Display Drivers - Revision history

Mcefan at 22:15, 19 October 2012

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Zaerc at 19:29, 1 October 2010

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Zaerc at 19:25, 1 October 2010

2010-10-01T19:25:16Z

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Zaerc at 17:03, 29 September 2010

2010-09-29T17:03:39Z

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	An incomplete HowTo on updating LinuxMCE to the latest display drivers and configuring them manually. It could use your help, so if something is different in your situation, please add it.		An incomplete HowTo on updating LinuxMCE to the latest display drivers and configuring them manually. It could use your help, so if something is different in your situation, please add it.

Wierdbeard65 at 10:19, 3 May 2010

2010-05-03T10:19:51Z

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Pccowboy: add that you can press Ctrl-Alt-F7 to return to desktop (Nvidia)

2009-10-09T01:03:05Z

add that you can press Ctrl-Alt-F7 to return to desktop (Nvidia)

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	There are several ways to install nVidia drivers, the way described here is meant as a guide to install the very latest drivers from the nVidia website. Note that this way will bypass the LinuxMCE (Kubuntu) packaging system, possibly removing and/or overwriting some of it's files.		There are several ways to install nVidia drivers, the way described here is meant as a guide to install the very latest drivers from the nVidia website. Note that this way will bypass the LinuxMCE (Kubuntu) packaging system, possibly removing and/or overwriting some of it's files.

	1. Go to a console (text) terminal by holding [CTRL]-[ALT] and pressing the [F1] key simultaneously, log in with the user account you have created during the Kubuntu install and become root, if you haven't done so already.		1. Go to a console (text) terminal by holding [CTRL]-[ALT] and pressing the [F1] key simultaneously (Press [CTRL}-[ALT]-[F7} to return to the desktop.), log in with the user account you have created during the Kubuntu install and become root, if you haven't done so already.
	'''<you>@dcerouter:~$''' sudo -s		'''<you>@dcerouter:~$''' sudo -s
	2. Download the latest [http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html linux drivers from NVidia] (depending [http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html on your hardware], one of versions: 1XX.XX.XX, 1.0-96xx or 1.0-71XX), if you haven't done so already. When you have found the URL for downloading the package on the nvidia site you could download it like this:		2. Download the latest [http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html linux drivers from NVidia] (depending [http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html on your hardware], one of versions: 1XX.XX.XX, 1.0-96xx or 1.0-71XX), if you haven't done so already. When you have found the URL for downloading the package on the nvidia site you could download it like this:

Ray N at 10:50, 11 August 2009

2009-08-11T10:50:43Z

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	An incomplete HowTo on updating LinuxMCE to the latest display drivers and configuring them manually. It could use your help, so if something is different in your situation, please add it.		An incomplete HowTo on updating LinuxMCE to the latest display drivers and configuring them manually. It could use your help, so if something is different in your situation, please add it.

Geekyhawkes at 16:12, 26 July 2009

2009-07-26T16:12:46Z

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	''Note: My media director wouldn't launch X after I completed these steps. I had to run sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-''<version>''-pkg1.run again from tty3. To get to tty3, press ctrl-alt-F3.''		''Note: My media director wouldn't launch X after I completed these steps. I had to run sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-''<version>''-pkg1.run again from tty3. To get to tty3, press ctrl-alt-F3.''

			Still getting API mismatch? Try following the details here;

			[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=650161]

	=== Intel Chipsets ===		=== Intel Chipsets ===

Alx9r: /* Latest Drivers */

2009-05-23T04:47:31Z

Latest Drivers

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	''** Update - Do a "sudo cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version" and make sure it reads something similar to this, matching the newest drivers you just installed: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 180.29. The "nvclock" utility is useful for monitoring GPU overheating''		''** Update - Do a "sudo cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version" and make sure it reads something similar to this, matching the newest drivers you just installed: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 180.29. The "nvclock" utility is useful for monitoring GPU overheating''

			''Note: My media director wouldn't launch X after I completed these steps. I had to run sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-''<version>''-pkg1.run again from tty3. To get to tty3, press ctrl-alt-F3.''

	=== Intel Chipsets ===		=== Intel Chipsets ===

Zaerc: /* Media Directors */ doesn't differ from regular instructions

2009-04-25T13:03:14Z

Media Directors: doesn't differ from regular instructions

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	''** Update - Do a "sudo cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version" and make sure it reads something similar to this, matching the newest drivers you just installed: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 180.29. The "nvclock" utility is useful for monitoring GPU overheating''		''** Update - Do a "sudo cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version" and make sure it reads something similar to this, matching the newest drivers you just installed: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 180.29. The "nvclock" utility is useful for monitoring GPU overheating''

	~~==== Media Directors ====~~
	~~Instructions for installing the latest nVidia driver on your media directors can be found in the [[Upgrading the Kernel#Video Drivers\|upgrading the kernel]] wiki.~~

	=== Intel Chipsets ===		=== Intel Chipsets ===