How to install drivers form binary in ubuntu 12.04

step 1. download driver which works best with your system or new one i installed 275.43 one choose what best work on your system .....

and save it to Downloads folder

step 2. right click on it properties and make is executable

or

chmod + x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-275.43.run (what is your driver version)

step 3. type in terminal

$gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

#blacklist nouveau and other nvidia modules

blacklist vga16fb
blacklist nouveau
blacklist rivafb
blacklist nvidiafb
blacklist rivat

step 4. uninstall if any nvidia installed before by

sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-*


also for some more nvidia commands please check

to uninstall current nvidia driver

# sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-current

to remove nouveau (althoe its not needed)

# sudo apt-get --purge remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

to remove form ubuntu x-swat/x-updates ppa

# sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates && sudo apt-get install nvidia-current


after removing any previously install nvidia reboot your system


step 5: just before installing make sure "gcc gcc++ make" are already installed.


step 6 after reboot you need to kill xserver since init 3 is now not available so you need to stop GDM to do that open terminal type:


#sudo service lightdm stop

and then press Alt Crt +F2 and login

username :

password :

sudo su and switch to root mode and now here in root mode give path of your downloads folder

# cd Downloads

after that type sudo sh NVIDIA...........and install the driver (pressing Tab button give entire path)

Downloads# sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-275.43.run

hit

Enter/Return button and install your driver

thats all.

 

Kubuntu 12.04 works with my Poulsbo netbook. My other netbook, runs vesa drivers since openchrome is crappy and no one has managed to get a working x.org server with it.

For some computers, available video drivers are more readily available than for others under Linux.

 

yes agree have you seen linus torvald video on nvidia