I think I messed up my video driver.
I tried to install the NVidia driver from the NVidia website. I downloaded the driver and tried to install it in console mode (no X server). After doing
The system warned me that I should run it a "init 3", but I still ran it in "init 1". The installation compiled a "kernel" and notified that it has installed the driver.

After that when i logged in, ubuntu warned me that i am running ubuntu in"low graphic mode". I went ahead and saw my screen resolution to be 800X600. There is only one other option for screen resolution, that is 640X400.

I tried looking up on the internet for fixing this problem.

1. ENVY: it doesn't work as it says that it not good for my operating system (i have 7.10 gusty)
2. Adding horizontal and vertical sync to the xorg.conf file, it doesn't work either.
3. Trying to replace xorg.conf with xorg.conf.backup, it doesn't work either
4. "disabling driver" from the system->administration->restricted devices, it works and gives me plenty of screen resolution options. The ony problem is, the problem reverts back as soon as I enable the driver again.

I am ready to give further info if required.

Can you guys please help me out?

Thanks.

You ask for trouble, if not now later, if you don't install the Nvidia driver from the Ubuntu repositories. At this point, I'd use Synaptic and install an nvidia-glx package -- probably nvidia-glx-new.

Thanks for ur reply
When I type in
I get the following message:
Any thoughts?

Envy.. its a bad idea no matter what distribution you use. Lord knows what you've wonked up with that one.

Since when you disable the driver, it seems to work....

What I would do, is Load up Synaptic(System/Admin/Synaptic), and do a search for "nvidia". Remove nvidia-glx-new, nvidia-kernel-common, nvidia-kernel-source (assuming they're all installed). I would also uninstall Envy while at this step.

I would then restart. Probably not necessary, but I would. Once restarted, go to System/Admin/restricted Drivers manager, and choose to enable the nvidia driver, and let restricted driver manager, install nvidia-glx, nvidia-kernel, etc.

Once thats all done, you'll be signaled to restart. Restart, and when the system boots, open a terminal and run "sudo nvidia-settings"

IGF

I tried your suggestion, but it doesn't work.
I did the uninstallation and re-installation of nVidia, but I got into the same problem. Also "sudo nvidia-settings" doesn't work on my machine.

Any thoughts?

When I made a fresh install of 7.10 (while keeping 7.04 in another partition to fall back on if needed for the next little while), I was surpised to find, that 7.10 found my nVidia needs and offered the restricted driver right after I had installed the 7.10 operating system. Really slick. I accepted it and my system is working flawlessly nVidia-wise to date. Also didn't have to mess about to get compiz installed either! Haven't had to do the google route thing to experiment to get my video working at all.

Gutsy does seem to Detect both Nvidia and ATI better.

IGF

Thats true. I dont know why I tried to experiment with the nVidia driver from their website. I messed up my system. Is it possible to revert back to the original?

Please please help me.

I'd create a data partition and save WP files and other created data. Then I'd do a clean install without formating the data partition you created. Give Ubuntu the opportunity to do for you what it can and stay away from non-ubuntu repositories with perhaps the exception of medibuntu. Use Synaptic to search for and install new software.

From the sounds of it, this is gonna be your best option. If you dont have a lot of stuff to save or a lot of time/effort invested in Ubuntu, you really don't even need to make the data partition.

What Nvidia card was this again?

IGF

It is nVidia 6200 GE Force.

So do we chalk this up as a thread about Envy users who are envious of those who haven't used their "tool"..

IGF

Right you are. For some reason people have difficulty grasping that open source is a lot like people. Some good and some not. Follow the same rules you do in life stick with the good people. With any distribution you can easily identify those packages that can be safely defined as good. Those are the packages within the distributions repositories. We tell our kids to avoid strangers. We should do the same with packages not in the distribution repositories. This guidance is even more important when dealing with drivers like those from Nvidia or ATI.