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[ubuntu] Help with nvidia drivers

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http://ubuntuforums.org – hy guys i got an asus k53s series laptop with one nvidia gt 520MX on it and can't use the driver for it on my fresh desktop 11.10 install i'be installed the driver (cause the app on menu did nothing) with the folowing: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nvidia-current this went well, now it looked i had an driver installed (and according to ubuntu was in use) so i went to nvidia x server settings and opened it. there i got this message : "You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configura (Hardware)

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Submitted by xskl on 12/17/2011 – Made popular on 12/17/2011

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Hello guys.

Hopefully someone knows a bit about the nvidia drivers. I am trying to install the drivers on a Lenovo Y580 that has a GTX 660M, running 12.04 64 bit.

Nvidia driver 302.17 was released on Jun 15, with many improvements, bug fixes and new features.

I am using a dell precision M6500 with with a Nvidia- G92[Quadro FX 3800M] and I installed Ubuntu 12.10 64bit via flash drive.

I have a problem with this configuration:

Asus K55V, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Nvidia driver 304.51.

I have remove the nouveau driver with:

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

I installed the official nvidia driver (from www.nvidia.com) but when I reboot the PC the resolution of screen is only 640x480 and the monitor is resized.

Mo solution at this problem if i change the xorg.conf.

Hi

I am using 12.04 on my laptop. I read somewhere that battery life ubuntu (45 mins in my case, vs 4 hrs in win7) could be improved by using the correct graphics driver.

I have nvidia gforce gt 540m.

my laptop has nvidia GT540m yesterday i install nvidia-current after updating fromsudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates then i write sudo nvidia-xconfig and then reboot my desktop visual effect changes and it look good like nvidia is working but still glx i not working and nvidia-setting tells me that You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver my dkms status is nvidia-current

my laptop has nvidia GT540m yesterday i install nvidia-current after updating fromsudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates then i write sudo nvidia-xconfig and then reboot my desktop visual effect changes and it look good like nvidia is working but still glx i not working and nvidia-setting tells me that You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver my dkms status is nvidia-current,

i have ubuntu 12.10 and ive been very painfully trying to figure out how to install my Nvidia drivers.

online i raed to do this:

"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

sudo apt-get updates

sudo apt-get install nvidia-current"

i did that and restart and now i have no menues, HUD, dash or anything, just my desktop wallpaper and a handfull of icons i left on the desktop.

I just installed Ubuntu for the first time, downloaded 11.04 and updated to 11.10. I have a setup with a NVidia 7600GT Graphics Card, with DVI-Out and VGA-Out.