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Problem installing Nvidia driver on Ubuntu
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bin3
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What's the error?
In general, Nvidia drivers should be installed as root outside of the GUI.
In a console type
init 3
... This will drop you to single user mode.
Now log in as root, and run the Nvidia installer. You might have to chmod the file to executable.
chmod +x Nvida_file_name
Then run the file
./Nvidia_file_name
Then reboot or init 6.
Sorry, quick type on the phone but should give you Google terms to search.
Its a few steps, but not really tricky.
In general, Nvidia drivers should be installed as root outside of the GUI.
In a console type
init 3
... This will drop you to single user mode.
Now log in as root, and run the Nvidia installer. You might have to chmod the file to executable.
chmod +x Nvida_file_name
Then run the file
./Nvidia_file_name
Then reboot or init 6.
Sorry, quick type on the phone but should give you Google terms to search.
Its a few steps, but not really tricky.
BlackMamba
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Before doing all why not do sudo su then continue with all other commands
SauRoNZA
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Or just "sudo -s".
But rather use the GUI additional drivers tool.
Only go command line if that doesn't work.
qwertydudeza
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Just a correction
init 3 is multi user text mode with networking (2 with out networking) and not single user mode
init 1 is single user mode
5 is GUI
0 is Shutdon
6 is reboot
4 is not used/user definable
Ockie
Resident Lead Bender
This is what I did with my recent Ubuntu install. The HP microserver has a ATI/AMD Radeon card. Went to the "additional drivers" app in Ubuntu....clicked on the fglrx thing, let it install, rebooted and done. Working flawlessly.
Ockie
Resident Lead Bender
Mine did not have that many options. I selected the fglrx driver with (updates) next to it. So I would say pick the latest one with updates next to it?
Pick 331.113. Its stable and will run without a hitch. Installing these drivers via commandline is not a good strategy for stability.
Take it from someone who has been using Linux on the desktop since 1999. I still have my redhat and suse install disks from that era, when you had a basic x system and configuring anything for the desktop took days to figure out.
Take it from someone who has been using Linux on the desktop since 1999. I still have my redhat and suse install disks from that era, when you had a basic x system and configuring anything for the desktop took days to figure out.
SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
Actually Ubuntu is different from the others.
0 Halt
1 Single-user mode
2 Graphical multi-user with networking
3-5 Unused but configured the same as runlevel 2
6 Reboot
But you are right about Init 1 being single user, just that 2-5 are all exactly the same.
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well that's not true at all. i'm not sure how you can say this being a long time user of linux.
jansdejager
Expert Member
just run
sudo ./[name of downloaded driver]
in terminal, enter password when asked, and sit back. you can enter this command in the box after pressing alt+f2 instead of terminal
the easiest way to enter single-user/root boot mode is with grub
sudo ./[name of downloaded driver]
in terminal, enter password when asked, and sit back. you can enter this command in the box after pressing alt+f2 instead of terminal
the easiest way to enter single-user/root boot mode is with grub
jansdejager
Expert Member
ok you must
cd /home/[username]/Downloads
first depending where you are keeping this file.
jansdejager
Expert Member
yes, but put a space after cd
alternatively press alt+f2 and
~ is short for /home/ricky
Same error, but its fine, im running V331.113 from the additional drivers page.