Nvidia driver on amd64

[Leon Vismer]

Hi Ravi 

Some steps you can take

-- To add the ubuntu software repository, if it does not exist
$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

-- add the following line
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ warty main restricted universe

-- save and run
$ sudo apt-get update

-- then to download and install the new kernel image and headers
$ sudo apt-get install linux-image-2.6.8.1-3-amd64-generic
$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.8.1-3-amd64-generic

You will then be ready to run the NVIDIA install program and after
building the kernel module it will complain about library files. Use the
script Patrick spoke about in earlier post. If you cannot find it let me
know. 

-- Add the nvidia modules to /etc/modules
$ sudo gedit /etc/modules

-- Edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and change the Driver 'nv' to
'nvidia' and you should be away. Their is a readme in the NVIDIA
package.

--
Leon


> Hi Patrick,
> Thanks for the quick reply.
> 
> I did 'uname -r' and my kernel is 2.6.8.1-2-amd64-generic but I cannot find linux-headers for this kernel in the synaptic. It has headers for 2.6.8.1-12 and 2.6.8.1-13. Now, I can upgrade the kernel but I do not know how to do it in ubuntu. I have compiled kernels before in gentoo but I am very new to Ubuntu. What should I do?
> 
> -Ravi