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 2. If your card is a TNT, TNT2, TNT Ultra, GeForce1, or GeForce2, then install '''nvidia-glx-legacy''', otherwise install '''nvidia-glx'''.  2. You will install either '''nvidia-glx-legacy''' or '''nvidia-glx'''. If your graphics card is at the end of [http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-8762/README/appendix-a.html this list of cards] (marked as "legacy"), you will need to install '''nvidia-glx-legacy'''. Otherwise, install '''nvidia-glx'''.

This guide is for installing the NVIDIA drivers on a system running an nVidia graphics card. For other drivers, refer to the BinaryDriverHowto

Prerequisites

  • The command lspci | grep nVidia prints out a line of text
  • You need hardware-accelerated 3D support

Installation

Enable restricted packages

The NVIDIA drivers are in the "restricted" section of the Ubuntu package repository, so before you will be able to install the drivers, you must enable this section on your system.

  1. Select the System menu at the top of the screen.

  2. Select Administration then Synaptic Package Manager. Enter your password when prompted.

  3. In the package manager, select the Settings menu, then Repositories.

  4. In the Software Sources dialog that comes up, click the Add button.

  5. In the Edit Repository dialog, ensure that the Restricted copyright box is checked, then press OK.

  6. Press OK to close the Software Sources dialog, when Synaptic asks you to reload the package database, say yes.

You now have access to the many additional packages in the restricted section, including the NVIDIA driver packages.

Install and activate drivers

Packages may be installed by right-clicking on the package and selecting Mark for Installation.

Note:

  1. Click the Search button and search for "nvidia".

  2. You will install either nvidia-glx-legacy or nvidia-glx. If your graphics card is at the end of [http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-8762/README/appendix-a.html this list of cards] (marked as "legacy"), you will need to install nvidia-glx-legacy. Otherwise, install nvidia-glx.

  3. If you are going to compile 3D applications, install nvidia-glx-dev.

  4. If you are running Hoary Hedgehog or Breezy Badger, then install nvidia-settings and nvidia-xconfig. DO NOT install either package in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS because it will remove nvidia-glx.

  5. Click the Search button and search for "linux-restricted-modules". You must have restricted modules enabled (see above).

  6. Find the appropriate module for your kernel. For example, if you have linux-image-amd64-k8 installed, then you should install linux-restricted-modules-amd64-k8.

  7. Click the Apply button to install the new packages.

  8. Once Synaptic has finished applying your changes, exit the application.

  9. Select the Applications menu at the top of the screen, then Accessories, then Terminal.

  10. In the terminal window, type the following: 
    • sudo nvidia-glx-config enable

  11. Close all your applications, then press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to restart the X server. If you see an NVIDIA splashscreen after hitting Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, your drivers are properly installed.

Remove the nVidia logotype

If you want to get rid of the nVidia logotype that shows up before your login screen you need to perform some manual edits in the Xorg configuration file.

  1. Select the Applications menu at the top of the screen, then Accessories and then Terminal.

  2. Type the following: 
    • sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
  3. Find the line Driver "nvidia" in the Device section
  4. Just after this line, add 
    • Option          "NoLogo"
  5. Save the file and exit

  6. Close all your applications, then press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to restart the X server. If the logotype is gone and everything seems to work you are done.

Troubleshooting

  • It seems that a reboot is sometimes necessary for these changes to take effect. If 3D acceleration isn't working, try this first.

  • If 3D acceleration still isn't working, be sure that you have the right version of linux-restricted-modules installed. It must match the version of the running kernel.

  • If you have the right version of linux-restricted-modules installed and 3D acceleration still isn't working, open your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file for editing with sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and be sure that the Driver entry under Section "Device" is set to "nvidia".

  • If you get an error while loading NVIDIA module try to rebuild module dependencies by running depmod. 
    sudo depmod

  • If suspend no longer works, see NvidiaLaptopBinaryDriverSuspend

  • For other problems, please visit the forums at http://www.ubuntuforums.org

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