[ubuntu-za] nvidia graphics

[Lee Sharp]

miles sharpe wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-11-05 at 22:13 +0200, Raoul Snyman wrote:
>> Hi Miles,
>>
>> On Thursday 05 November 2009 21:56:02 miles sharpe wrote:
>>> If I go system , preferences display
>>> Then it says It appears your graphics driver does not support the
>>> necessary extension to use this tool. Do you want to use your graphics
>>> driver vendors tool instead. If I say yes it brings up the nvidia
>>> xserver settings window. and a little window saying You do not appear to
>>> be using the nvidia x driver.
>> I did some investigation, and I'm afraid it looks like your graphics card 
>> doesn't have some features that the desktop effects engine (called Compiz) 
>> needs to be able to work.

> Or should I get more compiz packages from synaptic

Do you have the "nvidia-settings" package installed?