trying to install Nvidia Drivers

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You are doing this the VERY hard way.

There are 2 easy ways to do this:

sudo apt-get install jockey-gtk; gksudo jockey-gtk

or if that doesnt work:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-185

will do EXACTLY the same thing and will also perform DKMS when you upgrade your kernel. If you use the method you are trying you will not get an x server when you first boot a new kernel as the nvidia module will not exist. You will then have to rerun the file you have.

I suggest sticking to repository based stuffs instead of the nvidia .run files.

Let us know how you fly

NVIDIA Drivers,

Hardware Drivers
NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Version 180) [Recommended]
This Driver is activated and currently in use

I use two monitors and I cannot get the {Version 180} Driver to work.
NVIDIA Server knows that my other monitor is there but does not let
it work. I cannot get it to show as a Mirror Screen.

The second monitor will not work at all. When I install Ubuntu 9.04,
I do have have Mirror Screens. After I install Version 180 NVIDIA Drivers
my second monitor stops working and stays {Black}!!!

I don,t want to Mirror them, I want separate Monitors, like I had in Windows XP.
This is beganning to get to me. Can you help me to solve this problem?
Thank each and everyone for any help given.

                                                                                      Sincerely,
                                                                                      George2343

The nvidia-settings app will easily let you do this. nvidia cards have by far the best support in Linux. You need to install the driver first. After that you can set this up easily

Thanks for your answer actionparsnip, I have just started using Ubuntu and I sure as hell don,t know what it is that I am doing. I can,t even get the updated Drivers from NVIDIA to install. l go to System, Administration, Hardware Drivers and it supposedly installed them for me.

So how do I install them, I downloaded the updated Drivers from NVIDIA and I can't get them to install. I would like to keep on using Ubuntu but if I can,t do a simple thing like installing a driver, it's not going to be of much use to me.

I am 58 yrs. old and don't need the hassle of a system that every time I want to do something, it takes a week or more for me to figure it out or find help. Hey, sorry about that, it's just my frustration coming out.

I taught myself how to use Windows and I am wondering if I want to go through this again!!! I am like everyone else, tire of paying out good money for stuff that doesn't.
                                                                                                               Again, Thanks for the help.
                                                                                                                           George3634

just run:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-180

if you use this, all dkms with upgrades will be managed for you. It is very rare in ubuntu to not use the repo system.

Once you have ran the command it will set up the kernel module for you and be fine after a reboot.

You are getting into a new OS, It is not windows so will have different issues. It is by no means perfect but no OS is perfect. You will need to learn the new OS as you have learned windows. Its good to learn something new though.

I ran, sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-180 here is the answer I got. Reading state information... Done
nvidia-glx-180 is already the newest version. The following packages were automatically installed
and are no longer require:
libtsmux0
Use' apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded
george@george - desktop

I still don't have separate monitors and still have the same problem after two weeks. Do you have
anymore suggestions? The more I search and read the more confused I get.

                                                                                                       George 3634

That worked and you are right I have a lot to learn, thank you very much for your help, it is
much appreciated.

no worries fellah. Have a fun journey. Just take it slow and read as much as you can. In Linux, little victories feel great :D