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nvidia driver
Hi
I have linux mint kde installed and i want to install the nvidia driver.
I have tried installing nvidia-detect with ap-get but the message i get is "unable to locate package nvidia-detect"
I am new to linux but i think this may be something to do with the sources.list? or repository?
Can someone please help to fix this.
thanks
I have linux mint kde installed and i want to install the nvidia driver.
I have tried installing nvidia-detect with ap-get but the message i get is "unable to locate package nvidia-detect"
I am new to linux but i think this may be something to do with the sources.list? or repository?
Can someone please help to fix this.
thanks
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Re: nvidia driver
First let's have a look in the box. Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- launch a terminal window and make it full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- copy/paste this command into the terminal:
(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter)
Press Enter.
Copy/paste the output in your next message.
- launch a terminal window and make it full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- copy/paste this command into the terminal:
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inxi -Fxz
Press Enter.
Copy/paste the output in your next message.
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Re: nvidia driver
Hi Pjotr
Thank you for your input. I have since (I think) managed to get nvidia driver 331 running via the driver manager which I did not know existed.
However 3d performance is not great and I have some flickering when scrolling in applications. eg firefox chrome.
System: Host: mint Kernel: 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) Desktop: N/A Distro: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
Machine: Mobo: Gigabyte model: Z87-HD3 version: x.x Bios: American Megatrends version: F6 date: 08/03/2013
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i5-4670 CPU (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 27134.4
Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz 3: 800.00 MHz 4: 800.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GF114 [GeForce GTX 560 Ti] bus-ID: 01:00.0
X.org: 1.15.1 drivers: nvidia (unloaded: fbdev,vesa,nouveau) tty size: 80x41 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Audio: Card-1: NVIDIA GF114 HDMI Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
Card-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-37-generic
Network: Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 120.0GB (6.1% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: KINGSTON_SH103S3 size: 120.0GB
Partition: ID: / size: 102G used: 6.8G (8%) fs: ext4 ID: /boot size: 236M used: 45M (20%) fs: ext2
ID: swap-1 size: 8.54GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C gpu: 0.0:33C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 180 Uptime: 35 min Memory: 1229.1/7938.7MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2 Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.4
Thank you for your input. I have since (I think) managed to get nvidia driver 331 running via the driver manager which I did not know existed.
However 3d performance is not great and I have some flickering when scrolling in applications. eg firefox chrome.
System: Host: mint Kernel: 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) Desktop: N/A Distro: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
Machine: Mobo: Gigabyte model: Z87-HD3 version: x.x Bios: American Megatrends version: F6 date: 08/03/2013
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i5-4670 CPU (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 27134.4
Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz 3: 800.00 MHz 4: 800.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GF114 [GeForce GTX 560 Ti] bus-ID: 01:00.0
X.org: 1.15.1 drivers: nvidia (unloaded: fbdev,vesa,nouveau) tty size: 80x41 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Audio: Card-1: NVIDIA GF114 HDMI Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
Card-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-37-generic
Network: Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 120.0GB (6.1% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: KINGSTON_SH103S3 size: 120.0GB
Partition: ID: / size: 102G used: 6.8G (8%) fs: ext4 ID: /boot size: 236M used: 45M (20%) fs: ext2
ID: swap-1 size: 8.54GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C gpu: 0.0:33C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 180 Uptime: 35 min Memory: 1229.1/7938.7MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2 Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.4
Re: nvidia driver
After looking at that output shouldnt it be listing nvidia driver 311?
Here is a screenshot of driver manager
Here is a screenshot of driver manager
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Re: nvidia driver
You might try if you get a better result with a later version of the Nvidia driver, by means of the mamarley PPA:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... nvidia-PPA
(item 1, left column)
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... nvidia-PPA
(item 1, left column)
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Re: nvidia driver
Try this:
Open terminal
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa -y
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-346
reboot
Open terminal
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa -y
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-346
reboot
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Re: nvidia driver
The xorg-edgers PPA is a less safe choice than the mamarley PPA: if you're not very careful, xorg-edgers installs a lot more than just the Nvidia driver, thus putting your entire system "on the edge".Churchland wrote:$ ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
mamarley on the other hand, only contains the latest Nvidia drivers and nothing else. That's why the mamarley PPA is the safer option.
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Re: nvidia driver
Hi Churchland and thanks for the info.Churchland wrote:Try this:
Open terminal
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa -y
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-346
reboot
Pjotr how can I change the repository in Churchlands suggestion to mamarley please
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mamarley/ppa -y would this code do it?
Really appreciate the help, if I could just fix this graphics issue I can finally make the move to linux permanent.
Re: nvidia driver
Forgot to say that I checked nvidia site for recommended driver by searching and it came up with 346,349 and 352
Re: nvidia driver
Thanks for the info, I'm really new to linux and was unsure which one is best. I have the xorg working well right now, should I switch to the mamarley? If so, how would I go about doing the switch?Pjotr wrote:The xorg-edgers PPA is a less safe choice than the mamarley PPA: if you're not very careful, xorg-edgers installs a lot more than just the Nvidia driver, thus putting your entire system "on the edge".Churchland wrote:$ ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
mamarley on the other hand, only contains the latest Nvidia drivers and nothing else. That's why the mamarley PPA is the safer option.
Thanks
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Re: nvidia driver
See my second reply in this thread: it contains the web link to the how-to for the mamarley PPA.
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Re: nvidia driver
Sorry Pjotr should have found that myself having read it!
Thank you very much for your help
sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mamarley/nvidia
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-352
Thank you very much for your help
sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mamarley/nvidia
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-352