Need some Kubuntu help!

LabAnimal

LabAnimal

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Okay, I've tried many times before and failed, here i go again trying...

I've installed Hardy on a spare PC, and yet again i'm battling with graphic card problems. This time round i'm not trying to get dual monitor to work but a simple driver installed. Off i go to NVIDIA and get the drivers for the MX440. I followed the instructions and it tells me X Server is running, need to stop it. I googled this and was told to CTRL-ALT-F1 and then Sudo SH and the filename :

I keep getting this from the driver: "You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before installing..." Can't get X server shut down to get the damn thing installed.

So now i'm stuck in the terminal. I googled how to get back into graphic mode - they said ctrl-alt-f7 - Voila - but now the taskbar is missing...!!!

EISH! Some help would be appreciated!
 
okay, got the taskbar back :

01. CTRL+ ESC, and kill plasma process
02. ALT + F2 and type rm ~/.kde4/share/config/plasma*
03. CTRL + ALT + Backspace and log back in

Voila!

Now to figure out how to kill X Server install the stupid driver...
 
Run

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop

before the driver install that will stop X

I would also suggest getting a old driver "NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.19-pkg1.run" for the MX440
 
JazzeD said:
Run

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop

before the driver install that will stop X

I would also suggest getting a old driver "NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.19-pkg1.run" for the MX440
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sudo /etc/init.d/dkm stop & sudo /etc/init.d/kdm-kde4 stop don't work - tried many times......

first time round it will ask for my password and then tells me it can't find it. thereafter you can stand on your head it won't do it, you have to reboot.

I downloaded the latest driver from nvidia for the mx440 - but if you say that one is better, where to get it from ??
 
ok found the older driver... still can't stop X Server... maybe its the driver - will try again after i receive NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.19-pkg1.run
 
Lycanthrope said:
*cough* Tried Windows? *runs like hell*

*runs even faster*
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LOL!

yea yea - i love Vista! - i'm yet again trying to get to know linux... Its kinda easier doing it on a spare pc than botching it onto another hard drive on the pc i'm using... the only pain is having to go forward and back between my pc's
 
I tried Ubuntu out a few weeks ago... I wasn't terribly impressed :( Although I liked one of the wallpapers :p I spent a few hours trying to get it to like my LAN device and it simply refused - likely due to my own ineptitude - so I just gave up and went back to good ol' faithful.

*hides behind Anti-Fanatic Meatshield* I like Windows a lot as well, actually. It might have its kinks, but it's always been true to itself :D

I wish you the best of luck, LabAnimal - hopefully you'll get it sorted without too much difficulty! *holds thumbs*
 
yea, thanks - in the past i really lost my cool with linux, too much of a hassel to get a simple thing to just WORK! - still seems to be a big hassel no matter how new or old your hardware is... I'm actually amazed i'm still at it! : )) What also amazes me is, all these linux fanboys all hide away when you need help, and if they do speak up its some sort of sarcastic half remark or point you to some LARGE linux bible that either don't help or another problem pops up that prevents you from doing what you're trying! When you loose your cool you get pointed at and told you're stupid and get told that things are done differently than windows (no $h!+ hey!)

But yea, I'm trying...
 
U need to go too tty1 "ctrl+alt+F1"
run sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop
run sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.19-pkg1.run -> in same dir as file location

These commands cant be run from X within a console it needs to be run in a comand only screen so that X can be stopped and u can continue to type.
 
ok - it would not install the older nvidia driver, but accepted the new one. restarted x server - all fine - but it has still not resolved my problem - i cannot get the system to run the display at 1280x1024 - its stuck at 640x480! Grrrr Its not the card because it does it fine in Windows!
 
JazzeD said:
U need to go too tty1 "ctrl+alt+F1"
run sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop
run sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.19-pkg1.run -> in same dir as file location

These commands cant be run from X within a console it needs to be run in a comand only screen so that X can be stopped and u can continue to type.
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i figured it out - its sudo /etc/inid.d/kdm-kde4 stop or start

but the linux package don't work - refuses to - some conflict with this version of kubuntu. but it accepted the newer driver.

I do however get the impression that kde4.0 has got some issues - i'm now setting out to update it to 4.1.1 - havent quite figured out how to do this yet...
 
kde 4.0 isn't up to scratch yet IMHO.

Werid, when I installed hardy getting my 8600 and my ti4200 ( other, older pc) to work was painless.

Also had the problem with the desktop resolution, but that was solved by choosing the correct monitor in some config file. (Yeah, I'm a bit of a noob, I google stuff, do it and then forget what I did, lol)

Have you checked your xconfig file ( err... once again, I think that is wat it's called :D )
 
xconfig - not a clue! - i'm very much a newbie here! I'm googling and fiddling trying whatever i find! - suppose its the only way to learn!

I also just discovered you can't update kde4.0.3 to kde4.1.1 - have to download the whole thing and re-install from what i can tell!... What a pain!
 
Eish, ja, that sounds like a major pain.

I'm also a noob, don't worry, lol.

okay, xorg.conf file, sorry.

You've got to edit that file, erm... there was a gui for it, just give me a sec plz

[EDIT] sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings

I hope this helps. It's probs not identifying your monitor, so you must choose generic or something and set up a profile for it yourself, IIRC.

I serioulsy hope this is it, otherwise I'm stumped :D Good luck man!
 
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nope didnt work - still trying - busy figuring out the whole xorg.conf file thing...

thanks for your help - much appreciated!
 
Do the following:
mv /etc/X/xorg.conf /etc/X/xorg.old

CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE to restart X-server.

In the latest Xorg release xorg creates it's own config based on your hardware if none is present. If this does not work then you messed up with the driver install.
 
When you have issues like that, a good thing to do is
Code: 
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
then boot into your DE again. Then re-install driver.

I had similar issues to you, LabAnimal (also with a GeForce MX440 64MB).

The nvidia-settings package is also a good thing to have.

In the end, I fixed my problem by doing:
Code: 
sudo aptitude remove nv
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
sudo aptitude install nvidia-glx nvidia-settings
sudo reboot

And it was working
 
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