Need Video Card help

Brother-brian · 07-17-2009, 08:11 PM

I have read all the tuts i could find, but still cant get card to work.

I am running Ubuntu 8.10, on a P3 board, 1.4g cpu, 756 RAM.
Video card is Nvidia Geforce 3 Ti-200 64mb card.

Nvidia website doesnt seem to offer support for this card anymore, not even archived.

I was using this computer to play Regnum when I first started, and it was running under WinXp, so I know its good.

I go to the hardware drivers section, and i got the propritary driver for nvidia (96 i think), the only one on the list, and it was also the "recommended" driver.

I got Regnum to get to the login screen, and to the loading screen, but the image is much larger than the monitor can display. It appears to be about 40% larger than the monitor screen or so. I went to adjust display settings, and it was already set to the maximum, which was only 640x420, i think.

Be warned, I know nothing at all about compiling anything, command line or none of that, Im still a linux knube. The learning curve is much steeper than for windows. And I DONT want to go back to MS if I can help it.

platyna · 07-18-2009, 12:10 PM

Post your graphic card PCI device ID - use scanpci or lspci -nn.

Regards.

Brother-brian · 07-19-2009, 08:04 PM

too late... wife wanted windows back on it, so she could put purchased software on it.

Bummer.

platyna · 07-20-2009, 08:34 AM

Dual boot, *hint* *hint*

Regards.

Brother-brian · 07-21-2009, 08:06 AM

naw, HDD is on last legs as we speak. Prob couldnt handle it. It clicks a lot. But its running... for now...

07-17-2009, 08:11 PM	#1
Brother-brian Master Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 271	Need Video Card help I have read all the tuts i could find, but still cant get card to work. I am running Ubuntu 8.10, on a P3 board, 1.4g cpu, 756 RAM. Video card is Nvidia Geforce 3 Ti-200 64mb card. Nvidia website doesnt seem to offer support for this card anymore, not even archived. I was using this computer to play Regnum when I first started, and it was running under WinXp, so I know its good. I go to the hardware drivers section, and i got the propritary driver for nvidia (96 i think), the only one on the list, and it was also the "recommended" driver. I got Regnum to get to the login screen, and to the loading screen, but the image is much larger than the monitor can display. It appears to be about 40% larger than the monitor screen or so. I went to adjust display settings, and it was already set to the maximum, which was only 640x420, i think. Be warned, I know nothing at all about compiling anything, command line or none of that, Im still a linux knube. The learning curve is much steeper than for windows. And I DONT want to go back to MS if I can help it.

07-18-2009, 12:10 PM	#2
platyna Initiate Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 234	Post your graphic card PCI device ID - use scanpci or lspci -nn. Regards. __________________ Syrtis, Horus: Platyna (Conjurer), Platyna Ahn (Warlock), Platyna Ida (Hunter), Platyna Ira (Barbarian) Last edited by platyna; 07-18-2009 at 12:23 PM.

07-20-2009, 08:34 AM	#4
platyna Initiate Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 234	Dual boot, hint hint Regards. __________________ Syrtis, Horus: Platyna (Conjurer), Platyna Ahn (Warlock), Platyna Ida (Hunter), Platyna Ira (Barbarian)

07-19-2009, 08:04 PM	#3
Brother-brian Master Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 271	too late... wife wanted windows back on it, so she could put purchased software on it. Bummer.

07-21-2009, 08:06 AM	#5
Brother-brian Master Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 271	naw, HDD is on last legs as we speak. Prob couldnt handle it. It clicks a lot. But its running... for now...