Install the Nvidia graphics card driver in Ubuntu7.10

Since my system was upgraded from Ubuntu7.04 to 7.10, it is not guaranteed that the following method for installing and setting the Nvidia graphics card driver is successful. There are also steps 6th, 7, and 8 to better remember, because it will switch to the terminal. 1. Go to http://www.nvidia.com/download driver 2.delete the original driver (if you have installed the driver) sudoapt-get -- purgeremovenvidia-glx3. Back up the current display settings so that when the driver installation fails

Since my system was upgraded from Ubuntu7.04 to 7.10, it is not guaranteed that the following method for installing and setting the Nvidia graphics card driver is successful. There are also steps 6th, 7, and 8 to better remember, because it will switch to the terminal.

1. Go to http://www.nvidia.com/download driver

2. Delete the original driver (if you have installed the driver)

Sudo apt-get -- purge remove nvidia-glx

3. Back up the current display settings to restore the original settings when the driver fails to be installed.

Sudo cp/etc/X11/xorg. conf/etc/X11/xorg. conf. backup

4. Install the driver compiling environment

Sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-'uname-R'

5. disable the system from using the default driver.

Sudo gedit/etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common

Add nv in the last double quotation mark, that is, "" to "nv"

6. Press Ctrl + Alt + F1 to log on to the system and stop

Sudo/etc/init. d/gestation stop

7. Go to the directory where the downloaded Driver Installation File nvidia-linux-x86-1.0-9631-pkg1.run is located (make sure the xorg-dev package is installed and may be used during compilation)

Sudo sh nvidia-linux-x86-*. run

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

8. After the installation is complete, start

Sudo/etc/init. d/gestation start

The nvidia logo is displayed. The Nvidia graphics card driver is successfully installed.