Quick question before i try Linux

Last time i tried linux i had a problem getting my geforce go 7600 graphics card working properly. it did not allow me to get my full resolution. can anyone tell me where to get the proper drivers so i can do it right away? thnx guys.

 

What distro are you working with?

You'll get full resolution out of the box with K/Ubuntu or Debian without issue via the standard drivers. Then you can get the most recent NVIDIA drivers through command line, Automatix, or other means.

 

ubuntu didn't give me the full resolution

 

Use SimplyMepis 6.5 if you want a more new-comer friendly OS. They also have a great support forum called mepislovers.com

SimplyMepis has a nice X server configuration tool so you don't need to mess with any config files.

 

Your post doesn't mention what resolution you need, smalss. Just FYI, I had a tough time getting the correct resolution (1920x1200) with Ubuntu, too. On another machine and the same screen, the resolution was perfect when I downloaded and used PCLinuxOS 2007 for the first time. No upgrades were needed.

 

The nVidia drivers will rewrite your xorg.conf and then not allow you to get any resolution past 1024x768 on most nVidia graphics cards. Some distributions such as PCLinuxOS seem to be able to work around this sometimes. If you want to get it right in Ubuntu, you'll have to manually edit the xorg.conf file. It's really not that hard. You just go to a terminal, and type:

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and input your resolution in the "Screen" setting with all the other resolution options. You'll then restart X (Ctrl+Alt+Backspace) and you should be able to choose the right resolution using the nVidia Control Panel (run the nvidia-settings command). I think the resolution issue has bee fixed in most cases with Ubuntu 7.04, but I haven't done a fresh install of the final version, so I can't be for sure. I don't think Pitabred had any issues with his 7600 though.

 

I just recently lobotamized my HP dv9000 series notebook, removing all traces of XP and Vista, in favor of a strictly Ubuntu machine. I made an ISO of the 7.04 version and used GParted to do a complete restructuring of the two SATA drives in the notebook. Upon running the live CD and subsequently choosing the "install" option it recognized my nVIDIA GO 7600 but did not have the correct 1440x900 resolution.

The "Restricted Drivers Management" icon was shown up by the clock and let me know it was already using the proprietary driver for my Intel Wireless 3945 device and listed the nVIDIA driver as not being used. Selecting the checkbox and letting it install the driver as normal made the device fully functional with proper resolutions and the use of the "nvidia-settings" command to configure advanced options using a GUI rather than a cmd line interface.

So I think a person would have similar results to mine, though being a linux newb I can hardly say for sure, in getting Ubuntu 7.04 working with go 7600 cards.

As far as I can tell the only things not functioning on the notebook since going to only Ubuntu are the integrated webcam (though I think the HP BIOS upgrade it installed when trying vista I think is the culprit) and the lack of a proper Lexmark print driver for the E238 I have on a networked machine. I use a CH Products flight yoke for flight sim games and Ubuntu had no problems getting it recognized when I hot plugged it. I did have to install a joystick calibration app to set up and test all the buttons and axes though, but that was listed in the Add/Remove applications repository listings.