nvidia driver installing(Solved)

[eddieg780]

I followed dibl's instructions and managed to get the nvidia drivers installed on kernel 2.6.28-14. However, I updated to the new kernel 2.6.28-15 and need to install the driver again but it keeps telling me Can't open it. I tried installing Nvidia-Linux-x86-185.18.31-pkg1.run which it the one on 2.6.28-14 it said it can't open so I tried the latest Nvidia-Linux-x86-185.18.36-pkg1.run and it said the same thing. Does anyone know why it's saying it can't open it?

[doctordruidphd]

Re: nvidia driver installing

Be sure you are in the directory where you put the file.

mlocate Nvidia-Linux-x86-185.18.31-pkg1.run

However, on my system, it's NVIDIA--- in capital letters.

[dibl]

Re: nvidia driver installing

Don't forget -- first

sudo apt-get install linux-headers `uname -r`

and

sudo apt-get install build-essential

then your file NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-190.18.03-pkg2.run should run just fine.

[eddieg780]

Re: nvidia driver installing

Thank you all.

dibl I did what you suggested and both linux-headers and built-essential said they were installed and latest version which is what it said before but I did do what doctordruidphd said, the mlocate, and it went immediately back to the prompt so I figured it found it. I typed sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.36-pkg1.run and it installed.

However, when I got the "can't open" dialog, does that mean it couldn't find the file or just that it couldn't open it? I'm a bit confused about this. Thanks again you guys.

[doctordruidphd]

Re: nvidia driver installing

"Can't open" usually means it can't find the file.

[muzicman0]

Re: nvidia driver installing

just a quick tip...once you are in the directory where the file is, enter:

sudo sh NV {press tab}

once you hit the tab key, the rest of the filename will be filled in for you...assuming there is only one file in the directory that starts with 'NV'

mm0

[dibl]

Re: nvidia driver installing

However, when I got the "can't open" dialog, does that mean it couldn't find the file or just that it couldn't open it? I'm a bit confused about this. Thanks again you guys.

"Can't open" is normally caused by either of two things (to the system it's the same thing):

- mistyping the file name
- being in the wrong directory

[eddieg780]

Re: nvidia driver installing

muzicman0,

Every time I tried the "tab" thing it would just beep. I was never able to get it to fill in for me. I don't know what I was doing wrong. I followed dibl's directions exactly.

dibl,

Why do we need to copy the NVIDIA file to a temp directory? I could not get the copy process to work. I made a directory in my root and copied the file to it then performed the rest of your directions and it worked. Is there a specific reason you wanted it in a temp directory?

Thank you guys for your help. Much appreciated. John

[dibl]

Re: nvidia driver installing

Why do we need to copy the NVIDIA file to a temp directory? I could not get the copy process to work. I made a directory in my root and copied the file to it then performed the rest of your directions and it worked. Is there a specific reason you wanted it in a temp directory?

(a) copy process:

"cd" to the /tmp directory, then

sudo cp /home/youruser/NV{Tab-to-complete} .

Notice the period which follows a space after the end of the file name.

(b) why /tmp?

The nice thing about installing software from /tmp is, at the next reboot, all the junk you set up there for the installation is deleted. You don't even have to think about it -- it just happens. 8)

[eddieg780]

Re: nvidia driver installing

So this means that in the folder I installed the nvidia file from there is "install junk" in it. I guess it would be OK to delete this folder?

[dibl]

Re: nvidia driver installing

So this means that in the folder I installed the nvidia file from there is "install junk" in it. I guess it would be OK to delete this folder?

Yep, assuming you keep your downloaded driver file somewhere safe, like your /home/user folder. That's all you will need next time.

[eddieg780]

Re: nvidia driver installing

Ok, will do. Thank you, John