Samma installations prob. Knoppix/Ubuntu/Linux mint

Re: Graphics Driver Installion from Terminal nvidia

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ok I have the same problem when I installed ubuntu on my bfg 7800gt. you get to gdm and then after login the graphics just poop out.

ok boot, once you get to gdm press ctrl+alt+F1

you should get to virtual terminal, black screen with white text. Login.

I am assuming you have enabled the extra repositories, if you might not need to or you will find out after this.


Code:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-glxok

now that you have that downloaded and installed, the next step is to enable the settings automagically, however I find that it never does. so the manual way it is...first back up xorg.conf


Code:
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backupnow we enable the driver.


Code:
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.confnow scrolldown to this bit in the xorg.conf


Code:
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:5:0:0"
Screen 0
Option "TwinView" "true"
Option "MetaModes" "1600x1200,1600x1200"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "50-75"
Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60-80"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "NoLogo" "True"
#Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
EndSectionthe important part is that Driver line, yours should read

Code:
Driver "nv"change it to

Code:
Driver "nvidia"just change that and you will have nvidia drivers....enjoy..