New install and Nvidia

[Mark Fraser]

On Thursday 09 Jun 2011 08:23:07 Alvin wrote:
> On Thursday 09 June 2011 09:13:40 Mark Fraser wrote:
> > I've tried twice in two days to do a new OEM install of Kubuntu 11.04.
> > Both times it has failed after I have installed the proprietary Nvidia
> > drivers with "Additional Drivers".
> > 
> > I did an OEM install, rebooted, installed the updates, rebooted and then
> > installed the Nvidia drivers. After rebooting again, the splash screen
> > was just a series of black/white lines and the KDE splash stopped part
> > way through displaying the KDE logo.
> > 
> > I have searched the Internet and found this on Kubuntu Forums,
> > http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3116528.0. Which wasn't
> > much help.
> 
> What model nvidia card do you have, what version of the drivers did you
> install and what method (jockey-text?) did you use?

It is either a Nvidia 7200 or 7300 series card. I used jockey-kde to install 
the drivers.

Will check on the driver version next time I turn it on.
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