yeah bud that seems right.

Like Sam was saying, its because its a lappy, much more powerful it was a desktop!

can you post your /usr/share/xresprobe/xorg.conf


Thanks

Hey guys, after a few apt-get updates, and editing my /etc/default/grub (to suit the nvidia card, optimus tech), my screen has become cut off on the right and replaced back over on the left... its...

really easy this one,


nano /usr/share/xresprobe/xorg.conf

Find this section,
1122
(the first screen section)

All you do is replace that resolution with the one you want, CRTL + X, yes to...

Ive been trying also, but i realised that when you let nvidia automatically update the xorg.conf, it doesnt update it properly! It does not locate and update the xorg.conf to add your GPUs' PCI...

Pretty much if all you want to do is utilize your GPU for its performance to help for cracking, use this tutorial; http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48331

Hey mav, most nvidia...

Yeah mate sounds like your hardware is dying, and the circuitry is on its last legs..

The process works great, but i have a different issue, might be a simple fix but im not sure...
after i try to "startx", i get a black screen, startup music in background plays and it seems like it...

Hey guys,

Im very new to the world of Ubuntu/backtrack, which I'm very eager to learn much more!

Ive been hindered by the installation of nvidia driver.
So far i have installed all of the...