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ubunt12
November 13th, 2010, 05:18 PM
Hi, im trying to install the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1.run driver with the command: install NVIDIA-Linux-x86-100.14.11-pkg1.run nvidia then: ./nvidia and the output: WARNING: The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 GPU installed in this system is supported through the NVIDIA 1.0-96xx legacy Linux graphics drivers. Please visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more information. The 100.14.11 NVIDIA Linux graphics driver will ignore this GPU. OK then when i press enter: WARNING: You do not appear to have an NVIDIA GPU supported by the 100.14.11 NVIDIA Linux graphics driver installed in this system. For further details, please see the appendix SUPPORTED NVIDIA GRAPHICS CHIPS in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com. OK then enter again: 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. OK again: 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. OK can anyone help me to install this driver pls? Thanks in advance.

ubunt12
November 13th, 2010, 05:20 PM
sorry, it didn't look like that when i wrote it.

wojox
November 13th, 2010, 05:24 PM
Why can't you go into Hardware Drivers and activate your driver there?

ubunt12
November 13th, 2010, 05:26 PM
nothing comes up.

ubunt12
November 13th, 2010, 05:28 PM
is there a command to see what driver is currently installed on my system??

wojox
November 13th, 2010, 05:29 PM
lspci | grep VGA

wojox
November 13th, 2010, 05:30 PM
nothing comes up.

Try:


sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade

Then look again.

ubunt12
November 13th, 2010, 05:42 PM
Thanks, ive updated and upgraded and the command:

lspci | grep VGA shows:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 420] (rev a3)

ubunt12
November 13th, 2010, 05:44 PM
is that my graphics card or driver??

wojox
November 13th, 2010, 06:06 PM
Thanks, ive updated and upgraded and the command:

lspci | grep VGA shows:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 420] (rev a3)

That's your card. Nothing showed up in Hardware Drivers?