I can't use Nvidia

[AstridH]

Hello everybody,
Thanks for help people like me ....very new on Linux

I'm using linuxmint 7 and my problem is that every time I go to Nvidia X server settings this box appear:

You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server.

....and of course I don't know how to do this... so someone can be gentle and tell me what to do?

Thanx, AstridH

[smsmith]

You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server.

....and of course I don't know how to do this... so someone can be gentle and tell me what to do?

Press ALT+F2.

In the window that pops up, type gksudo nvidia-xconfig if you use gnome, or kdesudo nvidia-xconfig if you use kde.

You should be asked for your password, then the program should run. Then either reboot or press CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE after saving all your open files because that command restarts the X server which kills all open programs.

[gremarc]

I'm not sure if this would apply to your problem, but before I activated my Nvidia card I went to first synaptics and installed "nvidia-settings" then activated my card. When it completed I restarted and the I could now access the Nvidia settings without getting this message. Give it a try, it just might work for you.
Go to Synaptic: System > Administration> Synaptic Package Manager and search for nvidia-settings. Once found, install it and try to activate your card again, then restart.