Low resolution on Nvidia GT520-[SOLVED]

[Oracle911]

What version and desktop are you running? Try running the nvidia installation instructions after a reboot.

From the console/terminal I don't have any problems logging in as root or a user, switching between init 3 and init 4, or using the cd command. Perhaps there is something in your set-up causing a problem?

I'm using xfce.

[mimosa]

xfce 14 or 13.37?

You say your first step was to become root, then you logged in at the prompt.

How did you become root? Did you type Ctrl-Alt-F1? Then what did you do?

The reason I ask is because you should presumably see the darkstar login prompt *before* you log in as root by ... logging in as root at the prompt. Then type init 3 to drop to that runlevel; then cd ~oracle (or cd /home/oracle) assuming that's where you put the downloaded file.

Just to be clear, as I understand it you don't at any point want to be logging in as anything *other* than root. You need root privileges both to change runlevels and to execute the Nvidia file.

-i became root
-switched to run level 3 it said "darkstar login"
- i typed my username and login it said login filed

You might try ctrl-alt-F2 instead of F1; then you should immediately see the login prompt. Then (I believe) log in as root and follow the rest of the instructions.

[Oracle911]

Mimosa its xfce 13.37.

[knome]

When it says "darkstar login:" type...

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root

(NOT root login)

Does that help?

[Oracle911]

When it says "darkstar login:" type...

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root

(NOT root login)

Does that help?

Yep, that helped, thank you.

This can be marked as solved.

[laprjns]

This can be marked as solved.

You can do this yourself my editing your opening post.
Thanks