How did you try to install the driver from Nvidia? There are specific steps you have to take to nstall the driver. First remove any Nvidia drivers you find listd in Synaptic. Make sure you have build-essential installed. Then press Ctrl-Alt-F1 to change to a console. Next at the prompt type:
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
This will stop the X server. Now cd into the directory where the Nvidia binary is located then at the prompt type:
The above command will make the binary file executeable. Now you can run the file, this assumes you only have one .run file in the directory:
answer yes to all the questions. When the driver has finished compiling at the prompt type:
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
this command will restart X and bring you back to your desktop with the new driver installed.
Jim
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