need help choosing UNIX distribution

[parkermauney]

If you have nvidia graphics, install the drivers with envy. (google)
I think you can change the res with the nvidia-config app.

[kyyubidx]

i thought of that... but i have to install them as a root and it won't allow me tp login as one claiming i can't do it on that screen

[parkermauney]

I mean the ones in the repositories via synaptic.

You need to add the universe and multiverse repositories.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

That'll work on 7.04

And if you get wine, make sure to get it from their site, not the repositories, it's an old build.
http://www.winehq.org/site/download-deb

Direct link to deb package.
http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/archive/ubuntu/feisty/wine_0.9.40~winehq0~ubuntu~7.04-1_i386.deb

Definitely don't go with that .run package they have, it once screwed my install to hell. Use the app named "Envy" to install them.
http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html

[kyyubidx]

panic! a friend of mine gave the OLD display drivers from the repositories and i installed them not knowing they were the OLD ones... now i X doesn't boot up and i dunno the commands to tell it to go get the new drivers from the removable device connected to ti... anyone? plz? its urgent

[Junixx]

Ok (I hate it when X breaks)

you should be able to sometime get back to the CLI (command line input) screen if you dont diagnose the problem etc.

put in your login name and password then type this:

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

after that find someplace that shows your video card and if its Nvidia it might look something like this:

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation G71 [GeForce 7300 GS]"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

change "nvidia" to "nv" and see if that helps..... oh and about the MP3 thing, Id recommend to install XMMS, thats what I use anyway, its kind of like WinAmp, you can find it via Synaptic, it will install Mp3 things and you might grab some other plugins like wma while your at it

(PS - If its an intel video card try "mesa" or "vesa"...if its ati try "ati")

[parkermauney]

Yeah, that's what happened to me when I tried to run the packages that came from the nvidia site.
When you get it recovered, definitely use envy.

[kyyubidx]

that thing doesn't worked... i just see a blank file... anything else?

[parkermauney]

What thing? The xorg.conf file?

It must've gotten wiped clean somehow.

Try:

cd /etc/X11/
ls

There should be some file that looks like a backup of xorg.conf. (eg. xorg_conf.backup, etc.)
So run:
sudo cp (name of xorg backup file) xorg.conf

That should get it back.