[mythtv-users] Slightly OT: NVidia drivers and Ubuntu

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Wed Jan 28 21:33:59 UTC 2009


On Jan 28, 2009, at 1:28 PM, Michael Tiller wrote:

> I installed the 180.22 drivers from NVidia to be able to use VDPAU.   
> On that count, everything was a success (quite amazing, in fact).
>
> The problem (and I've had the same problem before) is that I  
> downloaded the NVidia drivers from their web site.  The installation  
> is basically just running an executable shell script which builds  
> and installs things.
>
> The problem is that it messes things up.  I think it is an  
> interaction with Ubuntu's "normal" way of installing the drivers.   
> The issue is not that the drivers don't work but that the kernel  
> modules don't seem to load properly on reboot.
>
> Question #1: Are the newer (VDPAU) drivers available under Ubuntu?   
> If so, what is the procedure to get them (apt-get install nvidia- 
> settings?!?)
>
> Question #2: If the answer to #1 is yes, what is the proper way to  
> uninstall the ones I downloaded from NVidia?
>
> Thanks for any help.

You have to either uninstall the restricted drivers you installed  
before installing these or follow the instructions in this post:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=72490

(The bit about DISABLED_MODULES="nv nvidia_new" and /lib/linux- 
restricted-modules/.nvidia_new_installed)

-Brad



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