Nvidia driver problem after Gutsy => Hardy upgrade

[Karl Larsen]

Ilya Vishnyakov wrote:
> Please see this thread (there is solution)
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nv/+bug/173
> 418
>
> "For those of you having problems with the nvidia restricted driver
> either crashing X or displaying a black screen with Ubuntu 8.04 use the
> latest nvidia beta driver found on the nvidia website it is version
> NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.08-pkg1.run. I am running the Quadro NVS 140M on a
> Dell D830 and this fixed my problem. The driver can be found here
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html and then click on archive and
> find the 173.08 driver.
>
> Here are the steps:
> 1. Purge the nvidia restricted package if installed by doing a "dpkg
> --purge nvidia-glx-new"
> 2. Kill the gdm server, "/etc/init.d/gdm stop"
> 3. Install the driver mentioned above.
> 4. start gdm server "/etc/init.d/gdm start"
> When X starts you should now see the nvidia logo with the the words beta
> in red. If you don't edit you xorg.conf file and replace nv with nvidia
> and restart X."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> [mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of PleegWat
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 12:18 PM
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Nvidia driver problem after Gutsy => Hardy upgrade
>
> Hi,
>
> I've got a nvidia 6600 series graphics card, which has always needed 
> some fiddling to get to work with the nvidia binary drivers. This time 
> round however, I don't seem to be able to get it to work at all.
>
> The xorg.conf below works fine with nv, but when I replace 'nv' with 
> 'nvidia', it won't work. I've tried both the nvidia-glx and 
> nvidia-glx-new drivers. The hardware driver screen suggests the latter.
>
> PleegWat
>
>
> --- Start xorg.conf ---
> # nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by 
    Your making a big error if you do this. Forget the trying to fix 
what Ubuntu nVidia did to your system. Put nVidia in Google and get the 
proper driver for your version of Linux and then do this.

    Remember where you saved the nVidia file. Then in a Terminal do this:

$ sudo init 1

When it asks for your password give it.
You will drop to init level 1.

    Now go to the directory with driver. There do this:

$ sudo sh NVIDIA tab and the thing will start running. It will complain 
about init 1. Tell it to continue. It complains about other things but 
keep telling it to continue. When done reboot and you will have a great 
looking Desktop!

Karl

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