yeah i tried 280.13, i did it the old fashioned way because I thought maybe it didn't install right the 'new way'.
@carlex: thank you i'll give it a try gary On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 4:43 AM, Christopher Baluyut <[email protected]> wrote: > The latest version of nvidia-current on the Ubuntu X Updates PPA repository > is 280.13, no need to install it the old-fashion way. > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Gabriel H. Mercado <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> ok i screwed it up now. I decided to reinstall the driver and ran a >> >> sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-280.13.run >> >> i ignored the 'Default Re: The distribution-provided pre-install >> script failed!' proceed, yes/no? and proceeded, and it said it >> installed correctly. >> >> after rebooting i only get a blinking orange cursor. I can reboot into >> terminal. I'm currently checking all sorts of google results for >> 'nvidia blank screen after reboot' etc., and variations, but no go. I >> need to uninstall all nvidia stuff and redo the whole thing again but >> am groping through this. >> >> any help >> gary >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:27 AM, Christopher Baluyut <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > BTW, I'm on a 9800GT with 512MB DDR3 (dated but still works). But I'm >> > using >> > a replacement heatsink for it since I'm slightly overclocking it. >> > Here's a great resource on tweaking the Nvidia blob on >> > Linux: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA >> > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Christopher Baluyut >> > <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> It could be a couple of things... To get a "near perfect" Compiz >> >> experience, I have to do some tweaks on my Ubuntu 11.04 desktop PC: >> >> - Use the nvidia-current driver from X-Updates PPA (usually, the >> >> in-house >> >> one gets dated) >> >> - Tweak xorg.conf for things like triple-buffering, set PowerMizer to >> >> Maximum Performance (and overclocking, but that's just me). >> >> - Set Sync to VBlank on some options on Nvidia Settings Control Panel >> >> - Disable the "ondemand" CPU governor in favor of "performance" >> >> I got used to Compiz because with it, screen tearing is >> >> almost negligible. >> >> The above tweaks can help with VDPAU too. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Michael Tinsay <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Which actually makes Gary's problem sound kinda weird considering that >> >>> the card he's having a problem with is NVIDIA-based. >> >>> >> >>> ________________________________ >> >>> From: Christopher Baluyut <[email protected]> >> >>> To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List >> >>> <[email protected]> >> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 8:44 PM >> >>> Subject: Re: [plug] vidcard recommendations for ubuntu >> >>> >> >>> Nvidia VCs are generally considered better on Linux, especially in >> >>> terms >> >>> of 3D performance & the presence of a better GPU video off-loading API >> >>> (VDPAU). >> >>> >> >>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Nikki Erwin C. Ramirez >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> On Sep 7, 2011 8:09 PM, "Gabriel H. Mercado" <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > >> >>> > My problem is if someone recommends an ATI card for example, and I >> >>> > buy >> >>> > one and it doesn't improve things, I hope the PC store I buy it from >> >>> > honors their return policy allowing me to replace it. Which I can >> >>> > 100% >> >>> > avoid just by asking the experts here what they use. >> >>> You should be safe with either ATI or NVIDIA, right? Both of them >> >>> have >> >>> official drivers. >> >>> I've successfully run StarCraft 2 on mid-range laptops (for 2010) with >> >>> mid-range ATI and NVIDIA video cards, and my playing experience was >> >>> quite >> >>> good at Medium to High (mostly medium) video settings. >> >>> _________________________________________________ >> >>> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> >>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> >>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> "Linux is to Computing what Freedom is to Mankind. 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