Install Nvidia 169.07 on Ubuntu 8.04

Posted on May 17, 2008
Filed Under NVIDIA, Ubuntu |

Here is a short tutorial on how to install Nvidia 169.07 on Ubuntu 8.04:

1. Install the necessary software:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

2. Here download the driver  corresponding to your hardware platform ( the lastest is NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.07-pkg1.run )

3. Press  ctrl+alt+F1, switch to text mode

4. Close x, execute in the terminal:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

5. Execute in the terminal:

sudo sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.07-pkg1.run

6. Execute in the terminal:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

7. Reopen x, you will find the driver has been installed successfully.Execute in the terminal:

sudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common

Set DISABLED_MODULES=” “  to DISABLED_MODULES=”nv nvidia_new”

If no such changes,the drive will disable after restart system.


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