Kali Linux 2.0 Install nvidia driver and change resolution!

[NukeDK]

Hey Guys!

I'm a newbie to Linux, so go easy on me

My OS is: Kali 2.0

I'm having a “little” problem with my Nvidia card, it only shows: 1024x768
and I need it to be: 1280x1024

When I Google: Kali Linux change resolution, it comes up with to many useless guides, referring to Ubuntu, and many easy ways, non of them are working for me, so that's why me here making this post!

Here is how far I have come after reinstalling Kali 6-8 times error after error:

Run terminal typed: lspci
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G72 [GeForce 7200 GS / 7300 SE] (rev a1)

So far so good, I now know my gfx card is a GeForce 7200 GS / 7300 SE

The next step, is to deactivate the running driver, and install my Nvidia driver
and i found this one:

NVIDIA-Linux-x86-304.131.run

I have placed it on my desktop and in Downloads.

The next step is to chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-304.131.run (DONE)

And from here it goes wrong. I have tried so many thinks by now, that I lost the overview. I just wanna start learning, and im using to much time reinstalling, and fixing errors.

I have tried to follow this guide with no luck:

http://docs.kali.org/general-use/ins...-on-kali-linux

and

https://forums.kali.org/showthread.p...ghlight=nvidia

I'm not using virtualbox, as my hardware is old, so im running a clean Kali.

If there is something you wanna know, just ask...

[duxim]

this is not problem with driver itself.
I am thinking that this problem is in xorg.conf file
and your monitor model.
could you post your xorg.conf and your monitor model?

[NukeDK]

duxim, somehow, while I was waiting for this topic to be accepted, I got the problem solved so now i`m happy

I glad you took the time to reply, THANKS

Here is what I did.

Ctrl+Alt+F1

service gdm3 stop
chmod 777 my NVIDIA .run file again :/

installed the nvidia driver again, got some errors, then I did something new!!!

service gdm3 restart and installed the nvidia driver ones again, and tried some different things, and this time it worked for me. I have been taking some pictures in the process, but not anything useful atm.

But I will make a guide on how I manage to get it to working, I just need to be sure on what I did :/

Regards.
NukeDK