Graphic problems?

[Deathawk]

I got an XFX 7900gs... My max resolution on Ubuntu is 1024x768... What do I do to get it higher.. VIDEO QUALITY SO FAR IS REALLY POOR.. it looks like everything is fuzzy.

This is the order of stuff I done...

Installed Windows XP
Overclocked card in Windows
Installed Ubuntu

Do you think that me overclocking it in windows affects it at all..? Or does it only overclock when I boot up to Windows..?

HALPMEH!!

 

[The General]

You need to install the nvidia drivers, then stick the resolutions you want in your xorg.conf.

All of that can be found on Google.

 

[Deathawk]

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-9746.html is the drivers for a 32bit system, right?

Well, I downloaded that to my desktop, went into the terminal.. i did sudo -i and then I typed in

root@deathawk-desktop:~# sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run
sh: Can't open NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run

I don't think I'm doing something right o.o

 

[The General]

Don't use those drivers, the ones from nvidia break the TLS links and cause the installed drivers to only work with one kernel. The only solution is to reinstall.

You need to install the ones from the Ubuntu repository. Look:

http://www.google.com/search?en&q=ubuntu+nvidia+drivers

The sixth hit:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia

 

[Deathawk]

kickass, I'll try it out later. thanks a bunch

 

[Deathawk]

Errmm.. how would I do this..

"then stick the resolutions you want in your xorg.conf."

Also, how would I know if I installed the nVidia drivers.. =\


EDIT:: I found the xorg.conf and I put "1600x1024" infront of all of the resolutions... like 7 of them..

Anyway, when I went to save i got "Could not save the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf."

 

[Greg]

What program are you using to edit your xorg.conf?

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
-or-
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

 

[Deathawk]

uhh, i just went into the /etc/x11/xorg.conf and double clicked it to open it. I'll try both of those and see what happens.

 

[Deathawk]

SCORE! It worked.. does that mean I installed the nVidia drivers correctly?

 

[The General]

uhh, i just went into the /etc/x11/xorg.conf and double clicked it to open it. I'll try both of those and see what happens.

Why? The terminal is so much easier. Highlight the command in Firefox, and middle click the terminal...