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installing the latest nvidia drivers for ubuntu 6.06

  • 09-06-2006 1:19pm
    #1
    windowlicker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 79 ✭✭


    this usually causes people new to linux some trouble, so i thought i post this, its a synopsis of http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Latest_Nvidia_Dapper

    This REQUIRES THE REMOVAL OF THE RESTRICTED MODULES. Therefore if you use a wireless card (or another device) which requires the restricted modules, please avoid using this method. If this applies to you your better off clicking the link and following method 1.

    just type this in a shell.
    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential gcc gcc-3.4 xserver-xorg-dev
sudo apt-get --purge remove linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r` linux-restricted-modules-common nvidia-glx nvidia-settings nvidia-kernel-common
sudo rm /etc/init.d/nvidia-*
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

//you will now be at a command prompt with no gui
cd “the directory where you saved the nvidia drivers”

//Extract the content of the installer
sh /the directory where you saved the nvidia drivers/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762-pkg1.run --extract-only
cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8762-pkg1

//backup your current configuration
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup

sudo ./nvidia-installer -n -s --x-prefix=/usr/lib/xorg/ --kernel-source-path=/usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`
sudo apt-get install nvidia-xconfig
sudo nvidia-xconfig
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart


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