So I've searched across these forums and haven't quite found the same problem I'm having. For the record, I'm running Ubuntu 9.10

So I built my new box, and my video card is a Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce 9600GT (GIGABYTE GV-N96TZL-1GI). I go to System > Administration > Hardware Drivers to install the drivers so I can use those fancy 3D effects. It tells me I need to restart, so I do. When it comes up though, I get an error message about running in low graphics mode, the top 5th of my screen is blacked out, and the screen has been shifted so that the left boundary is in the middle, and the right boundary goes off the screen and back to the left side. It goes back to working fine (but without the fancy 3D effects) when I remove the drivers.

Both drivers in the hardware drivers (185 and 173) have this problem. I'd post log files and such, but I'm at work right now. Any ideas whats going on?

I doubt anyone has any ideas what's going on without those logs.

Adam

I would recommend a sudo nvidia xconfig. I have found that koala fails to configure certain nvidia cards after the proprietary has been installed. If that doesn't do it, consider upgrading to the latest driver.

Btw, I have a 9600GT in one of my computers - but as luck will have it, it's the one that hasn't been upgraded yet so I can't tell whether the issue affects all cards of that type. I did have issues with both my 7600 and 250, though; no screen corruption but the systems simply failed to awake from suspend.

I'll try that new set of drivers when I get home. If that doesn't work, I'll be sure to post the log files. I'm somewhat new at this, so when should I take these log files? (before, during, after?)

While you're in low graphics mode. You can use a service like http://pastebin.com/ . I would recommend posting both /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old.

Adam

As a rule, you shouldn't need to do more than
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE
It will filter out all lines except the ones that signal an error.

As a rule, I would say post everything. greping for EE only shows errors, not warnings which can be important. It removes any context, which can be important, and not all problems generate errors and warnings.

EDIT: Also, the full log file includes the kernel version, X server version, and driver version, none of which show up if you just grep for EE.

Adam

True. I was just wondering who will feel like examining all of that log file.

This is my xorg.0.log file

http://pastebin.com/Yz74Fpet

A warning comes up when I start the computer up, saying I have to connect a power thing to it, which I've already done. Any help? (this is running, or trying to, the 185 driver)

Now that I'm home,
lspci (http://pastebin.com/iM7U8pKV)
lshw (http://pastebin.com/zCHGW4Z8)


These were taken when I removed the drivers and my computer is running normally, if that matters at all.

Seems pretty clear from the log file, don't you think?

You'd think so wouldn't you? Until you open up the case and realize the only power cable you can connect to it is connected. I'll pull up a blueprint of it and see if I'm missing something though.

If it really is connected properly, only nvidia can help you :-)

You could file a bug report here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=14

Adam

Thank you for your help!