Screen flickers;running nvidia on Ubuntu 10.2

zetareticular · 10-23-2010, 11:29 AM

Error mess:
You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server.

The monitor is: Gateway, FPD 1960 TFT LCD.
card is; nvidia 6100 GeFroce

Not too sure how to accomplish this....??

Thanks!

zetareticular · 10-23-2010, 11:33 AM

Correction, currently running: Ubuntu 10.04- the Lucid Lynx

RockDoctor · 10-23-2010, 05:08 PM

Open a terminal window, then execute the following:

Code:

sudo nvidia-xconfig

zetareticular · 10-24-2010, 12:14 AM

Still get that screen flicker after running sudo nvidia-xconfig
And then rebooted the box.
Error Mess:
You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server.

jdkaye · 10-24-2010, 01:40 AM

Try running this command. You'll see what driver is being used.

Code:

lspci -knn |grep -i -A 3 vga

jdk