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

Bruce Campbell linuxbox at beachdaze.com
Thu Jan 29 00:53:01 UTC 2009


Brad - thanks for the hint on installing the 180.22 drivers.  I have 
been battling this for a week.  I kept getting stuck in "low graphics 
mode".  Now that I've got 180.22 installed my green "matrix" video 
glitches.  Thanks!

Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">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
>
>
> </div>



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