graphics card drivers

[sb194114]

hi all

ive got an nvidia graphics card model number gf6200agp its 256mb 64bit ddr2 d-sub tv-out dvi-i thats all the info off the sticker hope its enough

i have tried installing the drivers that where suggested there where 3 off them but all three made system unstable and it kept crashing then failing to restart so i would hav to reinstall the whole thing anyone off the best drivers for my type off card and where to get them


one more thing my g/f likes to play a game called miniplanet on bebo i know sad but it wont open it gets to finall stage says 100% and thats it i have java and latest flash player and other java and flash programs work any ideas

thanks sean

[waterhead]

Yes, you need to install the nVidia proprietary driver. I have a nVidia 6200 card and it works with the proprietary driver.

Did you install the nvidia driver that the Ubuntu repository offers?

How to install Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu

If that is the driver that won't work, you may need to get the driver from nVidia. The source can be found here. Download it into your home folder, for ease of install:

Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers

You will need to compile this, so first install these packages using apt or synaptic:

build-essential
linux-source
linux-headers

You then need to stop the x-server before you can compile and install the driver.

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

Now you can run the nVidia installer. You will need to login to the terminal first. If it won't give you a login prompt, try a different terminal by using the Ctrl+Alt+F1 keys. The F1 through F7 keys should bring up terminals.

Run the installer using the sudo command:

 sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-190.42-pkg1.run

if you downloaded a different version, use that file name. Answer yes to the questions it askes, and then allow it to build the module. Also let it edit the xorg.conf file. When complete, reboot the system.

sudo reboot

You should see the nVidia graphics creen display during the boot. this tells you that you have the driver installed.

To adjust the display settings, you have to run the nVidia-settings program with root privileges. So run this in a terminal.

sudo nvidia-settings