Problems with nvidia geforce fx 5500 using 173.14.35-1

[exiledangel420]

Os: Fedora 17/Ubuntu 11.10 dual boot
Aquired nvidia driver from rpm fusion repositories.
Architecure i686
Current Resolution: 1024x768 at 60 htz
xorg.conf

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 295.53  (mockbuild@builder1.ovh.rpmfusion.lan)  Tue May 22 21:19:06 CEST 2012


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from data in "/etc/sysconfig/keyboard"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
    Option         "XkbLayout" "us"
    Option         "XkbModel" "pc105"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

On server x display configuration it continues say seperate screen x requires restart even after I ran the nvidia-xconfig in the terminal(now I can change my resolution but I still can't use twinview. I only have one monitor hooked up.
And opengl/glx information doesn't show up.
How do I tell if it is just a nvidia-settings bug, nvidia xconfig bug, or my driver has problems.
I know it is atleast partially working for I'm no longer in fall backmode.
Also even though it doesn't show it in my xorg.conf file the nvidia-xserver-settings
detects my display. It's a hp mx70.

If you would like screenshots of the nvidia x server settings, just let me know.

[exiledangel420]

I thought I add that even though it doesn't specify gnome3 failed I believe I am still in fall back mode from the screen shots I have seen of fedora 17 or atleast certain 3d features aren't enabled. The settings for fall back mode are turn off which doesn't make sense. I tried earlier version I got fedora but got currption of the gnome shell. This is the first version I didn't. Anybody have nvidia geforce fx5500 and is their a way to to make it work correctly with nvidia 173xx driver?

[Mr Wolf]

Originally Posted by exiledangel420

I thought I add that even though it doesn't specify gnome3 failed I believe I am still in fall back mode from the screen shots I have seen of fedora 17 or atleast certain 3d features aren't enabled. The settings for fall back mode are turn off which doesn't make sense. I tried earlier version I got fedora but got currption of the gnome shell. This is the first version I didn't. Anybody have nvidia geforce fx5500 and is their a way to to make it work correctly with nvidia 173xx driver?

You're not the only one having issues with Nvidia 173.* driver!
Perhaps it can be useful for you to have a look at this thread: NVidia FX series with F17 (from message #8 onwards).