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I Have Geforce 8600GT And I Want A Driver For It For My Ubuntu. Any Help On How To Get It?
You need to download an app called Envy
Once thats installed, click on the Install nVidia drivers and it does everything for you
Make sure you do this in root though, so all users have the same settings
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sudo apt-get install envy
Make sure you do this in root though, so all users have the same settings
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I have no idea how envy works, never used it, BUT what I can tell you is this:
I used to have a temporary machine with a 8500GT. I installed Ubuntu, enabled restricted drivers, and KAPOW! she be workin' like a charm.
but then...
I upgraded to my current PC, with a 8800GT. Try to install Ubuntu. KAPOW! Black screen. After a bit of trial and error, I find that it works when I use the Safe Mode Graphics (or something along those lines.), and get Ubuntu installed. I'm all smiley as I click on the magic Restricted Drivers tickbox, and wait for my KAPOW moment, but there is none. Only some error message, a flicker of the screen, and then KAPOW! black screen.
I have done some research, and it seems it is a common problem with my card (not too sure about the 8600GT). I have not been able to install the drivers though, but that is a problematic fusion of my Linux-void skills, and a bunch of other seemingly random problems which interfere.
The reason I tell you this sob story is merely so you know the magic Resticted Drivers checkbox, isn't that magic afterall....
But, as I said, I don't know anything about envy. Will go read up on it now.
I used to have a temporary machine with a 8500GT. I installed Ubuntu, enabled restricted drivers, and KAPOW! she be workin' like a charm.
but then...
I upgraded to my current PC, with a 8800GT. Try to install Ubuntu. KAPOW! Black screen. After a bit of trial and error, I find that it works when I use the Safe Mode Graphics (or something along those lines.), and get Ubuntu installed. I'm all smiley as I click on the magic Restricted Drivers tickbox, and wait for my KAPOW moment, but there is none. Only some error message, a flicker of the screen, and then KAPOW! black screen.
I have done some research, and it seems it is a common problem with my card (not too sure about the 8600GT). I have not been able to install the drivers though, but that is a problematic fusion of my Linux-void skills, and a bunch of other seemingly random problems which interfere.
The reason I tell you this sob story is merely so you know the magic Resticted Drivers checkbox, isn't that magic afterall....
But, as I said, I don't know anything about envy. Will go read up on it now.
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Im not 100% sure about this, but I did find something pretty close to what you need. Good read if you interested in checking it out and enabling itsupertwit wrote:Does nvidia's Linux driver provide support for its Purevideo Engine?
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well for gutsy ,i had to download the official linux driver from Nvidia's site.
Ive done this for fedora aswell its not distro specific
launch the command promt terminal type init 1 the xserver will then close and system will run in run level 1 change to the directory where you put the nvidia
sh file eg cd /home/Desktop
then run the sh file e.g sudo ./NVIDIA-DRIVER_233.4435.1111.sh
from there its a text based GUI follow that.
after the install just type init 3 again or init 6 to just restart.
Ive done this for fedora aswell its not distro specific
launch the command promt terminal type init 1 the xserver will then close and system will run in run level 1 change to the directory where you put the nvidia
sh file eg cd /home/Desktop
then run the sh file e.g sudo ./NVIDIA-DRIVER_233.4435.1111.sh
from there its a text based GUI follow that.
after the install just type init 3 again or init 6 to just restart.
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g0ldback wrote:Im not 100% sure about this, but I did find something pretty close to what you need. Good read if you interested in checking it out and enabling itsupertwit wrote:Does nvidia's Linux driver provide support for its Purevideo Engine?
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No point in waiting for 9400 then, I guess.
At least it does support MPEG2 decoding.
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