Nvidia

Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1114767

A common problem for laptop users is that they use various display configurations. When traveling they use only the internal LCD panel, but in the office they use internal LCD panel + external display. It is pain to configure external display manually each time you plug it in.

This HOW TO will give you instructions to create a shell script which will configure displays and Gnome panels according to the plugged in displays.

Question:

I am trying to install the downloaded drivers from the nvidia website. The file name is NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.22-pkg1.run.

I cant for the life of me figure out how to install it and i need some help. I have searched all over the internet and cant find any solution that works. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My goal is to have my multiple monitors working with Ubuntu. My graphics card is an 8800 GTS 640MB

Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1036788

Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=922956

Question:

I just previously finished installing Ubuntu. Knowing that I would also have to install a driver for my graphics card I followed the guide (http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/nvidia) however after I re-booted my computer it did not seem any changes took place. My screen resolution was still very low, (640x480), so I decided to see if I could change it, I could not . Even though the "Hardware Drivers" under System->Administration says that my graphics card is enabled it dose not seem like it is functioning properly. I could be wrong, but then how come I can't change my screen resolution? Is my driver installed properly?
My graphics card is:
GeForce 6800 GT 256MB
I am very worried I hope that this issue can be solved because I would really like to use Ubuntu, Linux.

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Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1004660

There are a large number of PC's with Nvidia graphics cards and certain TV tuner/radio card combos that are affected by this bug. If you can't get your Restricted Nvidia driver installed in Ubuntu 8.10, and are greeted with the bulletproofx "Low Graphics Mode" at boot, then this might be a solution. To see if you are affected, open a terminal and run:

lsmod | grep cx18

Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1002254

In Ubuntu 8.10 and probably the other *buntus the restricted nvidia v177 & 173 driver fails to correctly detect and configure the appropriate resolution for many monitors. Neither Ubuntu or Nvidia softwares do a very good job of exposing these settings to the user to get it working correctly. Yes, you must edit the xorg.conf
In searching for a solution I found many unanswered threads on the same problem so I wanted to post my solution.
After installing the restricted driver for my nvidia card, my secondary monitor could only be set to 1024x768 with some inapropriate widescreen options above that and only 60Hz refresh which causes serious problems on this old beast of a CRT I have. I've never had any luck with ubuntu's screen resolution manager under "System>Preferences>Screen Resolution" when using multiple monitors. I suggest avoiding that even though it doesn't seem to hose X like it used to.

OK, as of today the latest NVIDIA drivers are 177 in the repos. This causes a bug with the new Intrepid Kernel causing the window title bars on some systems to draw incorrectly. It tends to be an intermittent problem. This is a temporary fix using the NVIDIA 180.08 beta drivers.

Go to:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show....php?p=1847941

Download the file you need for your architecture. It's NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.08-pkg1.run for x86.

Close all applications and save everything.

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Question:

I just installed kubuntu Intrepid, and of course had to update Nvidia drivers because of the new kernel. I found, to my dismay, that the 177.80 and the 177.82 driver work HORRIBLY on this version. In fedora, I can easily play newer games at 1024x768 resolution with my Nvidia Geforce 6200 LE, while the same games with the same settings and the same video driver have trouble getting over 15 fps on Kubuntu Intrepid. Is there a way to get past this issue, or must I wait till Nvidia issues new drivers or the Ubuntu developers solve the problem??