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xserver-xorg-video-nv package

after update, video card not being used

Asked by Scott Conover

I updated Ubuntu 11.4 and my screen resolution has been reduced. I checked it out and my hardware manager says the video card is active but is not in use. I believe this because my resolution is screwy. The big problem is that I am a super-green Linux user and know nothing about how to fix this. I read some forums about this exact same issue that gave some directions, but I don't understand it well enough to even follow those directions. Can anyone give me a solution in the most basic terms possible--assume that I don't know how to do anything in Linux. I need to get my resolution back in-line.
Also, does the latest Ubuntu 11.10 auto fix this problem?

Sorry to be a pest, but I want to start using Ubuntu full-time and I need to start learning about this stuff.

Thank you!

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What video card are you using?
I doubt upgrading to Oneiric will automatically fix anything...

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Scott Conover (reiki2012) said : 		#2

It is an Nvidia card that came on my asus gs. I am not sure how to look up the specifics while logged into linux... ok got it...Nvidia GTX 460m

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

ok then uninstall the proprietary driver, reboot to the open source driver then reinstall the nvidia driver

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