the good stuff is now out of print.

By the way, you may want to add new resolutions to /etc/X11/xorg.conf

I personally prefer vi as my editor, but you may need to use pico...

sudo pico /etc/X11/xorg.conf

look through the file and see the sections that look like screen resolutions. Just add "1650x1080" before the other screen resolution definitions (including the quotation marks)

Thanks, I'll try your suggestions.

Love this learning!
Thanks for all the responses from everyone.

Much insight.

taoist

-----Original Message-----
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Your question #83273 on xserver-xorg-driver-nv in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-driver-nv/+question/83273

You gave more information on the question:
What do you mean to change settings as root?
How do you do that?
I am a neophyte but working on getting up to speed. Just purchased book on Ubuntu 9.04 and Linux.

Thanks,
taoist

-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of j3lc
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [Question #83273]: installing nvidia 8800 gts open gl

Your question #83273 on xserver-xorg-driver-nv in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-driver-nv/+question/83273

j3lc proposed the following answer:
Follow wojox's instructions. You need to change the settings as root to
be saved. Did you realize that before it was not saved?

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Video Card is working correctly.