Low res 800x600 NVIDIA 7300 LE

Thank you for this bug report. However, it's not complete yet, can you please attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log? Thanks.
You're indeed not using the nVidia X driver. The one you filed this package against is the default 2D open source driver, created by the community. Didn't you get a notification from restricted manager? Please try to enable the nvidia drivers using System->Manage->Hardware Drivers.

The only thing that's really a bug is the lack of recognition of your monitor, and that's a mistake of xorg, so I'm changing the package to that.

Oops, my fault. I didn't read the Hardware Drivers thing you said. So you're already using nvidia-glx-new. Can you please post /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /etc/X11/xorg.conf? Thanks.

Sense Hofstede wrote:
> Oops, my fault. I didn't read the Hardware Drivers thing you said. So
> you're already using nvidia-glx-new. Can you please post
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log and /etc/X11/xorg.conf? Thanks.
>
>

It looks like there is still an old xorg.conf in use, used in a previous version. But the one for xorg 7.3 doesn't need that much information, it can even screw things up.
Please try if everything is solved after you've executed the command 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg'. If you don't know what you should insert, press enter and the default or already existing settings will be kept. Make sure you restart the X server afterwards.

Sense Hofstede wrote:
> It looks like there is still an old xorg.conf in use, used in a previous version. But the one for xorg 7.3 doesn't need that much information, it can even screw things up.
> Please try if everything is solved after you've executed the command 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg'. If you don't know what you should insert, press enter and the default or already existing settings will be kept. Make sure you restart the X server afterwards.
>
>
Wow; that did eventually work, the second time, and after about 4
restarts. I had to enable the NVIDIA driver but it did work, thanks for
the help.

Ralph Richardson..

Closing as it seemed to be some configuration problem.

Spoke too soon; NVIDIA drivers faild again, would not run any "game"
level graphics and when I manually set the Hardware driver it all
reverted back to 800X600 and asked me to reset the graphics "X" on
sartup, which did not work again. As the PC was working correctly under
7.10 the current system is unusable and I may have to rebuild 7.10
again. This is not making me too happy at the moment.

Thanks, Ralph Richardson.
PS I am a fairly high level user 20y+ experience and have set up a great
number of Ubuntu's over the years for many people but I still can't work
this one out.

Timo Aaltonen wrote:
> Closing as it seemed to be some configuration problem.
>
> ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>
>

I set this back to incomplete. I'll look at it later when I've got more time. :)

Sense Hofstede wrote:
> I set this back to incomplete. I'll look at it later when I've got more
> time. :)
>
> ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
> Status: Invalid => Incomplete
>
>
Thanks, Its the GLX that don't work. Nothing I have tried will get it to
work

eg running glxgears gives the error -> xlib: extention "GLX" missing on
display ":0.0"

This is true but adding it in any way makes it all crash back to 800x600

Thanks again,
  Ralph Richardson.

please attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old which should show why the nvidia driver fails. Probably it's due to API mismatch between the X driver and the kernel module. Check /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common that it doesn't have any modules in DISABLED_MODULES.

Timo Aaltonen wrote:
> please attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old which should show why the nvidia
> driver fails. Probably it's due to API mismatch between the X driver and
> the kernel module. Check /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common
> that it doesn't have any modules in DISABLED_MODULES.
>
> ** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: xorg => linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24
>
>

In frustration, I purchased a MSI NVIDIA GeForce NX8600GT. To my horror,
this made no difference.

Driver works as "NV" (hence no 3d)
but not as "NVIDIA"

I have tried everything I and many others on the web can think of.
Nothing works, The new NVIDIA driver is a dud!

Is there some way to revert the system back to 7.10 (which worked fine)?
I cant afford the time or money this 8.04 upgrade has cost me.

Thanks Ralph Richardson.

Timo Aaltonen wrote:
> please attach /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old which should show why the nvidia
> driver fails. Probably it's due to API mismatch between the X driver and
> the kernel module. Check /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common
> that it doesn't have any modules in DISABLED_MODULES.
>
> ** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: xorg => linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24
>
>

Your installation is hosed somehow by the upgrade. GF8600GT works just fine here. The log shows that it's using the vesa driver, which means that the driver failed to load either because the nvidia kernel module can't be loaded or because there's a version mismatch between the kernel module and the X driver/libs.

Shut down GDM by running '/etc/init.d/gdm stop', and then from the virtual terminal run 'sudo startx'. That should give you the real error. Make sure to have 'nvidia' in /etc/X11/xorg.conf before you run startx.

see below

Timo Aaltonen wrote:
> Your installation is hosed somehow by the upgrade. GF8600GT works just
> fine here. The log shows that it's using the vesa driver, which means
> that the driver failed to load either because the nvidia kernel module
> can't be loaded or because there's a version mismatch between the kernel
> module and the X driver/libs.
>
> Shut down GDM by running '/etc/init.d/gdm stop', and then from the
> virtual terminal run 'sudo startx'. That should give you the real error.
> Make sure to have 'nvidia' in /etc/X11/xorg.conf before you run startx.
>
>
X: warning; process set to priority -1 instead of requested priority 0

This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.

X.Org X Server 1.4.0.90
Release Date: 5 September 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux Ubuntu (xorg-server
2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu9)
Current Operating System: Linux seaweed 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb
12 02:46:46 UTC 2008 x86_64
Build Date: 15 April 2008 05:41:18PM

    Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat May 10 09:28:08 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS32
(EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(EE) Failed to load module "extmod" (loader failed, 7)
dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS32
(EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(EE) Failed to load module "dbe" (loader failed, 7)
dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS32
(EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(EE) Failed to load module "record" (loader failed, 7)
dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so: wrong ELF class:
ELFCLASS32
(EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(EE) Failed to load module "dri" (loader failed, 7)
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
Error: API mismatch: this NVIDIA driver component has version
169.12, but the NVIDIA kernel module's version does not match.
Please make sure that the kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
components have the same version.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and
(EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created
properly.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details.
(EE) NVIDIA(...

Current Operating System: Linux seaweed 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb

you are using the gutsy kernel and that's not supported, because it doesn't have the new nvidia module. Boot 2.6.24 and you should be fine. Closing the bug as invalid.

Thank you

Timo Aaltonen wrote:
> Current Operating System: Linux seaweed 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb
>
> you are using the gutsy kernel and that's not supported, because it
> doesn't have the new nvidia module. Boot 2.6.24 and you should be fine.
> Closing the bug as invalid.
>
> ** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>
>

Grub updated the kernel boot info to the wrong partition and I did not
notice during boot up.

Everything "IS" fine now.

Thanks again for your help, I'll keep saying good things about Ubuntu :)

Timo Aaltonen wrote:
> Current Operating System: Linux seaweed 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb
>
> you are using the gutsy kernel and that's not supported, because it
> doesn't have the new nvidia module. Boot 2.6.24 and you should be fine.
> Closing the bug as invalid.
>
> ** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>
>