[Oldmartian]

I get a command not found error.

I'll try nvidia-glx-new. Synaptics shows that as installed. The nvidia-glx shows as a dependency. (Sounds like I know what that means, huh?)

I still get a command not found. See below:

fred@fred-desktop:/etc$ sudo nvidia-glx-new config enable
sudo: nvidia-glx-new: command not found
fred@fred-desktop:/etc$

I've seriously thought of removing all nvidia, but my motherboard has on-chip nvidia graphics drivers. Then nothing would work.

[coopstah13]

there is something called nvidia-settings
open synaptic and search for nvidia-settings and install that if it isn't installed
after it is installed run this from terminal

sudo nvidia-settings

this gives you a GUI to set up your dual monitors thats what I use to set mine up

[Oldmartian]

Thanks for the reply Coop--

I've already done that. I'm not in Linux right now and can't try it to tell you what the message is. I think it does nothing. nvidia-xconfig doesn't do anything either except makes a backup of xorg.conf.

While browsing ther Ubuntu.com Website I found mention of a bug in Hardy that won't release a previous nvidia file when removing a previous install of nvidia drivers. I followed the link and several people have confirmed the bug and a work around. I found the file and removed it but I'm not in a position to re-install the nvidia driver until sometime tomorrow.

I think that's my last hope. The next effort will be to uninstall Ubuntu (I used Wubi) and re-install from GRUB. Now that I know what driver I need from the nvidia site, I can manually install it a new install.

Experiences like this give Linux a bad name. I haven't yet got any distro to work completely regarding video drivers. I always end up with a low resolution configuration and unable to improve it. I'm running a 'puter that's barely a year old, a ton of memory, an fast video (GeForce 9800) card, dual core AMD-64.

When I run startx I get an error message that X is running (it isn't).

[techieMoe]

Originally Posted by Oldmartian

Experiences like this give Linux a bad name. I haven't yet got any distro to work completely regarding video drivers. I always end up with a low resolution configuration and unable to improve it. I'm running a 'puter that's barely a year old, a ton of memory, an fast video (GeForce 9800) card, dual core AMD-64.

When I run startx I get an error message that X is running (it isn't).

I agree that experiences like these aren't good for Linux, but in my personal experience, yours is the rarity. Your main issue here is this version of Ubuntu Linux with your very new video card. Linux drivers (and distributions that support those drivers) aren't always up to date with the latest and greatest hardware.

I have two boxes that I've recently installed Ubuntu Hardy (and a number of other distributions) successfully on, and the common thread between them is that their video cards are not the latest on the market. One is an Nvidia 6800, the other is an Nvidia 8600.

[techieMoe]

Originally Posted by Oldmartian

When I run startx I get an error message that X is running (it isn't).

Try killing GDM first:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

[Oldmartian]

I haven't been on in a while. There is a reported error in Ubuntu that prevents the deletion of an Nvidia directory, which prevents the installation of a driver over an old one. I lost the link, but if you search the Ubuntu sites it will turn up.

I've also looked more closely at the Nvidia "Supported Hardware" or something like that and I did not see my GeForce 9800. There are no 9800 numbers in the list, but it sure is what I bought April 2007 when I built this computer.

I've since uninstalled the Wubi install of Ubuntu, and am looking for a driver that Ubuntu supports or a card that supports Ubuntu, which may not be easy to find. (I am looking for dual-head capability and I favor Ubuntu.)

Right now I'm downloading the LiveCD of Hardy Heron. although I may give Wubi another chance wit a new install.

I want to thank you, "techiemoe," for the most help, and the others who pitched in. I actually learned a lot about navigating around Ubuntu and some of it will "stick" for sure.

If I have additional problems (which I'm sure I will) I'll come on as a different thread, so as not to bore people to death.

Thank you all.
Oldmartian

[coopstah13]

9x00 series nvidia cards are supported only in beta driver currently

[Oldmartian]

I have my new install using WUBI. Mechiemoe was giving me help and he had a tutorial for installing the Nvidia drivers. But the drivers require you to go into runlevel 3 and he has four methods of getting there. I followed each of them but with this issue of Ubuntu you cannot get there from here. Each time I was in run level 3 I would run the Nvidia driver I got from the nv site, I would get a screen that tells me that X is running. And if I typred startx I would get a reprimand from ubuntu telling me X is already running.

So I gave up and installed nvidia-glx-new and at least I have 1680x1050 resolution. The other monitor is blank, though.

I Googled dual head ubuntu hardy nvidia and most of what I've come up with is my own damn postings on this website.

There is a reference to Edgy having a solution, but techiemoe says don't go there.

I'm not married to Ubuntu. I think it's time to examine other distros...

[coopstah13]

its not the distro, you have to download and install the beta driver from the nvidia website in order to get accelerated support for your card, i highly doubt any distro would have a binary beta driver to install for a precompiled kernel, debian distro's don't use runlevels the same, in order to stop the running X server you need to press ctrl+alt+f1 and login, then execute

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

this should stop the X server that is running, then you can install the driver

[netstrider]

Originally Posted by Oldmartian

I still get a command not found. See below:

fred@fred-desktop:/etc$ sudo nvidia-glx-new config enable
sudo: nvidia-glx-new: command not found
fred@fred-desktop:/etc$

I've seriously thought of removing all nvidia, but my motherboard has on-chip nvidia graphics drivers. Then nothing would work.

You missed the word "install".

sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-new.

As they have mentioned however is that the 9x series of nVidia cards are only supported by the latest beta driver (which I think is something like version 179.xx.xx or something). I suggest when and if you install Ubuntu again you don't install the nvidia drivers via the normal method of System >> Administration >> Restricted Drivers, because they don't work for your new card. Instead download the beta drivers and install the drivers as per instruction from their site or use TechieMoe's...

Regards and Good luck!