install of nvidia 185 no internet access

[Alan Holt]

>How do I install this without internet access?

Like this:

1) You need to have build-essential packege in your system
2) You need to download driver from www.nvidia.com and copy to your usb
stick
3) Do next steps in the system where do you want to install driver:

Open blacklist.conf and put there the next lines:
# sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

blacklist vga16fb
blacklist nouveau
blacklist rivafb
blacklist nvidiafb
blacklist rivatv

Remove all drivers that you probably have in your system:
# sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-*

Remove module nouveau:
# sudo rmmod nouveau

Reboot:
# sudo reboot

Log in and get root:
# su root

Do GDM stop:
# service gdm stop

Install drivers
# sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-195.36.24-pkg2.run

Do GDM start:
# service gdm start

That's all and it must work for you.
Good luck.


2010/5/12 Gary Kirkpatrick <pegngaryubuntu at gmail.com>
>
> I am in Panama (Peace Corps volunteer) and have several 'clients'
> whose computers are racked by viruses (from flash drives mostly,
> people take them to an internet cafe which obviously does not have
> anti virus softare ) so I have installed Mini 8 along side the dirty
> Windows. I used Mint since there is no internet access at the site, a
> government agency, hoping I would not need to get these computers to
> an internet connection.  I have sound and video as a result but in one
> case the nvidia driver would not install. 'Hardware' tells me that I
> can use Nvidia accelerated graphics driver 173 or 96 but recommends
> 185. How do I install this without internet access?
>
> I think I can just download the driver from the nvidia website and
> copy to a cd or usb. If so, is there anything else I would have to do?
> I have to travel a ways to do this so it would be better if i were
> fully prepared.
>
> Thanks
>
> Gary K
> your one and only ubuntu/linux 'rep' in the country as far as I know.
> Gotta start somewhere.  These people really need us!  So far Ihave
> installed on 4 computers.
>
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