Install the latest Nvidia graphics card driver in Ubuntu9.04

I have been installing Ubuntu9.04 for a while, and I have used the built-in driver of Ubuntu9.04. Although there is no major problem, there is a landscape during the boot and shutdown processes. It is very serious that the screen is shut down. So I tried to dress the latest NVIDIA driver, the problem solved, and the dream of the 3D desktop can also be opened. This article takes my machine NVIDIA8400gs graphics card of the latest driver NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.14-pkg1.run as an example. First, go to the NVIDIA website

After installing Ubuntu 9.04 for a while, I used the built-in driver of Ubuntu 9.04. Although there was no major problem, there was a screen during the startup and shutdown process. The sudden drop was that the screen was very serious. So I tried to dress the latest NVIDIA driver, the problem solved, and the dream of the 3D desktop can also be opened. This article takes my machine NVIDIA8400gs graphics card of the latest driver NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.14-pkg1.run as an example.

First, go to the NVIDIA official website to download the latest version of your machine graphics card driver NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.14-pkg1.run in the main folder.

Ii. Delete the original driver package

Sudo apt-get -- purge remove nvidia-glx-new

Delete/lib/linux-restricted-modules/2.6.24-14-generic/From the nvidia folder. Here is the built-in driver of the kernel, check whether the two files exist. Enter the following information on the terminal:

/Etc/init. d/nvidia-glx

If/etc/init. d/nvidia-kernel exists, delete it.

3. disable the system from using the default driver.

Sudo gedit/etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common, add nv into dia_new In the last double quotation mark, that is, change "" in the file to "nv into dia_new"

4. Stop the running of the running Agent agent

Sudo/etc/init. d/gestation stop

Press Ctrl Alt F1 to enter character mode and log on

5. Install the driver (make sure your driver is in the main folder)

Enter the following command on the terminal:

Sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.14-pkg1.run

If an old driver is prompted during installation, check whether the old driver is deleted and select Yes;

If the system prompts that the module is missing, check whether the module is downloaded online and select no;

If you are prompted to compile the module, check whether the module is compiled and select OK;

If you are prompted to modify Xorg. conf, check whether you agree and select Yes;

The next step is to wait for the installation to complete.

6. After the installation is complete, return to the terminal and restart

Sudo/etc/init. d/TPD restart. After you see the NVIDIA logo, the installation is successful.

(Check whether the video card is installed and run glxinfo | grep rendering. If "direct rendering: Yes" is displayed, It is installed)