I installed 12.04 LTS recently. I installed Nvidia drivers running the following in the terminal :
$ sudo apt-get purge nvidia-*
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-updates
I also tried installing via the RUN file : link.
After executing the RUN file and rebooting, my screen resolution is stuck at 640 X 480. I have a FHD screen.
I have run sudo apt-get purge nvidia-*
again, and now want to ask how can I ask fix this problem. Right now I have nothing relevant to Nvidia on my system.
Running sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep nvidia
gives me an empty result.
My screen resolution is still 640 X 480.
(there are so many answers out there on this topic and commands in various order, that I had to ask it again, sorry if its exactly a duplicate)
Edit
I tried uninstalling using the run file, and it asked me if I want to bring back the backedup x settings. I clicked yes. After uninstall & reboot, the desktop just had a wallpaper.
Then I ran :
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-updates
I rebooted again. Right now desktop looks normal.
If I run
sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep nvidia
I get
nvidia-304-updates install
nvidia-current-updates install
nvidia-settings install
My system settings still shows Graphics : unknown
.
How do I tell if my display drivers are configured correctly ?
I can also run :
$ nvidia-settings
and a window titled Nvidia X Server Settings
pops up. Does this mean everything is ok , despite settings telling me unknown graphics
?
Edit 2
I tried installing mesa-utils
, now instead of showing unknown graphics, it shows it as blank 😛 .. is that better ?
Edit 3
I think my nvidia driver is still no configured properly. Referring this answer
When I run :
glxinfo | grep vendor
I get
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0".
Expected output :
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
What to do ?
Edit 4
I also tried
$ lshw -c video
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: GK208M [GeForce GT 730M]
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: a1
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:f0000000-f0ffffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff
memory:d0000000- d1ffffff ioport:3000(size=128)
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 06
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:49 memory:f1000000-f13fffff memory:e0000000
-efffffff ioport:4000(size=64)
WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run
this program as super-user.
Does this indicate everything is in order ?
Edit 5
Here's my additional driver window :
Should I go ahead & enable 304 ?
Edit 6
After running
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
as per one of the suggestions, the additional driver windows changed to :
Also :
$ sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep nvidia
nvidia-304 install
nvidia-304-updates install
nvidia-current install
nvidia-current-updates install
nvidia-settings install
Graphics settings is still blank.
Running $nvidia-settings
shows me :
What is left to do ??
Edit 7
With no one replying … I am installing the last entry in the list, and deactivating 304. Now I will try sudo nvidia-xconfig
& a reboot. fingers crossed ..
Best Answer
I am not sure but think so Ubuntu not providing Nvidia latest driver version directly. You need to get help from Nvidia.
I think you need latest driver version, remove 331 that already installed, you can get Nvidia various driver version. Latest released on July 10, 2014.
Click here.