Nvidia releases driver 180.22

[Jokervx4]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

I'm trying to edit it, the tutorial on how to get the new drivers on the first page tells me to go into root mode to edit the file?

[Snowhog]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

Ah. You have to edit the file "as root." What version of Kubuntu (and KDE) are you running?

[Jokervx4]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

Kubuntu 8.10 KDE 4.10

[Snowhog]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

You can launch kate as root by pressing Alt+F2 and typing:

kdesudo /usr/bin/kate

Type your password when prompted. Kate will open (as root) and you can then navigate to the file and open it for editing.

[Jokervx4]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

hmm I hit enter and nothing happens, let me double check my verison of KDE

Yes I have 4.1

[Snowhog]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

Try it from a console.

[Jokervx4]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

Try it from a console.

It worked thanks!

Now when I'm in the console, i get to the point where I type sudo cp /home/user/desktop/NV

It gives me the error: cp: missing destination file opened after /home/user/desktop/nv

[Snowhog]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

You need to read the steps carefully. Have you printed out the howto? If not, you should.

The cp command syntax is: cp source destination
You've provided the source (/home/user/desktop/NV) but you did not indicate the destination.

[Jokervx4]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

You need to read the steps carefully. Have you printed out the howto? If not, you should.

The cp command syntax is: cp source destination
You've provided the source (/home/user/desktop/NV) but you did not indicate the destination.

Could you please link me the how to? and the destination of what? How would it be typed out?

[Jokervx4]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

I don't know what the exact command would be? After the source

[dibl]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

I don't know what the exact command would be? After the source

Did you try to follow post #3 above? It tells you to copy the downloaded installer into a temporary directory that you will make in /tmp, and do the installation from there. Should work.

[Jokervx4]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

I am really confused at this point... So follow your guide? But ugh...Idk wat im doing now

[dibl]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

Like this ....

If you have previously used "Restricted Driver Manager" or "nvidia-xxx-glx" then you're going to have to do these things before you can install the new driver (otherwise proceed directly to Step #1) :

- Open Adept or Synaptic, or use apt-get, and remove --purge linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`
- Remove any and all packages beginning with "nvidia-..." (see command line below)
- Use your editor in root mode to open the file /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common, and on the last line where it says

DISABLED_MODULES=""

insert "nv" between the quote marks, so it reads:

DISABLED_MODULES="nv"

and save it.

sudo rm -rf nvidia*.*

Now go to #1 and begin.


1. Download the 32-bit or 64-bit driver, as appropriate, from here:

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

2. When it is done downloading, Ctrl-Alt-Backspace out of the X server, and log in to the CLI. If Intrepid returns you to the GUI login, click the "Menu" at the bottom and choose "console login". Log in at the console.

3.

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop

4.

cd /tmp

5.

sudo mkdir nv

cd nv

6.

sudo cp /home/user/Desktop/NV{TAB to complete} .

NOTICE THE "."!

7.

sudo sh NV{TAB to complete}

8.a. Accept the license
b. Remove prior driver? = Y
c. Download a kernel interface? = Y
c. Compile a kernel interface? = OK
d. Install Nvidia's 32-bit compatibility OpenGL libraries? = Y
e. Run the nvidia-xconfig utility? = N (if you already have a good xorg.conf -- Y if not)

9.

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start

Log in and enjoy the view!

[Jokervx4]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

ow when I'm in the console, i get to the point where I type sudo cp /home/user/desktop/NV

It gives me the error: cp: missing destination file opened after /home/user/desktop/nv

same thing again

[dibl]

Re: Nvidia releases driver 180.22

After you type this much

sudo cp /home/user/desktop/NV

you press the Tab key on your keyboard, and it will finish that long file name for you. Then you allow one space and type a period. Then press "Enter" and it will copy the file to the working directory (the one you are in).