Which NVIDIA Driver and How Shall I Install It?

Novatian · 10-08-2009, 09:37 AM

How do I know which driver is right for my NVIDIA video card, and after downloading from the NVIDIA site, how do I install it?

Using a Pentium 4 by Dell, gOS, based on Ubuntu.--

TB0ne · 10-08-2009, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Novatian

How do I know which driver is right for my NVIDIA video card, and after downloading from the NVIDIA site, how do I install it?

Using a Pentium 4 by Dell, gOS, based on Ubuntu.--

You read the instructions that are both with the nVidia package, and on the website, and follow them. There are also instructions for identifying the video card there, too...

repo · 10-08-2009, 10:04 AM

open a terminal
run

Code:

hardinfo

identify your card

Go to
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us
look for your card and operating system
Download the file
press CTRL-ALT-F1
login
type

Code:

sudo killall gdm

or

Code:

sudo killall kdm

type

Code:

sudo sh path_to_the_file_you_doanloaded/file

follow the instructions
restart X by typing

Code:

sudo gdm

or

Code:

sudo kdm

thorkelljarl · 10-08-2009, 06:29 PM

Find your card...

If you have the package, you can acquire root privileges, open a terminal, and use the command "lshw" to find your graphics card. If you don't have the lshw package, consult your repositories to get it.

Otherwise try, again as root/su, a terminal and the command "lspci".

lspci will tell you which card you have, but lshw has lots more information about your system for the next time you need it, and is more fun for the curious.

Your card should be at the bottom of the list in both cases