View Full Version : [ubuntu] Installing Nvidia Drivers Ubuntu 9.10
Flatuance
October 28th, 2009, 04:53 PM
How do you install the NVIDIA drivers in Ubuntu 9.10? I don't know the command to stop the X Server. When I type in: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop, it doesn't work. Must have been changed in the new version Any suggestions? ;)
albandy
October 28th, 2009, 05:06 PM
enter a tty: ctrl+alt+F1
enter your login and password
then stop gdm:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
wait some seconds
now start gdm:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
you can return to the X environment by pressing ctrl+alt+f7
Flatuance
October 28th, 2009, 05:24 PM
That was really weird...I did a restart, ran that command, and it worked! I was able to stop the X Server and install the newest NVIDIA driver. Thank you very much for your fast response. :) I really appreciate it! :D
Norwal
December 30th, 2009, 05:52 PM
The Stop comd still does not work for me. At one point it even said it had stopped, but when I go to run drivers, I get a message that says X is running.
kpsg25690
February 5th, 2010, 01:20 PM
try this
sudo init 3
it should work..
it did for me..
audiomick
February 5th, 2010, 03:19 PM
try this
it should work..
it did for me..
I thought that is not supposed to work on Ubuntu
from here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_level#Ubuntu
Debian Linux
Debian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian), as well as most of the distributions based on it, like early Ubuntu, does not make any distinction between runlevels 2 to 5.
Debian Linux runlevels ID Description 0 Halt 1 Single-User mode 2-5 Full Multi-User with console logins and display manager if installed 6 Reboot [edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Runlevel&action=edit§ion=5)] Ubuntu
Ubuntu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28operating_system%29) 6.10 (Edgy Eft) and later contain Upstart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstart) as a replacement for the traditional init-process, but they still use the traditional init scripts and Upstart's SysV-rc compatibility tools to start most services and emulate runlevels.
kelvin spratt
February 5th, 2010, 03:27 PM
why don't you just use restricted drivers to install the correct driver.
There are vids on youtube that show you how do do it if you are not sure.
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