Nvidia restricted drivers do not work after kernel update.

[PmDematagoda]

Ok, now before continuing, please remove all nvidia-glx* packages if you have any.

Then download the Nvidia driver from here:-
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...77.80-pkg1.run

Then install the build-essential package using:-

sudo apt-get install build-essential

From here onwards you will be using the CLI only, so kill the X-Server by switching to a VT and executing:-

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

and

sudo killall Xorg

Then run the driver by navigating to it's location and running:-

sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-177.80-pkg1.run

or

sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-177.80-pkg1.run

Follow the instructions to install the driver and allow it to configure the X-Server. Once installation is finished, start the X-Server with:-

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

and see if the Nvidia driver now works properly.

[fxb]

Sorry. I've moved my query to its own thread.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=981505

[xmastree]

Ok, now before continuing, please remove all nvidia-glx* packages if you have any.

Then download the Nvidia driver from here:-
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...77.80-pkg1.run

Now this is interesting. :k I had already done that procedure, from here, but it didn't work. This time it has done...

Thanks for that.

So, now I'm back to where I was before I upgraded the kernel. This problem kicked off when I installed 2.6.24-21 but I'm using -18 now.

Presumably I'll have to go through this again when the next one comes along?

[PmDematagoda]

Now this is interesting. :k I had already done that procedure, from here, but it didn't work. This time it has done...

Thanks for that.

So, now I'm back to where I was before I upgraded the kernel. This problem kicked off when I installed 2.6.24-21 but I'm using -18 now.

Presumably I'll have to go through this again when the next one comes along?

Unfortunately, yes.

[xmastree]

Unfortunately, yes.

Well, if it works every time, then that's not too bad. However, it was working before I upgraded the kernel, then reinstalling from synaptic didn't work. It just went downhill from there.
Now I'm back to an older kernel, and it's ok. Let's see what happens when the next one comes out.

Thanks for the help.