Hi there Dianne, Does your computer have an integrated graphics port that you can use in the meantime? If that works alright (without desktop effects) then that could be a good short term solution.
As Simon has mentioned an nVidia 6xxx graphics card can be obtained quite cheaply nowadays. On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Simon Wears <munkyju...@googlemail.com>wrote: > I run an Nvidia 6600LE which runs perfect on 8.10. I think you can > pick those up pretty cheap now too. > > Simon Wears > munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky <http://munkyjunky/>@Gmail.com > MunkyJunky on irc.freenode.net > > On 19 Feb 2009, at 10:06, Dianne Reuby <pramc...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > I'm running 8.10, and my graphics card is an Nvidia GeForce4 MX440, > > old > > but OK for my needs. I've also been given a Relisys Teo Teco TL766 > > flat > > screen monitor to replace my old CRT. > > > > Up until 8.10 I had full special effects using Compiz. But since 8.10 > > the driver that Nvidia finally released is just a pain. > > > > If I have special effects enabled, I don't have any status bars, > > min/max/close buttons. Even with effects disabled, I can only have > > 1024x768. I can change that to a higher res, but I lose the settings > > when I reboot, even after saving the X.org config. Evolution layout > > changes every time I reboot. The icons on my panel change position > > every > > time I reboot. Word processing files don't display properly if they > > have > > a lot of formatting - I have to scroll off the screen and back to > > display them. There are bits of dialogue and menu boxes left showing > > after they're closed. All trivial I know, but it is irritating. > > > > My main PC use is internet, email, word processing, some very basic > > photo/graphics editing. So I don't really need a fancy card for games. > > > > But I'm really thinking about getting a new card, and I've been > > looking > > up the various Ubuntu hardware sites. I don't want to buy a card and > > then find that the manufacturer hasn't released a decent driver for > > Linux. So can I have any recommendations? Should I stick to Nvidia? > > Do I > > need to take the monitor into account? > > > > TIA > > Dianne > > > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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