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zach! yo i use ubuntu and windows xp wrote:
> Hey guys or linux users,
> I have a dual partitioned hard drive with ubuntu and windows xp. I
> just recently installed a GeForce 8800 GT into the computer. It works
> great with XP, but with ubuntu 7.04 linux nothing worked. Before ,
> with the intergrated graphics , it seemed to work good, and with this
> new graphics card , I re-installed ubuntu 7.04 and it doesnt
> recongnize the geforce.
> system:
> cpu: amd athlon 64 5200 @ 2.6GHZ
> Motherboard : asus m2a-vm (intergrated ati x1250 graphics)
> 1 gig of ram
> 160 GB HDD.
> XFX GeForce 8800 GT

Now you know why Linux is not as good as the Linux zealots would have
you believe. I've had that happen every time I change a video card in
Ubuntu. X server freaks out and will not load. You need to delete the
Nvidia drivers and go mess with the xorg.conf file or some malarkey like
that. In the end I got fed up with it as I change hardware frequently so
dumped Ubuntu and went back to XP and Vista exclusively. If you search
the Ununtu forums you will find the steps you need to take. Some of the
info you may find is outdated though and may not work. It's certainly
not as simple as uninstalling driver, install new vid card and reinstall
driver like on Windows though. Expect some Linux zealot to come along
any minute now and try to trash me for telling the truth. The truth is
that most old timer Linux users use older hardware and rarely change
their video card so they rarely see these kinds of issues. Most of them
don't need a high end 3D card and something like an old Geforce2 will
suffice to run X.
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