FATAL: Error running install command for nvidia

[Bruce Marshall]

On Saturday 09 June 2007, Milos Prudek wrote:
> I have a working GPL driver for nvidia, the "nv" driver, up to 1920x1440 at
> 85Hz.... and I want the closed-source one.
>
> My Nvidia is GeForce MX 4000. This model is supported by the 1.0-96xx
> driver, at least according to
> http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-9755/README/appendix-a.
>html
>
> So I run apt-get install nvidia-glx... (actually I used adept manager but I
> think it should make no difference) which resulted in a download of a new
> kernel, 2.6.20-16-generic. I rebooted into the new kernel, then I set
> xorg.conf:
>
> Section "Device"
> Driver          "nvidia"
>
> and I typed modprobe nvidia. The result was this line:
> FATAL: Error running install command for nvidia
>
> Then I tried nvidia-glx-legacy and it works but only at 800x600 at 60Hz. So
> I believe I do need nvidia-glx.
>
> I also Googled and looked at
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20/+
>bug/106434 but that bug pertains to 2.6.20-15, while I have 2.6.20-16.
>
> Any ideas please? I had the closed-source NVidia working perfectly in
> Mandriva 2006 but now I moved to (K)ubuntu.
>
> --
> Milos Prudek

The following document  (pointed at by the NVidia developer) usually does the 
trick for me.   There are a few more steps to the process.   See the bottom 
of the document.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=72490