Help needed in installing Nvidia on Ubuntu

[David Curtis]

Chaman Singh Verma wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am not sure about whether it is the right platform to ask question 
> on installing Nvidia on Ubuntu 8.10, but since there are many talented 
> gurus
> and good support, I am taking this opportunity.
>
> I have installed Ubuntu 8.10 and have Nvidia 8800 GT card. Motherboard
> is Intel DG31PR. When I reboot the machine, it says that the GeForce
> 8800 GT doesn't have appropriate external cables and unless we rectify
> this problem, X will not start.
>
> I don't know what is appropriate external cable is ? I have Old CRT 
> monitor
> and one adapter came along with the Nvidia package.
>
> There was one option to run the graphics in low-grade mode, when I tried
> to use that, it says GLX not found and double buffer is not available.
>
> Can someone give some directions to resolve these problems ?
>
> csv
>
Hello Chaman,

Yes, this is a good place for Nvidia on 8.10.

Does your motherboard have on board video as per Intel's website [0]? If 
so, are you having an xorg configuration problem vis-a-vis intel video 
verses nv/nvidia? Have you tried to solve this problem? If so, what 
steps did you take?

Where are you connecting the monitor? Onboard video, if it exists?  Or 
one of the two Nvidia DVI sockets (with adapter)[1], which one?

What is the make/model of the monitor? Are you sure there are no issues 
regarding it's age and compatability with DVI (and adapter)?

Are you capable of viewing the /var/log/xorg.0.log file to find out 
which server xorg starts? I'm pretty sure xorg, without manual 
configuration, will only start one. But I maybe wrong as I have never 
tried dual card xorg.

Not exactly directions to resolving your problems, and huge apologies 
for sounding like a windows trouble shooting script, but if you can 
answer the above, we're off to a good start. And maybe others might 
chime in.

Dave.

P.S.  Also good to note, the GeForce 8800 GT requires at least the 173 
restricted 'driver' version [2]. But more likely the 177.80 version, 
unfortunately the link 404s.

[0] 
http://www.intel.com/Products/Desktop/Motherboards/DG31PR/DG31PR-overview.htm

[1] http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_8800gt.html

[2] 
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/173.14.12/README/appendix-a.html