I absolutely hate when things don’t work. But then if you are smart you’ll find a way to make things work. I faced a problem with  Jaunty Jackalope (Ubuntu 9.04) not able to install Nvidia graphic driver on my Machine. As a result of which I could not achieve any graphic effects that I enjoy on Linux like the in-famous cube. I run Ubuntu on HP dv6910tx with following configuration:

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Following is what I did not make sure I am running the latest version of Nvidia graphic drivers.

1. Went to Nvidia site and downloaded the latest drivers. In my case it was More >