I think I figured out why I couldn't update this script last time I installed a new driver.
DO'H! When all else fails - read the instructions.
I didn't remove the 2 files - old driver and the...
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I think I figured out why I couldn't update this script last time I installed a new driver.
DO'H! When all else fails - read the instructions.
I didn't remove the 2 files - old driver and the...
While trying to simply update the script with the new driver, it kept saying FAILURE when re-installing the kernel.
But, I finally found one of the files had a broken link. I cannot recall which...
It was not a kernel update, it is always a new kernel install and it does not work.
I tried all of that 7 or 8 times at least. It did not work. I tried the same thing many times in the past. Each...
I upgraded to a newer nVidia driver the other day and could not get this to update the kernels.
Then I thought DUH! I had to manually install the newer driver first and then this worked to update...
Sweet! I just updated the nVidia driver to 275.09.07! My 28' monitor had stopped waking from sleep and had to RMA it.
Luckily it was 2 yrs old and had a 3 yr warranty and a 4th year I had also...
You have to blacklist some files. This is mentioned on a previous post of mine, a link called "Installing new drivers".
However, my system became totally unstable several days ago and I had to do...
You could have just removed the kernel and then reinstalled it. But, it sounds like you are good to go. Glad you got it to work.
I have messed my system up messing with kernels before, so I am glad...
I am not sure what kernels you could use for Maverick but for Lucid these are how I removed and reinstalled the kernel to test this script:
These commands delete the kernel:
sudo apt-get purge...
Just thought I would mention this: in order to update the nvidia driver to the newest one (like I just did) you need to
uninstall the previous version and manually install the new one first. Then...
Had to jump through several hoops to get my NVIDIA X Server Settings back under System > Preferences.
And then a few more hoops to get the icon back like it was, but what the heck, it was fun!
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I just upgraded my nvidia geforce 9800 gt with default Lucid drivers (195 something) to the latest driver released this month - version 260.19.44
I went by these instructions on how to install it....