[ncolug] Re: Nvidia Geforce4 Card Low Resolution Flat Panel LCD
- From: "M. Knisely" <charon79m@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 15:28:58 -0500
Editing an xorg.conf file and installing the NVidia drivers is a lot like
skinning any ol' furry house pet, there are MANY ways to do it.
Can you please post the output of lspci? It should look a little something
like this:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL Memory
Controller Hub (rev 0e)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL PCI Express
Root Port (rev 0e)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
(ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97
Modem Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface
Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus
Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M24 1P [Radeon
Mobility X600]
0b:00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller
0b:00.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394
Host Controller
0b:00.3 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated
FlashMedia Controller
0b:00.4 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments
PCI6411/6421/6611/6621/7411/7421/7611/7621 Secure Digital Controller
0b:02.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169
Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
0b:03.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless
LAN Controller (rev 03)
Also, can you please include the make and model of the flat pannel?
You're running Windows on this box too, right? What resolution does it run
when in Windows?
Please also post your xorg.conf file as well.
Mike K.
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Mike Goracke <mgoracke@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm using Ubuntu and just installed the proprietary (restricted) drivers
> recommended immediately after installing the OS. I haven't had any trouble
> whatsoever. You may just have to enable restricted drivers.
>
> Mike G
>
>
> Timothy A Campbell wrote:
>
>> I just installed xubuntu on a machine hooked to a flat panel tv with VGA
>> input. I cannot get above 800x600 resolution on this no matter what I
>> try.
>> I've tried to install Nvidia drivers with Envy. I've tried to install
>> via Synaptic Package Manager. I've tried to edit the xorg.conf file,
>> but in reading through all the different forums and help out there, I
>> can't find the same answer twice on how what to include in the xorg.conf
>> file and what not to include. Every time I've edited xorg it reboots in
>> low graphics mode. It does not allow me higher resolutions.
>> Any ideas would be great.
>> Tim
>>
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