[sclug] Nvidia drivers and Ubuntu

[Neil Haughton]

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> Subject:
> Re: [sclug] Nvidia and Ubuntu.
> From:
> Tom Chance <tom at acrewoods.net>
> Date:
> Sun, 21 May 2006 11:07:00 +0100
> To:
> sclug at sclug.org.uk
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> To:
> sclug at sclug.org.uk
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>
> Ahoy,
>
> On Sunday 21 May 2006 10:41, Neil Haughton wrote:
>   
>> Has anyone installed the 'proprietary' nvidia drivers in Ubuntu? I've
>> recently installed Ubuntu 5.1 on a box with a Geforce 4 card, and any 3D
>> graphics apps run like a dog. The drivers from apt-get have been
>> installed but aren't giving me 3D acceleration - I can't find anything
>> more to install in the 'multiverse' non-free repository, so I'm a but
>> stumped.
>>     
>
> Have you checked that you're using the proprietary drivers? I don't know if 
> apt-get modifies your xorg config file, so look in /etc/X11/xorg.conf for 
> the "Driver" line of the video device section, which should read "nvidia" but 
> may read "nv" (the Free driver).
>
> Also run 'glxinfo' and look out for indicators of problems:
>
> direct rendering  (should be Yes)
> OpenGL vendor string & OpenGL renderer string (should be for Nvidia)
>
> Regards,
> Tom
>
>   
Tom,

I got it sorted in the end by visiting the Ubuntu user forum pages, 
where I found the solution. You have to remove completely all the 
default nvidia drivers and stuff, then reinstall the correct nvidia-glx 
drivers and modules using apt-get, then edit the xorg.conf as you 
suggested. Works perfectly, but I'm blessed if I can fathom why this 
isn't done by default in the initial installation, given that the 
replacement drivers etc all came off the official Ubuntu 5.1 CD.

Thanks for your help.

Neil.