Nvidia drivers

[Ogma]

Hi there !

I had a new computer with a geforce gtx260 in.
I tried to install the drivers on ubuntu 8 but after several hours impossible to do it .

So first, does it have drivers for this graphic card ?
If yes, how do I install it ? I try using envyNG with the 173.14.12 driver from nvidia but no result (but installation succeed, it seemed).

I don't understand ! Some help ? ^^


PS : I'm french, so sorry for the faults, french forum closed ><.

[neurostu]

Is the gtx260 a new or old card? If it is an older card you are probably looking for the legacy driver? Does EnvyNG allow for the installation of the legacy driver?

[drs305]

Here is the nvidia page for the gtx 260 linux drivers:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d...32_177.13.html

There are instructions on the site or you can search the forums or post back here.

Their general page for entering driver search data is here:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index...&psid=52&pid=0

[alienexplorers]

Try going into synaptic and search for envy. Select envy-core and envy-gtk. Let them load and then goto applications>system tools>envyng.
run envyng and choose nvidia. If the card is a new release choose auto install. If the card is an old release select manual install and choose the bottom choice in the driver list. Let it run through and reboot.

[Ogma]

It is a recent card, so with envyNG it doesn't work.

I will try the link of drs305.

Thank you !

[keyboardslave]

Greetings,

This goes out to all owners of a GTX260, I have got my ZOLTEX GTX260 OC EDN working perfectly, after a few days of screwing around and reading i have sucessfully got Ubuntu Hardy to Reconise my GTX260. All my problems stemed from using incorrect drivers.
The drivers you NEED are 177.68 (BETA).

Starting from a fresh install i suggest the following.

Download the Drivers.

"wget ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/177.68/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-177.68-pkg2.run"
(x86_64 version)

"wget ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/177.68/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-177.68-pkg1.run"
(x86)

then follow this fantastic tutorial,

(http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...971&postcount=)


Just make sure u use the 177.68 drivers and you will be amazed at how easy it is, those drivers even AUTO detected my GTX260, and set the resolution perfectly.

OS: Hardy
MOBO: 790i
CPU: 6600 Quad
GFX: GTX260

Regards,

[nbayiha]

Just follow this thread and you should be fixed .

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...a+driver+hardy