How to install proprietary Nvidia drivers?

[KotletBanan]

My system is Linux Mint 12.

With a preinstalled Nouveau driver, I can only use a Fallback mode. When I was trying to install proprietary drivers, I wasn't be even able to stop the gdm!

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~ $ sudo  /etc/init.d/gdm stop
sudo: /etc/init.d/gdm: command not found

OK...

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~ $ sudo gnome-session stop
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
gnome-session[6929]: WARNING: Session 'ubuntu' runnable check failed: Killed by signal 11
gnome-session[6929]: WARNING: Unable to find default provider 'unity-2d-panel' of required provider 'panel'
gnome-session[6929]: WARNING: Unable to find default provider 'unity-2d-launcher' of required provider 'launcher'


WHAT THE...?!

After some accident, my Xserver crashed, and I was able to try installing Nvidia Drivers, but there was and error like: "You can't install Nvidia drivers, because you have a Noveau drvers".

PS. I really can't find an answer in forum, or Google.
Sorry for my English .

[buzzingrobot]

Preferences --> Additional Drivers. Choose the recommended driver. It will install the Nvidia driver and disable Nouveau. Reboot.

[nomko]

Why not trying this: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates?field.series_filter=oneiric.

During installation a blacklist file will be created to prevent installation of unwanted/unneeded nvidia drivers.

[ramboo007]

i had the same in the Maya RC and now the same in this one too 5-23-12 i just Dled it and installed it thinging they fixed it BUt after doing Preferences --> Additional Drivers. Choose the recommended driver. It will install the Nvidia driver and disable Nouveau. Reboot. i get back to a desktop but there NONE coz I have Mint 12 Lisa and All is well Been useing her a while now But wanted the LTS one so i can play my AA25 game http://aa25assist.sourceforge.net/ so Help any one how to fix this easyly?
ramboo007