Cannot install and use nvidia drivers (Wheezy)
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I have a build with the GTX 560 TI card every time I try to install the Linux drivers (with Debian Wheezy and using tecmint.com or debian wiki as a guide), I always end up restarting X or the computer (same thing really) and X never starts correctly.
The closest I got was using the first guide there and I actually got it to say that it couldn't find the device "nvidia" and there were no screens. I'm really not sure what to do from here.
(if there is a log I can provide you with please let me know)
nvidia debian
edited Dec 29 '13 at 5:39
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I have a build with the GTX 560 TI card every time I try to install the Linux drivers (with Debian Wheezy and using tecmint.com or debian wiki as a guide), I always end up restarting X or the computer (same thing really) and X never starts correctly.
The closest I got was using the first guide there and I actually got it to say that it couldn't find the device "nvidia" and there were no screens. I'm really not sure what to do from here.
(if there is a log I can provide you with please let me know)
nvidia debian
edited Dec 29 '13 at 5:39
Anthon
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asked Dec 29 '13 at 5:17
David BrewerDavid Brewer
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Do you have anxorg.conffile? If you don't, this is not going to work. If you do, then paste it into your question, please.
– Faheem Mitha
Sep 13 '14 at 8:19
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I have a build with the GTX 560 TI card every time I try to install the Linux drivers (with Debian Wheezy and using tecmint.com or debian wiki as a guide), I always end up restarting X or the computer (same thing really) and X never starts correctly.
The closest I got was using the first guide there and I actually got it to say that it couldn't find the device "nvidia" and there were no screens. I'm really not sure what to do from here.
(if there is a log I can provide you with please let me know)
nvidia debian
edited Dec 29 '13 at 5:39
Anthon
61.5k17107170
asked Dec 29 '13 at 5:17
David BrewerDavid Brewer
1062
I have a build with the GTX 560 TI card every time I try to install the Linux drivers (with Debian Wheezy and using tecmint.com or debian wiki as a guide), I always end up restarting X or the computer (same thing really) and X never starts correctly.
The closest I got was using the first guide there and I actually got it to say that it couldn't find the device "nvidia" and there were no screens. I'm really not sure what to do from here.
(if there is a log I can provide you with please let me know)
nvidia debian
nvidia debian
edited Dec 29 '13 at 5:39
Anthon
61.5k17107170
asked Dec 29 '13 at 5:17
David BrewerDavid Brewer
1062
edited Dec 29 '13 at 5:39
Anthon
61.5k17107170
asked Dec 29 '13 at 5:17
David BrewerDavid Brewer
1062
edited Dec 29 '13 at 5:39
Anthon
61.5k17107170
edited Dec 29 '13 at 5:39
Anthon
61.5k17107170
edited Dec 29 '13 at 5:39
Anthon
61.5k17107170
61.5k17107170
asked Dec 29 '13 at 5:17
David BrewerDavid Brewer
1062
asked Dec 29 '13 at 5:17
David BrewerDavid Brewer
1062
asked Dec 29 '13 at 5:17
David BrewerDavid Brewer
1062
1062
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 9 mins ago
This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 9 mins ago
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Do you have anxorg.conffile? If you don't, this is not going to work. If you do, then paste it into your question, please.
– Faheem Mitha
Sep 13 '14 at 8:19
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Do you have anxorg.conffile? If you don't, this is not going to work. If you do, then paste it into your question, please.
– Faheem Mitha
Sep 13 '14 at 8:19
Do you have an
xorg.conf file? If you don't, this is not going to work. If you do, then paste it into your question, please.– Faheem Mitha
Sep 13 '14 at 8:19
Do you have an
xorg.conf file? If you don't, this is not going to work. If you do, then paste it into your question, please.– Faheem Mitha
Sep 13 '14 at 8:19
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The way I installed proprietary drivers last time (on plain Debian):
I installed a Debian system from scratch (from the offical netinstall iso)
Downloaded the driver to the "Downloads" directory (where things always go when you click "download").
Pressed Ctrl+Alt+F2 (in order to switch to one of the full-screen terminals.)
From the full screen console ran:
/etc/init.d/gdm3 stop
(To kill the graphic interface. Otherwise the installer won't run)
- Then I navigated to the Downloads directory - where the Nvidia driver is ("cd Downloads")
Before running the downloaded installer I had to do:
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install linux-headers*
(Otherwise the installer will complain about these missing and exit)
Then I ran the downloaded file
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.32.run
The installer complained about nouveau not being disabled, but turned it off for me without problems. Then asked to restart the computer and to run it again after reboot.
reboot
then
cd Downloads
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.32.run
The installer then went through ok and I had to just reboot one final time. That's it.
answered Sep 13 '14 at 5:07
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The way I installed proprietary drivers last time (on plain Debian):
I installed a Debian system from scratch (from the offical netinstall iso)
Downloaded the driver to the "Downloads" directory (where things always go when you click "download").
Pressed Ctrl+Alt+F2 (in order to switch to one of the full-screen terminals.)
From the full screen console ran:
/etc/init.d/gdm3 stop
(To kill the graphic interface. Otherwise the installer won't run)
- Then I navigated to the Downloads directory - where the Nvidia driver is ("cd Downloads")
Before running the downloaded installer I had to do:
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install linux-headers*
(Otherwise the installer will complain about these missing and exit)
Then I ran the downloaded file
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.32.run
The installer complained about nouveau not being disabled, but turned it off for me without problems. Then asked to restart the computer and to run it again after reboot.
reboot
then
cd Downloads
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.32.run
The installer then went through ok and I had to just reboot one final time. That's it.
answered Sep 13 '14 at 5:07
user83311user83311
3817
add a comment |
The way I installed proprietary drivers last time (on plain Debian):
I installed a Debian system from scratch (from the offical netinstall iso)
Downloaded the driver to the "Downloads" directory (where things always go when you click "download").
Pressed Ctrl+Alt+F2 (in order to switch to one of the full-screen terminals.)
From the full screen console ran:
/etc/init.d/gdm3 stop
(To kill the graphic interface. Otherwise the installer won't run)
- Then I navigated to the Downloads directory - where the Nvidia driver is ("cd Downloads")
Before running the downloaded installer I had to do:
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install linux-headers*
(Otherwise the installer will complain about these missing and exit)
Then I ran the downloaded file
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.32.run
The installer complained about nouveau not being disabled, but turned it off for me without problems. Then asked to restart the computer and to run it again after reboot.
reboot
then
cd Downloads
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.32.run
The installer then went through ok and I had to just reboot one final time. That's it.
answered Sep 13 '14 at 5:07
user83311user83311
3817
add a comment |
The way I installed proprietary drivers last time (on plain Debian):
I installed a Debian system from scratch (from the offical netinstall iso)
Downloaded the driver to the "Downloads" directory (where things always go when you click "download").
Pressed Ctrl+Alt+F2 (in order to switch to one of the full-screen terminals.)
From the full screen console ran:
/etc/init.d/gdm3 stop
(To kill the graphic interface. Otherwise the installer won't run)
- Then I navigated to the Downloads directory - where the Nvidia driver is ("cd Downloads")
Before running the downloaded installer I had to do:
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install linux-headers*
(Otherwise the installer will complain about these missing and exit)
Then I ran the downloaded file
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.32.run
The installer complained about nouveau not being disabled, but turned it off for me without problems. Then asked to restart the computer and to run it again after reboot.
reboot
then
cd Downloads
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.32.run
The installer then went through ok and I had to just reboot one final time. That's it.
answered Sep 13 '14 at 5:07
user83311user83311
3817
The way I installed proprietary drivers last time (on plain Debian):
I installed a Debian system from scratch (from the offical netinstall iso)
Downloaded the driver to the "Downloads" directory (where things always go when you click "download").
Pressed Ctrl+Alt+F2 (in order to switch to one of the full-screen terminals.)
From the full screen console ran:
/etc/init.d/gdm3 stop
(To kill the graphic interface. Otherwise the installer won't run)
- Then I navigated to the Downloads directory - where the Nvidia driver is ("cd Downloads")
Before running the downloaded installer I had to do:
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install linux-headers*
(Otherwise the installer will complain about these missing and exit)
Then I ran the downloaded file
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.32.run
The installer complained about nouveau not being disabled, but turned it off for me without problems. Then asked to restart the computer and to run it again after reboot.
reboot
then
cd Downloads
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.32.run
The installer then went through ok and I had to just reboot one final time. That's it.
answered Sep 13 '14 at 5:07
user83311user83311
3817
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xorg.conffile? If you don't, this is not going to work. If you do, then paste it into your question, please.– Faheem Mitha
Sep 13 '14 at 8:19