Which graphics card driver do I have install?

**CProgramming** · February 15th, 2012

Hey friends

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 on my desktop and I have some problems with my graphical interface

the reason probably is I have wrong \ incompatible graphics card driver installed.

My computer:
Processor: Intel Core2 duo E8800
Memory: 4GB RAM
Graphics card: nVidia GeForce 430

Can someone help me decide which driver should I install to get the best graphical interface on my ubuntu?

thanks , and sorry about the wrong English :\

**haqking** · February 15th, 2012

Originally Posted by CProgramming

Hey friends

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 on my desktop and I have some problems with my graphical interface

the reason probably is I have wrong \ incompatible graphics card driver installed.

My computer:
Processor: Intel Core2 duo E8800
Memory: 4GB RAM
Graphics card: nVidia GeForce 430

Can someone help me decide which driver should I install to get the best graphical interface on my ubuntu?

thanks , and sorry about the wrong English :\

it depends some people like proprietary and some like Open source drivers.

I prefer proprietary

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

choose your device and download.

Cheers

**CProgramming** · February 15th, 2012

Originally Posted by haqking

it depends some people like proprietary and some like Open source drivers.

I prefer proprietary

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

choose your device and download.

Cheers

Thanks , I thought they are not developing drivers for linux.

anyway , I downloaded this: http://www.nvidia.com/content/Driver...s&type=GeForce

NVIDIA-Linux-x86-295.20.run

I got that error:
You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before
installing. For further details, please see the section INSTALLING
THE NVIDIA DRIVER in the README available on the Linux driver
download page at www.nvidia.com.

What sould I do?..

**mastablasta** · February 15th, 2012

isn't it possible to enable drivers form system->hardware devices menu?

you should run the file (make it as executable and run it).

also check out the readmefile. usualyl it has detailed isntructions with command lines that you can copy&paste to terminal.

**CProgramming** · February 15th, 2012

The boot is freezing!
First of all I got error message something like:
"Error mount. enter S to skip to M to recover"
Then I press S and the boot freeze on "Checking for running unattende-upgrades"

Do someone know what sould I do??? I can't use my computer!!

currently Im writing on my laptop, the problem on the desktop.

**haqking** · February 15th, 2012

Originally Posted by CProgramming

Thanks , I thought they are not developing drivers for linux.

anyway , I downloaded this: http://www.nvidia.com/content/Driver...s&type=GeForce

NVIDIA-Linux-x86-295.20.run

I got that error:
You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before
installing. For further details, please see the section INSTALLING
THE NVIDIA DRIVER in the README available on the Linux driver
download page at www.nvidia.com.

What sould I do?..

yes exit from X.

Drop to a tty or somit.

you may need to chmod the exe or you can do it from gui if needed.

Then from terminal

sh <filename>

during install it may detect nouveau or similar, modprobe it to blacklist it.

Then should be good.

I am running latest 295 driver though im in slackware currently but works fine and if it works in slack then it should work easily in ubuntu (im guessing)