restricted manager / nvidia settings wrong resolution

[benste]

Binary package hint: restricted-manager

lspci:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)

mirste@Medion-desktop:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

mirste@Medion-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy restricted-manager
restricted-manager:
  Installiert: (keine)
  Kandidat: (keine)
  Versions-Tabelle:
mirste@Medion-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy restricted-manager-core
restricted-manager-core:
  Installiert: (keine)
  Kandidat: (keine)
  Versions-Tabelle:

???

Installing the Nvidia Accelarated driver on the named device:
1. after a click for enable / disable a status bar pops up, but does nothing!
- clicking cancel helps to start the process
- ~85% you have to repeat the cancel thing --> driver installed properly.

2. the named card has the ability of 1024*800 px with a default 15" screen, but as default it boot with a 800*600 screen. You can't change it for a longer period because after relogin the on the flow option is reseted -> see 3.

3. SInce InterpidIbex Nvidia Setting (the display changing tool for nvidia cards) isn't able to save a resolution. --> It isn't able to use 2 X screens because you can't save the xinerama option.
(This also effects my own laptop which is currently in repair Go7600 and other friends.)

[benste (benste)]

As further info:

mirste@Medion-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy restricted-manager-core nvidia-glx-173restricted-manager-core:
  Installiert: (keine)
  Kandidat: (keine)
  Versions-Tabelle:
nvidia-glx-173:
  Installiert: (keine)
  Kandidat: 173.14.12-1-0ubuntu4
  Versions-Tabelle:
     173.14.12-1-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
mirste@Medion-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy restricted-manager-core nvidia-glx-96
restricted-manager-core:
  Installiert: (keine)
  Kandidat: (keine)
  Versions-Tabelle:
nvidia-glx-96:
  Installiert: 96.43.09-0ubuntu1
  Kandidat: 96.43.09-0ubuntu1
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 96.43.09-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid-updates/restricted Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     96.43.05-0ubuntu10 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages
mirste@Medion-desktop:~$

[benste (benste)]

The problem was that someone removed the gksu command in front of the launcher for Nvidia settings !