Installing NVIDIA GEFORCE 750M drivers

Question

Is there any way to install NVIDIA GEFORCE 750M drivers for Ubuntu?

Right now Intel Haswell Mobile is used for graphics. Is this ok? Can I get better performance by installing NVIDIA drivers?

I remember that last time when I installed something related to that, my Unity was broken. After uninstalling them Unity worked again.

Solution

I fixed the problem by installing the tested NVIDIA drivers for Ubuntu:

I can see the following details:

So, GeForce GT 750M /PCIe/SSE2 driver is installed.

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BTW, I switched again on the open source driver. NVIDIA drivers had important issues (overheating and sometimes the entire screen was freezing).

After applying changes and rebooting Ubuntu started in low graphics mode. I pressed ALT + CTRL + F1. I deleted the following file:

 sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Then I restarted the PC:

 sudo reboot

My machine uses again the open source driver and it works fine. If you don't have big issues with the open source driver, I really recommend not to switch on the closed source one.

Comments

[Web-E]

Most possibly nvidia optimus system, see - How well do laptops with Nvidia Optimus work?

[animaletdesequia]

No, it doesn't get updates. I've tried many PPA's but this is the best solution I've found. It's not a big deal for me anyway, checking NVIDIA's website every now and then.

[animaletdesequia]

Just one thing. If you have problems making them work, to remove them you'll need to run /usr/bin/nvidia-uninstall as sudo. Don't try to install other drivers trough the package manager before removing these ones, because they'll conflict. Good luck!

[Ionică Bizău]

I have installed the drivers following the steps you indicated. After restarting Unity crashes (even after a fresh Ubuntu reinstall). And yes, I downloaded the correct driver: NVIDIA GEFORCE 700 Series, GT 750M Linux 64 bit. After uninstalling the drivers, the problem persists. Now, I reinstalled Ubuntu 13.10 again. What can I do?

[animaletdesequia]

The only other option I know is install the free opensource drivers, nouveau with sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau but never worked for me. You can give it a try.

[Ionică Bizău]

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