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   Subject: Re: Terminally (sic) sick of nvidia struggle   
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   peter@invalid.com wrote:   
   > On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:15:19 -0500, Derspankster   
   >  wrote:   
   >    
   >> peter@invalid.com wrote:   
   >>> On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:25:10 -0500, Derspankster   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Seaside Peter wrote:   
   >>>>> Been trying for days to get the nvidia drivers up and running.I've tried   
   >>>>> everything I can find in the way of howtos, to no avail.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> On my latest attempt, I uninstalled everything nvidia I could find on my   
   >>>>> system, bar the ubuntu nv driver, then ran nvidia's own installer. During   
   >>>>> installation I get msgs to the effect 1) no precompiled kernel interface   
   >>>>> was found to match your kernel. The installer then (apparently)compiles   
   >>>>> the required interface itself, issuing the msg 2)building a kernel   
   module.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Installation finished with the following msgs 3) unable to create   
   >>>>> /lib/modules/2.6.17.11-386/volatile/nvidia.ko ; 4)unable to restore file   
   >>>>> /lib/modules/2.6.17-11-386/volatile/nvidia.ko   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> At the end, the installer says installation was completed successfully,   
   >>>>> alters xorg.conf to include nvidia rather than nv as the driver and   
   >>>>> reboots.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Ubuntu is obviously running - but the monitor switches off. I've tried   
   >>>>> synaptic, envy and automatix, and finished with exactly the same result.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> At my wits' end with it now. Can anybody suggest a way forward?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> Have you tried tseliot's guide? I'm curious as to your progress. The    
   >>>> resolution check of xorg was also a good one. Have you been able to do    
   >>>> that.  I had a similar issue with my widescreen laptop.  I'm hoping    
   >>>> you've had some success.   
   >>> Hi --I'm working my way through tseliot's guide step by step. I triedf   
   >>> Envy (after doing an uninstall first), but got the same result as   
   >>> above.    
   >>>   
   >>> I emailed tseliot today and put the problem to him - we'll see if he   
   >>> can shed any light.   
   >>>   
   >>> Interesting, though, isn't it?   
   >> What is the brand and model of your monitor? I believe you posted    
   >> earlier that your video card was a Nvidia 5900.   
   >    
   > It's a Relysis TL795 17 inch flat panel LCD.   
   >    
   > Do you know, it never occurred to me that might be the problem. I did   
   > check the horizontal and vertical ranges, also the refresh rate - all   
   > of which are set in xorg.conf within the monitor's handbook limits.   
   >    
   >    
   Well, I doubt that your monitor is the issue. And you say your xorg is    
   OK? Shows either nv or nvidia as the driver and the resolutions shown    
   can be rendered by your monitor? Has tseliot ever responded to you?    
   I've only used Ubuntu 6 months so I'm no expert but I have killed my    
   xorg once and had to fix it from the command line (sorry, old DOS    
   verbiage there) Of course, if you get no display what-so-ever that would    
   be hard to do. How about the live CD? Can you boot from that?    
   Apparently you could at some time.   
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