@Maul
Please note that you pretty much HAVE to add those options to xorg.conf:
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "TripleBuffer" "true"
Otherwise, you may not get working window borders.
@morbius
1) Download the installer from this page according to your architecture (32bit or 64bit)
http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
2) Open Terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential gcc xserver-xorg-dev pkg-config
3) Then open Terminal and type:
sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-glx nvidia-settings nvidia-glx-legacy
4) Press CTRL-ALT-F1 (so as to get to the command line, not a windowed terminal, but out of the graphical interface GUI). Login with your username and password (if required).
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop (OR "kdm stop" if you use KDE)
5) Make a backup of your xorg.conf
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup
[In this way if anything goes wrong and you have problems with the xserver (i.e. if it doesn't start) you can type: sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf ]
6) Get to the directory in which you have the nvidia installer
7) Install the driver
sudo sh NVIDIAsomething.run
8) Set up your /etc/X11/xorg.conf by using nvidia-xconfig:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings
sudo nvidia-xconfig
9) Prevent Ubuntu's nvidia driver in the restricted modules from being loaded at boot:
sudo nano -w /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common
The file should look like this:
# ...
DISABLED_MODULES=""
You have to put "nv" in the inverted comas which you can find after DISABLED_MODULES so that your file looks like the following:
# ...
DISABLED_MODULES="nv"
Press CTRL+X to exit (say yes when it asks you whether to save the file or not)
10) Restart the login manager:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart (or "kdm restart" if you use KDM)
Congratulations, you have installed the new nvidia driver!
REMEMBER: every time your kernel is upgraded or changed with another one you have to reinstall the drivers.
Za proveru rada 3d akceleracije ukucaj u terminalu:
glxinfo | grep rendering
Ako kaže direct rendering: Yes, drajveri su instalirani i rade.
:d
