my experience
- go on the nvidia site and download the driver for your video card and control if this is supported
http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
- if you use nouveau driver it is time to stop it
-create a file in the /etc/modprobe.d with this 2 lines:
blacklist nouveau
options nouveau modeset=0
-now the nouveau driver is still working in the kernel so you need to stop at boot:
go to etc/default/ grub and add this option: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nouveau.blacklist=1"
if you have quiet spash you can keep it
- now run this command: sudo update-grub
-only now you can reboot
-the sistem use vesa and you have a big screen don't worry after loading use this command:
ctrl-alt-f1
login and password
run this command: su
enter password and now you are root
go to you folder whith nvidia.run file with cd command
stop you x server:
- service lightdm stop or service mdm stop or others....
- run the nvidia scrpit: sh ./nvidiaxxx.run
now it's important that your kernel and headers are the same (i have the 3.13 i don't now if 3.18 is working)
also some packages are important like dkms
the script run xorg utility and create a file in the etc/X11 xorg.conf but sometimes don't work...
so run again this command: nvidia-xconfig
you file xorg.conf must contains almost this lines:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Nvidia Card"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
#Option "UseEDID" "false"
#Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
# ...
EndSection
run the command: update-initramfs -u
run reboot
i hope you can now install your driver
my problems are that i don't know if the new kernel are supported with nvidia-like 3.18 kernel
however, use the driver tool of linuxmint if you are not expert...
god save linuxmint
bye
installing nvidia drivers manually
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