Manually install Nvidia drivers on Linux from Nvidia website (latest drivers)

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GDF Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project tester Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Project scientist Send message Joined: 14 Mar 07 Posts: 1958 Credit: 629,356 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 1699 - Posted: 25 Aug 2008, 11:12:06 UTC How to manually install the NVIDIA graphics drivers * Download the drivers from the NVIDIA website into a directory (for instance /tmp) * Press ctrl-alt-F1, a text login screen will appear * login as root * type "init 3" to stop the X server * type "sh NVIDIA....pkg.run" to install the driver from the directory where you had downloaded it * answer yes to all questions from the installer * type "init 5" * press "ctrl-alt-F7" to get back to X Windows You will need to have the kernel sources and the development environment installed. It should be the case on most installation otherwise go to install software and install it. ID: 1699 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

GDF Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project tester Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Project scientist Send message Joined: 14 Mar 07 Posts: 1958 Credit: 629,356 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 1711 - Posted: 25 Aug 2008, 14:47:34 UTC - in response to Message 1699. How to manually install the NVIDIA graphics drivers * Download the drivers from the NVIDIA website into a directory (for instance /tmp) * Press ctrl-alt-F1, a text login screen will appear * login as root * type "init 3" to stop the X server * type "sh NVIDIA....pkg.run" to install the driver from the directory where you had downloaded it * answer yes to all questions from the installer * type "init 5" * press "ctrl-alt-F7" to get back to X Windows You will need to have the kernel sources and the development environment installed. It should be the case on most installation otherwise go to install software and install it. Stefan, can you update this on your FAQ, as the first method to use. g ID: 1711 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Stefan Ledwina Send message Joined: 16 Jul 07 Posts: 464 Credit: 298,573,998 RAC: 0 Level Scientific publications	Message 1731 - Posted: 25 Aug 2008, 18:12:41 UTC Done! :) pixelicious.at - my little photoblog ID: 1731 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote