graphic card driver stop working

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C display; lsb_release -a; uname -a; dpkg -l | grep nvidia

Thanks

as requested
o@o-N68S3:~$ sudo lshw -C display
[sudo] password for o:

  *-display UNCLAIMED
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: GT218 [GeForce 210]
       vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
       version: a2
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:df000000-dfffffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff memory:dc000000-ddffffff ioport:ec00(size=128) memory:def80000-deffffff
...........................................................

o@o-N68S3:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
...............................................................................

o@o-N68S3:~$ uname -a
Linux o-N68S3 3.2.0-34-generic-pae #53-Ubuntu SMP Thu Nov 15 11:11:12 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

....................................................................................................

o@o-N68S3:~$ dpkg -l | grep nvidia
ii nvidia-current 304.64-0ubuntu1~precise~xup1 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library
ii nvidia-settings 304.64-0ubuntu1~precise~xup1 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
o@o-N68S3:~$

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Hi ,
please open a terminal ONLY (CTRL+ALT+T) and execute bellow commands one at time. All the "job" here will take place through terminal.

~$ sudo apt-get purge nvidia-*

~$ sudo apt-get install ppa-purge

~$ sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

~$ sudo apt-get update

~$ sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf

~$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

~$ sudo nvidia-xconfig

Reboot your PC.

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When people give you a command, please don't break it up. Just copy it as given and run it as given.
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tryd entering the terminal commands got back the Nvidia Xserver terminal/manager but only get two resolutions 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 and

still get at boot up get the following message
could not apply the stored configuration for monitor
none of the selected modes were compatible with the possible modes:
Trying modes for CRTC 373
CRTC 373: trying mode 2560x1024@50Hz with o
utput at 1280x1024@51Hz (pass 0)
CRTC 373: trying mode 2560x1024@51Hz with output at 1280x1024@51Hz (pass 0)
CRTC 373: trying mode 2560x1024@50Hz with output at 1280x1024@51Hz (pass 1)
CRTC 373: trying mode 2560x1024@51Hz with output at 1280x1024@51Hz (pass 1)

at boot up

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What is the output of:

sudo lshw -C display; dpkg -l | grep nvidia

Thanks

o@o-N68S3:~$ sudo lshw -C display; dpkg -l | grep nvidia
[sudo] password for o:
  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: GT218 [GeForce 210]
       vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
       version: a2
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
       resources: irq:19 memory:df000000-dfffffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff memory:dc000000-ddffffff ioport:ec00(size=128) memory:def80000-deffffff
ii nvidia-current 295.40-0ubuntu1.1 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library
ii nvidia-settings 295.33-0ubuntu1 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
o@o-N68S3:~$

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Ok, run:

gksudo nvidia-settings

Set the resolution and refresh rate to something and click 'Save to X config file'

Then run:

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Set the resolution to what you desire in the file, save the new file and close gedit. Reboot to test.

If that fails. Hold SHIFT at boot, select recovery mode and select root and run:

sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_old

Note the X in X11 is capitalized. You can then run:

reboot

To get to the desktop. You may benefit from:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Reboot to test

Please READ the description about xorg-edgers PPA : https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa

Is ok to add the PPA but you have to know what is :-)

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True but the 310 driver is known to improve speeds no-end :). Its simple to remove too.

using the gedit file etc had no effect after root booting

Tryed the nxt eg If that fails. Hold SHIFT at boot, select recovery mode and select root and run:

sudo mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_old

States mv is a missing destination file operand after

Tryed what you sugguested still have the same problem except have got back the x server terminal/manager back and only the same to resolutions

Have you tried to boot from another kernel ?

Maybe this is a bug with new kernel (you said after updates problem occurred) and nvidia module (driver).

Try to boot from an older kernel "Previous Linux Versions" at grub menu.

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thanks have tryed that as well still no good

Thanks NikTh, that solved my question.