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[hellnoire]

Well, currently, you're also out of date too The new one is 9.04, but I'll tell you how to fix it for 8.10

First and foremost, let's go to Synaptic, which is under System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager, then go

edit, repair broken packages

If that doesn't work, fire up Terminal, which is in Applications>Accessories>Terminal and typing

sudo dpkg --configure -a
-OR-
sudo apt-get install -f

The other thing you've got to watch out for is if you've got all the repos activated. I didn't show how to do that, but basically, go to Add/Remove under Programs, and change it to the top one, which should be basically All Programs, then close it.

Failing all this, we'll do a manual install of nVida's drivers. Download them here then follow this step-by-step:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=514161&highlight=install+nvidia

After all this, if it's still being a fish out of water,

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1004945

should have some more ideas. You'll notice a lot of what I've said here is what's said there for the first page (it's common install tricks), but by the looks of it, they did get it working. Best of luck and hope it works for you. Let me know if it doesn't though.

[metric]

Hi,

Thanks for the response

Repairing the packages didn't helped , following the instruction on
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...install+nvidia
I went upto issuing the following command
sudo sh ~NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1.run

after accepting the license agreement, I got the following msg

No precompiled kernel intereface was found to matching you kernel would you like the installer to attemtp to download a kernel interface for your kernel form NVIDIA ftp site ..

I selected yes, press enter

got the msg.

No matchng precompiled kernel interface was found on NVIDIA ftp site

then
builing kernel moddule 1% .......100% It went upto 100% and thrown this msg

ERROR: unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module

ERROR: intaller failed...

and then it came back to command prompt

Thanks for your help, hope I'm able to get this drivers are installed

Thanks you,
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Thanks to all of you, (specially hellnoire) for all your support in solving my queries, I will try out ubuntu 9.04 once I get the CD. and see if that solves my problem.

Thank you once again for devoting your time.


Regards,
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[hellnoire]

Sounds like they haven't updated it to the Ubuntu 8.10, wonderful :/

Did you check out the forum link too? Or did that not work too?

Either way, I see now why ATI is considered stable for Linux and nVidia isn't.

[metric]

I have checked and tried what was there on the forum link also , unfortunately that didn't work either

hope it get solved in foreseeable future.

Regards,
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[hellnoire]

Why not posting on their forums? I know a lot about Linux but I'm not a know-all of Linux. So I would think that would help you.

[metric]

I'll have to do that , before that I think I should try out with ubuntu 9.04, I'll get arrange it's CD/DVD in next 10 days.

Thanks for your help hellnoire
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[rnbv424140]

just a question are they serious about the offer of sending you a free copy of ubuntu? has someone really received one? just wanted to know..

[Sai Charan]

Yes, they are serious. I received that CD many times.

[YuMeng]

Seriously, i used Ubuntu 7.04 on the past, i feel it does not suit for me.
As for the CD, they send CD for free, no fake.

[hellnoire]

Yumeng... that version is WELL over two years old now. If you have to compare that to now, we've got issues.

I myself started with 7.10 and it was a nightmare for me. But I persisted... when 8.04 came out.

As for the CD, it's a very simple: yes, yes they are.