ubuntu 10.04 and nvidia-current 195.36.24 start in low resolution mode

[James Tappin]

On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:16:08 +0000 (UTC)
user1 <bqz69 at telia.com> wrote:

U> I am using hp pavilion dv9000 and nvidia G8400M graphics card and
U> ubuntu  10.04 lucid.
U> 
U> To day when I booted the computer started in low resolution mode.
U> 
U> This has happened for me a couple months ago and I HAD to remove the 
U> nvidia hardware driver and activate it again, and then everything
U> works  well again.

When that happens, it's often worthwhile going to the console login
(Ctrl-Alt-<F1>) and restarting the display manager manually (at least on
my System 76 laptop, the restart option that comes up on the screen
doesn't usually work).
The command is:
sudo service restart kdm

Was there any error message? -- In my case there usuaslly is one that
implies a timing issue in probing the mouse.

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