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how to install nvidia drivers

Asked by china_13

i hav downloaded the binary file from nvidia.com, now how do i go about installing this? i havent installed anything before, so can u please give me a step by step guide? i have searched the net but just got more confused. thanks for your time, much appreciated!!

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i do not have an internet connection on my ubuntu operating system, i use the wire less lan on campus at times. that is why i prefer downloading the drivers myself, but i have no clue how to install it or wher to put it.

i have a nvidia go 7400 (its on a packard bell mx 67-120GB hdd, 1024 MB RAM, intel core II)

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Tony Mugan (tmugan) said : 		#1

What nvidia card do you have?

I would recommend that you go to Applications menu, add/remove and then search for "nvidia"

You are looking for one of the drivers there depending on what your nvidia card is.

After that, you also need to go to system menu, administration, hardware drivers and ensure that the driver you selected is present and enabled.

This should be enough for you to get the nvidia drivers working for your card.

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Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : 		#2

Forget about downloading and installing the driver ---> go to System→Hardware Drivers (or "Restricted Driver Manager" for Ubuntu 7.10 and older) and there choose the driver to be installed...

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia

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Elfy (elfy) said : 		#3

If you can't access net from buntu - you'll have to to get the driver from the nvidia site - I would also make sure you have all the information to hand before you start

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=K8T79h5j&p_lva=&p_li=&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_page=1&p_cv=1.58&p_pv=1.2&p_prods=2&p_cats=58&p_hidden_prods=&prod_lvl1=2&cat_lvl1=58&p_search_text=linux&srch_btn_submit=+++Search+++&p_new_search=1&p_search_type=answers.search_nl

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