How to Install Nvidia Driver NVIDIA-Linux-x86-270.41.19.run

evo2 · 05-30-2011, 09:37 PM

Before you go too far, have you tried using the Ubuntu specific method?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Bi...erHowto/Nvidia

Doing it this way should simplify things greatly.

Evo2.

ryan20fun · 05-31-2011, 11:42 AM

@repo
that woks a lot better, now all i have to do is do that again out of this "X" server

ryan20fun · 05-31-2011, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo2

Before you go too far, have you tried using the Ubuntu specific method?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Bi...erHowto/Nvidia

Doing it this way should simplify things greatly.

Evo2.

i already looked at that, and it does not appear to be applicable to Ubuntu 11.X

repo · 05-31-2011, 01:13 PM

Quote:

that woks a lot better, now all i have to do is do that again out of this "X" server

In a terminal type

Code:

init 1

Then install the driver and reboot

Kind regards

evo2 · 05-31-2011, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan20fun

i already looked at that, and it does not appear to be applicable to Ubuntu 11.X

Ok, it seems there is now a ppa for new nvidia drivers for ubuntu 11.04. Have a look at:

http://ubuntuguide.net/install-new-o...11-04-from-ppa

Evo2.