Originally Posted by
starcannon
Heres how I set up every one of my
nvidia cards, don't skip steps even if you have already done them in the past.
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Print out this guide, you will be in pure CLI for part of the install.
1) Download the driver for your Nvidia Card from http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
1.a) Make sure its in your home directory, this will make it so we don't have to change directories later when were in terminal.
2) Open a terminal: Applications--> Accessories--> Terminal
3) sudo apt-get install build-essential
4) gksudo gedit /etc/modules
4.a) Add "nvidia" without quotes to the list.
4.b) Save and Exit
5) gksudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common
5.a) Add "nv" without quotes to the restricted list. It should look exactly like this: DISABLED_MODULES="nv"
5.b) Save and Exit
6) sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf ./xorg.conf.backup
7) sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf
7.a) Were just deleting your old xorg.conf file, we backed it up in step 6 just in case we ever need it back again.
7.b) Getting rid of old drivers, use one or more of the sections that apply to you:
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If you used Envy to attempt a previous nvidia install please run this command now before you go on:
sudo envy --uninstall-all
sudo dpkg -P envy
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If you have some old Ubuntu repository/restricted driver manager attempts installed please run this command before you go on:
sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia*
sudo rm /lib/restricted-modules/.nvidia*
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If you have a failed NVIDIA*.run (drivers from the nvidia.com site) run this command before you go on:
sudo nvidia-installer --uninstall
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8) CTRL-ALT-F1
8.a) Okay were in Command Line only now, we have a little left to do in here.
8.b)login:
8.c)Password:
9) sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
9.a) This step shuts down the x-server and gnome desktop manager
10) sudo chmod a+x ./NVIDIA*.run
10.a) We made the nvidia installer executable.
11) sudo ./NVIDIA*.run
11.a) Answer to the affirmative for all questions.
11.b) Be sure to specifically say you DO WANT it to write a new xorg.conf
11.c) If you somehow answered incorrectly on the last question in the installer then:
c.I) sudo nvidia-xconfig #this will write a new or attempt repair of
an xorg.conf file for you.
12) sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
12.a) You should see an Nvidia Logo, and then be put at your login screen,
you should also be able to enable desktop effects.
Optional But recommended:
13) To get the driver to update itself when a new kernel is installed from the update
manager be sure to follow the guide in this link:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5227704&postcount=1
Here's a click link for the guide mention in step 13
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...04&postcount=1
I will continue to update this guide as I find new things, but I am not really following this thread any longer as the OP seems to have moved on.
If I refer you to this guide from another thread, then please continue posting in the thread we met on. GL and hope this guide helps you.
~Starcannon
Hmm, this isn't working for me. I followed the instructions down to the letter, but I'm still not getting the Nvidia splash screen, and glxgears is horribly slow:
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dissonance@iridium:~$ glxgears -info
GL_RENDERER = GeForce 7900 GTX/PCI/SSE2
GL_VERSION = 1.2 (2.1.2 NVIDIA 173.14.12)
GL_VENDOR = NVIDIA Corporation
GL_EXTENSIONS = GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_imaging GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_window_pos GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_lod GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_NV_texture_env_combine4 GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SGIX_depth_texture GL_SGIX_shadow
2338 frames in 5.0 seconds = 463.577 FPS
2340 frames in 5.0 seconds = 466.597 FPS
2340 frames in 5.0 seconds = 465.626 FPS
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