A friend of my dad's gave me two NVIDIA graphics cards. I put one in my newly built computer, and it works great on my Windows 7 partition, but I can't install it on my Ubuntu partition. It's the GS-250x ([url]http://xfxforce.com/en-gb/products/graphiccards/gtsseries/250gts.aspx[/url]). I tried installing it from the Additional Drivers application, but it didn't work - instead, my monitor's resolution got stuck at about 800x600. Any advice?
[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;28149369][url]http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us[/url] ?[/QUOTE]
More like: [url]http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-260.19.36-driver.html[/url]
When I try to run that, I get the error:
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ERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before
installing. For further details, please see the section INSTALLING
THE NVIDIA DRIVER in the README available on the Linux driver
download page at www.nvidia.com.
[/code]
... Just like last time. Last time I tried exiting gmd and running it from there, I got a ton of other errors, and fixing one led to another. Any suggestions?
did you read the readme
...and run it as root + make it executable?
[QUOTE=spear;28153930]When I try to run that, I get the error:
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ERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before
installing. For further details, please see the section INSTALLING
THE NVIDIA DRIVER in the README available on the Linux driver
download page at www.nvidia.com.
[/code]
... Just like last time. Last time I tried exiting gmd and running it from there, I got a ton of other errors, and fixing one led to another. Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]
[del]The driver requires that you not be running x.org when installing, which means you have to stop your display manager from running and run the driver install from the command line only. Of course this depends on your distros init system. With distros like arch and gentoo it's as easy as changing a few config files, with ubuntu I'm not sure.
Check the ubuntu wiki on using display managers, you'll probably see some examples on changing display managers and you should be able to configure it from there. Plus shouldn't you just be able to go to Applications->System->Hardware Drivers or something like that?[/del]
Nevermind, look below.
sudo stopgdm
or something like that. Then you just drop to a root shell and install the bastard.
[QUOTE=Zellezra;28160158]sudo stopgdm
or something like that. Then you just drop to a root shell and install the bastard.[/QUOTE]
I think it would actually be something like:
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pkill gdm //or whatever process is gdm, I use SLiM now and haven't used gdm in a good while now.
pkill x //that one for sure, this will kill xorg and put you into the command line.
su //then switch to root, in ubuntu your actual root password should be the same as your user one.
cd *driver dir here*
make install //...I guess, whatever you did to install before
reboot //when you reboot, you should see the gdm login again.
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Shouldn't it be pkill X and doesn't Ubuntu have a scrambled root password? I think you're supposed to use sudo to switch.
[QUOTE=Nipa;28161561]Shouldn't it be pkill X and doesn't Ubuntu have a scrambled root password? I think you're supposed to use sudo to switch.[/QUOTE]
You can use sudo passwd to change the root password so you can su.
[QUOTE=Nipa;28161561]Shouldn't it be pkill X and doesn't Ubuntu have a scrambled root password? I think you're supposed to use sudo to switch.[/QUOTE]
It's just x, and I don't know really about that root password. I always just remember using the standard user password for all administrative tasks. So I assume so. But if it is true I guess just read above.
So, I tried installing the driver by stopping gdm and running the .run file from the command line... And when I turned my computer on this morning, lo and behold:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/501oz.png[/img]
I'm stuck at an 800x600 res. Just like before.
Damn.
[QUOTE=spear;28164845]So, I tried installing the driver by stopping gdm and running the .run file from the command line... And when I turned my computer on this morning, lo and behold:
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/501oz.png[/img_thumb]
I'm stuck at an 800x600 res. Just like before.
Damn.[/QUOTE]
I think you may have already tried this but did you change your monitor settings after?
There's situations where this can happen, it's not like windows where as soon as it detects a driver it'll reset the resolution.
[QUOTE=jjsullivan;28168665]I think you may have already tried this but did you change your monitor settings after?
There's situations where this can happen, it's not like windows where as soon as it detects a driver it'll reset the resolution.[/QUOTE]
Of course. That was the first thing I tried. It didn't have an option to go any higher.
try killing x then installing the drivers, then rebooting, then starting x back up
stop gdm.
drop to root shell (or su)
purge all open-source drivers.
make the proprietary nvidia*.run drivers executable.
start gdm.
reboot pc.
drivers work.
I wouldn't recommend using the .run installer. It's a generic script that's not tailored for the distribution you're using (e.g. Ubuntu). Since it's not integrated with the package system, it doesn't get automatic updates, and updates of other packages (specifically Mesa) can interfere with it.
The driver in the Ubuntu package is the same software, just tailored for use in Ubuntu.
[QUOTE=Wyzard;28221861]The driver in the Ubuntu package is the same software, just tailored for use in Ubuntu.[/QUOTE]
...and horribly outdated. :/
[QUOTE=Wyzard;28221861]I wouldn't recommend using the .run installer. It's a generic script that's not tailored for the distribution you're using (e.g. Ubuntu). Since it's not integrated with the package system, it doesn't get automatic updates, and updates of other packages (specifically Mesa) can interfere with it.
The driver in the Ubuntu package is the same software, just tailored for use in Ubuntu.[/QUOTE]
Soo.. The one in Ubuntu actually get's updates? Because I haven't experienced that yet.
Personally, I'd rather have a script download the latest drivers and run the triggers for it to set up the system, rather than waiting for a distro upgrade.
[QUOTE=Wyzard;28221861]I wouldn't recommend using the .run installer. It's a generic script that's not tailored for the distribution you're using (e.g. Ubuntu). Since it's not integrated with the package system, it doesn't get automatic updates, and updates of other packages (specifically Mesa) can interfere with it.
The driver in the Ubuntu package is the same software, just tailored for use in Ubuntu.[/QUOTE]
This isn't a situation like kernel 2.4, all drivers should work on all systems. No matter the distribution.
I'm not talking about kernel compatibility, I'm talking about keeping your system free of cruft. A script that just dumps a bunch of files on your disk is inferior to a package that keeps track of what's installed for later upgrade/removal.
The nVidia driver in Ubuntu 10.10 should work fine with a GTS 250; I have one and I've used it without problems. It's not exactly a brand-new model. If your resolution gets "stuck at about 800x600", it's most likely a configuration problem, not a lack of the absolute very latest driver from nvidia.com.
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