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NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE stuck in low res

Asked by Malleus

I'm still very new to Linux/ Unix based systems. I did a full install (my Vista registry was ruined). So, now I'm stuck in low res. When I check the NVIDIA Xserver, it recognizes my card, GeForce 6150SE nForce 430, but can't find the RAM or the GPU Frequency. I've tried installing the driver with Envy- tried all the compatible drivers. None of the driver descriptions from NVIDIA's site specifically show my model except the newest (180.44) and I don't know how to do a manual install (see first line). I've looked through the log when I start up, xconfig can't find module "type 1" and there's no memory address for the BIOS for the card.

Any ideas? I'll be glad to get whatever info you require.

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Malleus (dd-hess) said : 		#1

Also, the nvidia xserver loads and tells me to run nvidia-xconfig as root, so I do (sudo nvidia-xconfig) and get the same result when I reload xserver. Reboot does not change this.

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Malleus (dd-hess) said : 		#2

Here's my xorg.conf file:

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "X.org Configured"
 Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
 ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
 FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
 FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
 Load "glx"
 Load "extmod"
 Load "xtrap"
 Load "record"
 Load "dri"
 Load "dbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Keyboard0"
 Driver "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Mouse0"
 Driver "mouse"
 Option "Protocol" "auto"
 Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
 Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "Monitor0"
 VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
 ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Card0"
 Driver "nvidia"
 VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
 BoardName "GeForce 6150SE nForce 430"
 BusID "PCI:0:13:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Screen0"
 Device "Card0"
 Monitor "Monitor0"
 SubSection "Display"
  Viewport 0 0
  Depth 1
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Viewport 0 0
  Depth 4
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Viewport 0 0
  Depth 8
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Viewport 0 0
  Depth 15
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Viewport 0 0
  Depth 16
 EndSubSection
 SubSection "Display"
  Viewport 0 0
  Depth 24
 EndSubSection
EndSection

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Malleus (dd-hess) said : 		#3

Nevermind. In fact, this may be the last time I visit this site for a very long time. Nobody bothered to point me in the right direction? Like no one ever checks this board?

So you know, in case you ever want to build more support for Ubuntu and Linux, I found a version of 8.04 and installed that.I ran EnvyNG, installed the driver that I found was the only version that supported my card (177), and rebooted. When I did this, I still got the error- I troubleshot and manually added my monitor to the xorg.conf file. Restart, no thanks to anyone here, viola!

I nearly broke my arm patting my own back on this. I blame Launchpad. Thanks to my friend Ed (the only one with any input- "Try 8.04"), who I will be buying a case of beer.

"The" Malleus

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Neil (goofandfroggie) said : 		#4

HI
Sorry You did not get your answer. but you only ask it 18 hours ago, please be patient we are not all super nerds, we just help one another were we can. I too have had a question not answered but it was sometime later, after re-asking, there are some very clever people out there who probably can help you, just wait. Bhavani Shankar and others have help me out many times, and I have had the privilege to help some others out myself, even with the same problem as I was helped with.
this is a team effort, I very much appreciate the help I get.
So please wait I am sure someone can help.
Neil

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Stew66 (blk4rnnr) said : 		#5

I am new to this game. I know that I have an nVidia GeForce 6200 OC. When I tried to install the Ubuntu OS all I get is a flashing screen. What am I doing wrong?

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Malleus (dd-hess) said : 		#6

Here's what I did to fix this. I reloaded Hardy several times, so I think I have the hang of it.

First off, you need to download EnvyNG and (I suggest) SysInfo, if you haven't already. These will help a new user with identifying exactly what model numbers are on your hardware.

Second, some of the drivers *will simply not work*, even though, according to the paperwork, they should. I used Envy and manually chose the driver. After trial and error, I found that 96.43.05 works. If you find one that works, stay with it. If you want to try the others, just make sure you write down the one that worked.

As you can tell from my previous posts, I solved it on my own in 18 hours. Good luck!