problem installing nvidia driver

[smelph]

I went to nvidia's website and downloaded the linux driver for my particular graphics card and I can't get it to install. I tried using "sudo sh nvidia-linux-x86.100.14.19-pkg1.run" in the terminal hoping it would run it as root, but it doesn't work. am I missing something?

I'm brand new to linux and other than this I have been extremely happy with my new mint install

[Alpha-Geek]

I suggest you give "Envy" a try. It comes installed with Mint by default & should install Nvidia drivers & Nvidia control panel.

[smelph]

sweet! worked liek a charm! thanks!

I am in love with mint so far (almost everything worked perfectly right out of the box!) and while there is definitely a learning curve I am pretty excited about all the stuff I'm learning

[allforcarrie]

I cant run envy becuse i have no internet connection, how should I go about installing hte nvidia drivers?

[todds]

Hello
i would try to install by going into a terminal by doing the following:-

ctl-alt-f2

Log on to your normal user account

then type in sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

then you need to go to where you have downloaded the nvidia file for example

cd /home/adrian

or if you have downloaded it on the desktop for example

cd /home/adrian/Desktop

then type

sudo sh Nvidia-Linux-x86-100.14-19-pkg1.run (make sure the syntax is correct especially capitals on (Nvidia-Linux)

Regards

Todds