Ubuntu 9.10 x64 + NVIDIA Driver (apt-get)

Instructions:

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvidia-vdpau/ppa
• sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys CEC06767
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install nvidia-190-modaliases nvidia-glx-190 nvidia-settings-190
  

Thanks to --> http://www.ubuntugeek.com/install-nvidia-graphics-drivers-190-42-in-ubuntu-karmicjauntyintrepidhardy.html



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Ubuntu 9.10 x64 + NVIDIA Driver (binary)

Instructions:

• Reset the Xorg to its default conf, and backup the conf
• sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.original
• sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

 

• Installing packages and dependencies
• sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`

 

• Remove old version drivers
• sudo apt-get --purge remove $(dpkg -l | grep nvidia | awk '{print $2}')

 

• Download the latest driver from nvidia website (I'm using 64-bit)
• wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/190.53/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-190.53-pkg2.run -O NVIDIA-Linux-190.pkg.run

 

• Move the installer to /usr/src and link it
• sudo install NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-190.53-pkg2.run /usr/src/
• sudo ln -s /usr/src/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-190.53-pkg2.run /usr/src/nvidia-driver

 

• Stop X. Press "Ctrl+Alt+F1", login and stop gdm
• sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

 

• Installing (I choose to let nvidia to reconfigure the conf at the last stage of the installation)
• sudo sh /usr/src/nvidia-driver

 

• Restart
• sudo reboot

Thanks to --> http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=99513



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openSUSE 11.1 - NVIDIA driver version 180.* installation/upgrade issue

Issue:

Upgrade of NVIDIA version from 177.* to 180.* causing X to fail


Cause:

nvidia.ko still symlinked to older kernel


Solution:

1) init 3

2) Upgrade to NVIDIA 180.* driver (execute NVIDIA*.run)

3) rm /lib/modules/*kernel version*/weak-updates/updates/nvidia.ko

4) ln -s /lib/modules/*kernel version*/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko /lib/modules/*kernel version*/weak-updates/updates/nvidia.ko

5) init 5