Hey guys im new to linux altogether and am dual booting kubuntu 7.10 and windows vista on an hp dv2615 laptop. After installing kubuntu gutsy gibbon i didnt have drivers for the broadcom wireless card and the nvidia 7150go card. After some google-action i managed to get the drivers for the broadcom card with the bcm43xx-fwcutter package and the device seems to function properly, however i still cant find the router signal with it.... anyways the restricted drivers utilities still is reporting that the Nvidia driver is missing and wont let me activate it.... this is turning into quite a learning experience.
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Re: Nvidia card drivers.. how do i get them! (7.10)
First you have to install the nVidia drivers. Use your favourite package manager (Adept by default) to install the package called nvidia-glx.
Then you have to enable the driver. From the menues run System Settings. Select "Monitor & Display" under Computer Administration. Click on the button at the bottom for [Administrator Mode]. Then click on the tab at the top for Hardware. You should see your graphic card listed. Click on the [Configure] button beside it. Select the radio button for Drivers: O Proprietary then click the [Select] button. Click [OK] and [Apply] then follow the instructions to restart the X server. -
Re: Nvidia card drivers.. how do i get them! (7.10)
Or, take the easy way out:
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086232.0
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Re: Nvidia card drivers.. how do i get them! (7.10)
Alright ummm.. i had tried that envy thing before and well.. whenever i try and open it with that debi utility it says that the dependency is not satisfiable: python-gtk2... can i not run python script? i am quite certain that i am downloading the correct version as well.
And as for the adept manager.. i still do not understand it... does it search the web for packages? because whenever i type in "nvidia-glx" or any other package that is not present i get no returns... using the sudo apt-get install command always says that the package does not exist...
i feel like a super linux illiterate newb now so if anyone has any ideas i would much appreciate it.... 800x600 is an ugly resComment
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Re: Nvidia card drivers.. how do i get them! (7.10)
your repositories might be commented with #Originally posted by trev88
try managing the repositories with adept
I suggest choosing the mirror of your country
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Re: Nvidia card drivers.. how do i get them! (7.10)
Originally posted by trev88
If you will note the exact packages that gdebi is complaining about, then install them first, then install Envy, it should install with no further problem. So, for example, you canin a console window, if that is one that it needs.Code:sudo apt-get install python-gtk2
No, it lists software that is available in the "repositories" where the packaged software is located. These repositories are Internet sites (ftp and http-accessible locations on the Internet) and they are listed in your package manager. Open Adept Manager, click "Adept>Repositories" and you can see them and change them.And as for the adept manager.. i still do not understand it... does it search the web for packages? because whenever i type in "nvidia-glx" or any other package that is not present i get no returns... using the sudo apt-get install command always says that the package does not exist...
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i feel like a super linux illiterate newb now ...
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