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nvidia geforce fx 5200 graphics card not functioning right at all

ok so ive had ubuntu for about a year now switching back and forth between that and xp i recently put in a 5200 card cuz i had it lying around and it was better than my integrated card. anyway since then ubuntu refuses to go back to my integrated card and my nvidia card wont cooperate with compiz which is my whole reason for being here i either hope for a way to get nvidia and compiz to work together or get linux to use and only use my i810 integrated graphics chip.

lspci info:

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 03)

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03)

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 82)

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DB (ICH4) IDE Controller (rev 02)

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 02)

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)

01:00.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105 [Rhine-III] (rev 86)

01:01.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)

01:02.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem

01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 82)

my distro again is ubuntu kernal is 2.6.22-14-generic

and my xorg.conf includes this:

Code:

# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)

#

# This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using

# values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.

#

# You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a "real" xorg.conf

# For example:

#  sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"

EndSection



Section "Module"

        Disable                "dbe"

        Disable                "dri"

        Disable                "glx"

        Disable                "vbe"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier        "Generic Keyboard"

        Driver                "kbd"

        Option                "CoreKeyboard"

        Option                "XkbRules"        "xorg"

        Option                "XkbModel"        "pc105"

        Option                "XkbLayout"        "us"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier        "Configured Mouse"

        Driver                "mouse"

        Option                "CorePointer"

        Option                "Device"        "/dev/input/mice"

        Option                "Protocol"        "ImPS/2"

        Option                "ZAxisMapping"        "4 5"

        Option                "Emulate3Buttons"        "true"

EndSection



Section "Device"

        Identifier        "Failsafe Device"

        Driver                "nvidia"

        Option                "AddARGBVisuals"        "True"

        Option                "AddARGBGLXVisuals"        "True"

        Option                "NoLogo"        "True"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier        "Failsafe Monitor"

        Option                "DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier        "Default Screen"

        Device                "Failsafe Device"

        Monitor                "Failsafe Monitor"

        Defaultdepth        24

        SubSection "Display"

                Depth        16

                Modes                "800x600"

        EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "ServerLayout"

        Identifier        "Default Layout"

  screen "Default Screen"

        Inputdevice        "Generic Keyboard"

        Inputdevice        "Configured Mouse"

EndSection

any help would be appreciated ive been through heck trying to figure it out myself and ive run out of ideas.

I don't use ubuntu but in my xorg.conf

Code:

Section "Module"

        Load  "extmod"

        Load  "dbe"

        Load  "wfb"

        Load  "xtrap"

#        Load  "dri"

        Load  "glx"

        Load  "record"

        Load  "freetype"

        Load  "type1"

EndSection

um how does that help me if ur having the same problem come out and say it cuz ur post makes no sense otherwise.

Because I am sure you will need to load some modules;

Code:

Section "Module"

        Disable                "dbe"

        Disable                "dri"

        Disable                "glx"

        Disable                "vbe"

EndSection

mine works fine ...
did you read this;
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Bi...erHowto/Nvidia

ive tried loading some but it does nothing

and that site doesnt say much other than install the driver which i have and still doesnt help...

You need to load all modules except 'dri'.

I take it you installed the latest version released of the NVIDIA drivers, and it compiled fine, etc.

If not.

http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...69.12-pkg1.run

But i suspect your problems are due to not loading 'glx'.

For reference, my xorg.conf. Im running a newer card and bigger screen, but it might help you.

Also try looking at /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see if any error messages are being displayed.

Code:

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display



Section "ServerLayout"

        Identifier    "single head configuration"

        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0

        InputDevice    "Mouse1" "CorePointer"

        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier  "Keyboard0"

        Driver      "kbd"

        Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"

        Option      "XkbLayout" "gb"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier  "Mouse1"

        Driver      "mouse"

        Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

        Option      "Buttons" "9"

        Option      "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7 8 9"

        Option      "Resolution" "2000"

        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "false"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier      "Monitor0"

        VendorName      "Monitor Vendor"

        ModelName      "Monitor 1280x1024"

        HorizSync      31.0 - 79.0

        VertRefresh    50.0 - 90.0

        Option          "dpms"

EndSection



Section "Device"

        Identifier      "Videocard0"

        Driver          "nvidia"

        VendorName      "Videocard vendor"

        BoardName      "nVidia Corporation Unknown device 01df"

        Option          "NoLogo"        "true"

        Option          "RenderAccel"  "true"

        Option          "backingstore"  "true"

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier "Screen0"

        Device    "Videocard0"

        Monitor    "Monitor0"

        DefaultDepth    24

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Modes    "1024x768_75"

                Depth    16

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    24

                Modes    "1024x768_75"

        EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "Extensions"

        Option "Composite" "Enable"

EndSection