Install NVIDIA Drivers

Question

I installed Ubuntu 13.04, but after the reboot theres only a black screen with the blinking bar on the top left. I found, that one possible solution is that the video drivers are not installed, so i tried it (the weird thing is that "try ubuntu without installing" works perfectly fine). So i downloaded the .run file, but it's always saying "seems like you're running a X Server" blahblah. I searched for maybe 2 hours for the solution, but none of the ones i found worked for me. Can anybody please help me? PS: I'm pretty new to Ubuntu...

Solution

• There is a bug with nvidia and the stock 3.8.0-19 kernel in ubuntu 13.04 use the mainline kernel
  • Not doing this can result in not being able to boot
• Install the driver by running sudo apt-get install -y nvidia-313-updates nvidia-settings-313-updates
  • If you want the beta driver use the xorg edgers ppa, then install nvidia-319 nvidia-settings-319
    

    sudo apt-add-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa -y; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade -y; sudo apt-get install nvidia-319 nvidia-settings-319 -y

Comments

[Jorge Castro]

Possible duplicate: askubuntu.com/questions/66328/…

[david6]

Ubuntu 32-bit or 64-bit ?

[Sch-Tomi]

Possible duplicate: askubuntu.com/questions/112732/…

[Sch-Tomi]

Possible duplicate: askubuntu.com/questions/150825/installing-nvidia-driver

[Sch-Tomi]

Possible duplicate: askubuntu.com/questions/185338/…

[Sch-Tomi]

Possible duplicate: askubuntu.com/questions/286767/install-nvidia-drivers

[Julian]

I fail at the first step, i tried it with the .zip file and the file named "install" in the .zip file, but either way it says: "bash: /*path*/install: Permission denied" And i even logged in with root user EDIT: I needed to change the permissions :D

[GM-Script-Writer-62850]

Use the terminal commands work every time :) (the script will ask for your password when needed) When someones says /path/to/ that means the same thing as foo/bar or fill in the blank

[Julian]

Now it says "Package nvidia-settings-313 can't be found." (I hope i translated it correctly :D)

[GM-Script-Writer-62850]

fixed: I missed "-updates" when i typed that one (see answer); don't forget to install the new kernel after running the last command in the instructions (run /tmp/kernel-update)

[GM-Script-Writer-62850]

did is say Y or y it could be case sensitive, I edited the install line to make it not ask and just do it

[Julian]

ok, thanks a lot! let's check if ubuntu starts now :)

[Julian]

Gosh, still stuck on the black screen. But thanks anyways

[GM-Script-Writer-62850]

You did install the kernel using the script that the installer made for you right, the one it told you do install if you wanted the new kernel: /tmp/kernel-update if not there is your problem; Computer model#?

[Julian]

I did that. But i posted a new thread for that because now i know that the problem is not the drivers. But i would apprechiate if you could help me in the other thread (askubuntu.com/questions/286797/…)