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Old 04-21-2007, 11:28 AM   #1
carlosinfl
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Question nVidia Control Panel is Missing


This is my 1st time installing nVidia drivers using Ubuntu's version of the glx code rather than going to nvidia.com and downloading their script and running it myself. Normally when I do this myself, after I restart GDM, I have a control panel for nVidia that shows me settings / info / and allows me to make AA setting adjustments and things of that nature.

When I installed the nVidia drivers using the New Restricted Driver option in 7.04, there is nothing that allows me to interface with the nVidia hardware. Is the menu hidden or just completely missing?
 
Old 04-21-2007, 12:20 PM   #2
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I believe what you are looking for is in the package called nvidia-settings.
 
Old 04-21-2007, 12:21 PM   #3
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Weird, I have mine inside Applications/System Tools.
 
Old 04-21-2007, 02:26 PM   #4
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Quote:
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I believe what you are looking for is in the package called nvidia-settings.
Yes - thanks. I downloaded it via APT-GET.

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Weird, I have mine inside Applications/System Tools.
Are you using 7.04? How did you install the NVidia driver to begin with?

Even after using APT-GET to install nvidia-settings, I don't have it listed anywhere so I must type the command "nvidia-settings" to have it pop up.
 
Old 04-21-2007, 05:25 PM   #5
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I assume you're running gnome (the reference to GDM) so you may want to check with the Gnome menu editor to see if the icon is there, but just not enabled.
 
Old 04-23-2007, 08:10 PM   #6
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That's what I found, the Nvidia-setting was in the menu editor in the System Tools menu. Put a check mark and you good to go.
 
  


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