Help with nvidia drivers in Ubuntu 8.07 LTS
Posted: 2010-01-06 06:03pm
So I finally decided to switch my old box to Ubuntu, and after needing to reprogram the BIOS so that it could boot up correctly (wich required digging through my stuff to find a viable floppy, yes, it is an old box), I now have a problem with my video card.
The card is a Geforce2 MX400, and it is thus not supported by the latest nvidia drivers, but it is supported by the legacy drivers. The problem is that, after I use the repository to get the legacy drivers (and uninstall the new ones) I go to hardware control to activate them (as they are restricted drivers) and it automatically deletes the legacy drivers and reinstalls the latest ones.
So the question is, how can I make the Hardware Control understand that I need the legacy drivers, or how can I manually activate them? My google-fu has yielded this page with the following solution:
So, suggestions? Or should I just go ahead and do the mentioned procedure?
The card is a Geforce2 MX400, and it is thus not supported by the latest nvidia drivers, but it is supported by the legacy drivers. The problem is that, after I use the repository to get the legacy drivers (and uninstall the new ones) I go to hardware control to activate them (as they are restricted drivers) and it automatically deletes the legacy drivers and reinstalls the latest ones.
So the question is, how can I make the Hardware Control understand that I need the legacy drivers, or how can I manually activate them? My google-fu has yielded this page with the following solution:
But I'm not sure if it is adequate, since it is for 8.10, and I'd prefer to use the standard legacy drivers if possible.Install Nvidia legacy GeForce 2 MX 400 in Ubuntu 8.10
Downloaded the 96.43.09 legacy BETA driver from nvidia
Downloaded from synaptic manager linux-headers-generic and linux-source-2.6.27
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic linux-source-2.6.27
Press CTRL + ALT F1
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
sudo sh <DOWNLOADED NVIDIA DRIVER>
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
So, suggestions? Or should I just go ahead and do the mentioned procedure?