GeForce 8500 GT start in Low Graphic Mode :(

[Behnam Momeni]

I have Ubuntu 9.04 AMD 64 and an GeForce 8500 GT card.
I downloaded the "NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-185.18.14-pkg2.run" from nvidia site
and install it as follows:
1) I exit the X server.
2) I run the code:
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-185.18.14-pkg2.run
3) Follow the steps and everything seems to go right.
After reboot the system comes up in "Low Graphic Mode".
How can I make this driver to work? and what other configuration may be
needed?
The file created by nvidia bug reporter is attached.

[P.Kosunen]

Check "dmesg" command, is complaining about conflicting versions?

Backup distro version:

sudo mv /lib/modules/`uname -r`/updates/dkms/nvidia.ko tmp/

Move manually installed module:

sudo mv /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/updates/dkms/

I had to do these steps when installed 185.18.14 version over Ubuntu package version.

[thefirstm]

I highly recommend that instead of installing the driver manually like this that you use a Launchpad PPA with the latest version of the driver in it. You can use mine. I always keep the latest beta in there. If you manually install the driver, you will encounter numerous problems including, but not limited to, kernel updates breaking X and some X updates breaking OpenGL support.

[Behnam Momeni]

Thanks for posts. My driver is currently working properly and recognize the graphic card and required resolutions. But there is another problem:
Some random (and small) noises are appeared in the display. The noises disappear by clicking and appear again by other clicks or waiting for a moment.

[P.Kosunen]

Originally Posted by thefirstm

I highly recommend that instead of installing the driver manually like this that you use a Launchpad PPA with the latest version of the driver in it. You can use mine.

$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-180-kernel-source nvidia-180-libvdpau nvidia-180-modaliases nvidia-glx-180 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
nvidia-180-kernel-source is already the newest version.
nvidia-180-kernel-source set to manually installed.
nvidia-180-libvdpau is already the newest version.
nvidia-180-libvdpau set to manually installed.
nvidia-180-modaliases is already the newest version.
nvidia-glx-180 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.

What i'm doing wrong? I did add apt sources & key.

[thefirstm]

Can I see your /etc/apt/sources.list file? Also what driver version do you have right now?

[P.Kosunen]

$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-update.list 
# PPA for Michael Marley

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/thefirstm/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/thefirstm/ppa/ubuntu karmic main

(Kubuntu 9.10 amd64)

[thefirstm]

Theres the problem. You are looking at the wrong PPA. You need to use this one deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/thefirstm/karmic-testing/ubuntu karmic main for Karmic. I had to create a second PPA in order to work around the size limitation and build all the packages for Karmic.

[P.Kosunen]

Thanks, works now.