nVidia latest Drivers - How to install

[Caironater]

How do I uninstall a previous version from TTY?

[Kosimo]

How do I uninstall a previous version from TTY?

Important note: In some instances, after a kernel upgrade you won't be able to load x.org. "sdennie" made a very useful post where explains how to create a script that will automatically install the drivers when your kernel is upgraded. Have a look here

ps: If anything goes wrong, you can easily uninstall this drivers by following the same steps and when running the installer type:

sudo sh ./Nxxx --uninstall

or

sudo nvidia-uninstall

[Caironater]

And you can do this from any directory?

[Linuxforall]

And you can do this from any directory?

Home is the easiest way as bash defaults to it.

[toffuuu]

i followed the instructions to the T, and yet it still says im running xserver.. here is the copy from the nvidia log thingy....

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Thu Sep 16 01:12:15 2010
installer version: 256.53

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
precompiled interfaces : true
no ncurses color : false
query latest version : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no recursion : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
no kernel module : false
force SELinux : default
no X server check : false
no cc version check : false
force tls : (not specified)
force compat32 tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : (not specified)
X library install path : (not specified)
X module install path : (not specified)
OpenGL install prefix : (not specified)
OpenGL install libdir : (not specified)
compat32 install chroot : (not specified)
compat32 install prefix : (not specified)
compat32 install libdir : (not specified)
utility install prefix : (not specified)
utility install libdir : (not specified)
doc install prefix : (not specified)
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> The file '/tmp/.X0-lock' exists and appears to contain the process ID '1230'
of a runnning X server.
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.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

now i did do the sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop and it still gave me this error?? I really need some help here tho so I hope someone here will help me figure this out...

[alzie]

Thanks Kosimo!!!

I did get an "out of frequency error" at reboot.

I used recovery mode to get to the console and manually reset my horizontal and vertical frequencies back to 30-70 (using nano) and now all is good.

Thanks again!

[FUJIM0]

i'm running a GeForce FX 5500 and Ubuntu 10.04.1 any one forsee any issues with these installation instructions?


Fuji...

[xenton]

I'm using 256.44 as well, I installed it by running System -> Administration -> Update Manager and clicking the Install Updates button.

It's in the Ubuntu X Updates PPA: https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates

Thank you so much JPorter, adding the x Updates PPA took about seconds and I'm now on the latest driver for my graphics card.

I mean no disrespect to the OP but this method should be up on the first page as the 1st thing to try, it seems to get the latest driver for most people without the need for manual install.

[Kosimo]

Thank you so much JPorter, adding the x Updates PPA took about seconds and I'm now on the latest driver for my graphics card.

I mean no disrespect to the OP but this method should be up on the first page as the 1st thing to try, it seems to get the latest driver for most people without the need for manual install.

Following your suggestion, I've just added the info in the first page.

[toffuuu]

finally i got it too work like the way it says on the 1st post here, but after doing this sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop, then the next step without a sudo reboot, it did not work so then i thought how bout rebooting it, so i did that, then I did the sudo sh ./NVIDIA_XXX.run and it installed.. might vary between all of you, but just is a bit weird at times lol but it works for me now..