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## This page should be rewritten using ["BinaryDriverHowto/ATI"] as a model, with an emphasis on the differences in procedure and packages between the current driver and the legacy driver. These differences are in the package containing the kernel modules in addition to the package containing the Xorg modules.
## I think the normal nvidia-glx driver works well for older cards now. Is nvidia-glx-legacy obsolete?
This guide is for installing the NVIDIA drivers on a system running an nVidia graphics card. For other drivers, refer to the BinaryDriverHowto

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== 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'''. These programs are now provided in '''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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