I came up with another solution which is best for me.
WARNING - If you want to do it that way you do it at your own responsibility
I am following first few steps from first manual with blacklisting, but in tty when try to install driver - nothing will stop this usual error.
I rebooted, and normally from Terminal:
Code:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings
sudo apt-get install nvidia-185-kernel-source
If you want to see what's newest available try:
Code:
sudo apt-get install nvidia*
and select newest.
There will be info during install that the problem with .ko file has been resolved. After that in System -> Administration -> you should see: NVIDIA X server settings.
Open it and configure required resolution.
If that wouldn't work as should, backup your xorg.conf in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
You may want to install Midnight Commander which is cool terminal manager.
Code:
sudo apt-get install mc
When in Terminal or Tty use mc to start or sudo mc to start as root.
When xorg.conf is safe press Alt+F2 and:
Code:
gksu gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Erase everything whats in the file and paste that:
Code:
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder62) Thu Jun 3 09:42:34 PDT 2010
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder62) Thu Jun 3 09:41:37 PDT 2010
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "AUO"
HorizSync 30.0 - 75.0
VertRefresh 60.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 7000M / nForce 610M"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "TwinView" "0"
Option "metamodes" "1440x900 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
That code needs to be edited before saving, replacing your card name, required resolution, refresh rate, etc.
(Section "Device" and Section "Screen")
I have came with that solution when I noticed that all installation was going fine but than new settings from nvidia couldn't be saved.
Once overwritten you should be fine... until next headers update
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