I tried blacklisting and everything I could find on the internet used with root and Alt+Ctrl+F1 with no solution :
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Jun 17 08:35:25 2013
installer version: 319.23
PATH: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
nvidia-installer command line:
./nvidia-installer
Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> Installing NVIDIA driver version 319.23.
-> Running distribution scripts
executing: '/usr/lib/nvidia/pre-install'...
-> done.
-> The distribution-provided pre-install script failed!
Continue installation anyway? (Answer: Yes)
ERROR: The Nouveau kernel driver is currently in use by your system. This driver is
incompatible with the NVIDIA driver, and must be disabled before proceeding. Please
consult the NVIDIA driver README and your Linux distribution's documentation for
details on how to correctly disable the Nouveau kernel driver.
WARNING: One or more modprobe configuration files to disable Nouveau are already
present at: /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-installer-disable-nouveau.conf. Please be sure
you have rebooted your system since these files were written. If you have rebooted,
then Nouveau may be enabled for other reasons, such as being included in the system
initial ramdisk or in your X configuration file. Please consult the NVIDIA driver
README and your Linux distribution's documentation for details on how to correctly
disable the Nouveau kernel driver.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README
available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
Best Answer
I dont quite understand what your problem is but you can find the nvidia driver for Ubuntu in the Software and updates app (look in the dash) under the additional drivers tab.
This is the best way to install, also version 3.10 is recommended as it is most stable.