[coupas]

Hello! I have read alot of guides here. But they all refer to a 32 bit install of Lucid.I have a minimal 64 bit installation.

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-current-modaliases nvidia-settings

installs the195 drivers it seem.

Iwas hoping to find a way to get the 253 drivers in a smooth way-

What say you geniuses?

Thanks in advance from the coupas.

[coupas]

Please note that I don't have any graphical interface at all, so no directions including a desktop enviroment please.

[cejstrup]

I use the X swat ppa. No problems so far .Currently on version 260.19:

https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates

[blm14]

Usually when I have problems with video I do the following (you'll need the XBMC ppa sources set up for aptitude to do this):

Code:

sudo apt-get remove xbmc-live

Or just xbmc if that's what you have.

Code:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-settings nvidia-installer

To make sure you have the nvidia installation tools:

Code:

sudo nvidia-installer --update -a -s -f

Should update you. I am on 10.04 also and I had to do an additional step because nvidia-installed was throwing out errors due to nouvea driver:

Code:

sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

And then I added:

Code:

# Blacklist nouveau so NVIDIA will work
blacklist nouveau

And rebooted, then re-ran nvidia-installer which updated my driver no problem. Then finally:

Code:

sudo apt-get install xbmc-live

And everything worked!

[coupas]

Thanks cejstrup..

Any chance you can provide me the simple steps to install the drivers from there?


I like to copy and paste from smarter people. It might take me longer time to learn stuff, but it makes me enjoy a movie that much sooner.

Thanks in advance!

[coupas]

And thansk Blm-14, much appreciated. However, that is what I have been doing so far, that will just give me the 195 drivers.. I was hoping I could go with a later version.

[Praesten]

Personally, I just go to Nvidias page and download the drives from there, then unpack it and run the executable. Always worked fine for me on Ubuntu Lucid (although 32bit, but if you download the 64bit instead you'd get those).

[coupas]

I use the X swat ppa. No problems so far .Currently on version 260.19:

https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates

Hmm I added:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

Did the update and then I tried:


coupas@xbmc:~$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-graphics-drivers

[sudo] password for coupas:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package nvidia-graphics-drivers

So I tried

coupas@xbmc:~$ sudo aptitude install nvidia-graphics-drivers

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "nvidia-graphics-drivers"graphics-drivers"
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done



What am I missing Gurus?

[coupas]

AHA!

Just by adding the repo i am getting the drivers from there when using the old commands.

Solved it. THanks people.