nvida-xconfig-SOLVED

[deate]

Doesn't work Two of the drivers in Envy gives black screen after restart and the other two breaks the xserver completely

Ok, let's take 1 step back further, go to the nVidia website and do a search for the driver they say you should be using, is it the same as you're trying?

[stanca]

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sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180-pkg1.run

in terminal as root.

[artifacts]

I downloaded the driver from Nvidia's site and wanted to install it now , but I have to be in runlevel 3 and don't know how to do that. Both init 3 and telinit 3 doesn't work. Nothing happens when I enter that.

Follow the procedure below to install software packaged in a .run file:

1. Find the .run file in the File Browser
2. Right-click the file and select Properties
3. Under the Permissions tab, make sure that Allow executing file as program is ticked and press Close
4. Double-click the .run file to open it. A dialog box should appear
5. Press Run in Terminal to run the installer
6. A Terminal window will open. Follow any instructions on-screen to install the program

Note: Once you have started the installer, it may take a while to display an installation screen. This is normally due to the installer extracting all of the files from the .run file ready for use.

Source : InstallingRunPackage

hope this help

[SaddleTramp]

The easiest way (IMHO) to install any video driver:

1. Clean install distro (Ultimate Edition 1.9 and later)
2. Go to Ultimate Edition home page (ultimateedition.info)
3. When the popup appears (for flash drivers), select Flash (NOT SWF or the other one)
4. Under System/Admin, select Update Manager, let all the updates/upgrades install
5. Under System/Admin, select Hardware Drivers, select latest driver
6. Reboot...Badda Boom Badda Bing...you're there!!!

[artifacts]

The easiest way (IMHO) to install any video driver:

1. Clean install distro (Ultimate Edition 1.9 and later)
2. Go to Ultimate Edition home page (ultimateedition.info)
3. When the popup appears (for flash drivers), select Flash (NOT SWF or the other one)
4. Under System/Admin, select Update Manager, let all the updates/upgrades install
5. Under System/Admin, select Hardware Drivers, select latest driver
6. Reboot...Badda Boom Badda Bing...you're there!!!

A clean install works very well too. will fix prob......

[deate]

Maybe someone can weigh in on this...a long time ago now, so I can't really remember, but I had problems with 2.1 installing drivers...so I did a fresh install...then went to Synaptic, where all of the drivers are listed under nVidia, now here's where my memory gets fuzzy, I don't remember which I used as there are a lot of entries listed, and it's been so long I can't remember what procedure I followed...but I know I got them loaded and working thru Synaptic???? It wasn't the latest driver, but it was one I had used with that card on 2.0 and it worked great... any comments???