[SOLVED] Need help on how to install Nvidia Legacy Graphic Drivers

michalng · 06-27-2017, 06:47 AM

Just install Debain 9 onto an old thinkpad that comes with a Nvidia Card.

From https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphi...#nvidia-detect, I installed nvidia-detect which recommendeds to install the nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver package.

If I were to follow https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphi...legacy_GPUs.29 and do the following

Code:

aptitude -r install linux-headers-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,') nvidia-legacy-304xx-driver

Will I get the nvidia legacy drivers configured or are there steps that need to be done later?

As I do not have a second computer to play with, trying to get it right rather then to reinstall if this installation breaks.

Thanks in advance for the help.

malekmustaq · 06-27-2017, 08:45 PM

If you are not sure don't use sid from online.

Simple way is to download the nvidia*304*.deb and install it from local as a simple package install.

HOpe that helps.

michalng · 06-30-2017, 05:29 PM

An update. Finally did the installation. After running

Code:

aptitude -r install linux-headers-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,') nvidia-legacy-304xx-driver

Debian's aptitude will do it's magic and things just work.