1. Ubuntu provides the Nvidia drivers as an optional download. I no longer remember the details, but there is a place to activate proprietary components, third party free commercial products (Adobe reader is one, I think) and also programs that conflict with patented technologies (such as media players and decoders).<br>
<br>Obviously the driver is installed, but there are issues and some interfaces do not work well (e.g. Unity freezes, and now the new kernel sticks).<div><br></div><div>2. Where do I change the runlevel for booting? </div>
<div><br></div><div>3. How do I check if the problem is with the driver? dmesg? any other places?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Oleg Goldshmidt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pub@goldshmidt.org">pub@goldshmidt.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia,serif"><br></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/3/28 Steve G. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wordz2u@gmail.com" target="_blank">wordz2u@gmail.com</a>></span><div class="im">
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I upgraded to the latest kernel (on Ubuntu, 3.0.0.17), and ran into problems. The computer never got into graphic mode, and the screen got stuck on part of the initialization process.
<div><br></div><div>The computer was running, and was reachable from another machine by ssh, but I could not run it from the keyboard and screen attached to it.</div><div><br></div><div>To resolve it, I edited /etc/default/grub and changed #GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 to GRUB_TIMEOUT=-1, which allows me to select an older kernel. I suspect the problem is with the Nvidia driver for my graphic card, but I am not sure.</div>
</blockquote></div><div><br>Wild guess: download nvidia's driver from their website and compile it for the new kernel? It's pretty easy once you've read their docs.<br><br>I do not know if Ubuntu package the driver or how well they track dependencies. Note that nvidia drivers are not GPL-licensed, so the distro itself may not provide it easily. This does not mean that it is not available as a package - hopefully some Ubuntu user here points you to the right place and saves you a compilation. If not - Google.<br>
<br>I reiterate: the above is a wild guess.<br><br>One other idea - switch inittab to runlevel 3 (without graphics) and try booting the old kernel - if it boots fine then the problem *is*, most likely, your video driver.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
</font></span></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>-- <br>Oleg Goldshmidt | <a href="mailto:oleg@goldshmidt.org" target="_blank">pub@goldshmidt.org</a><br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div><div>Steve</div><div><br></div><a href="http://www.words2u.net" target="_blank">http://www.words2u.net</a> - GPS points and tracks (mainly in Costa Rica)<br>
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