Ubuntu – Nvidia Drivers, Ubuntu 12.10, GeForce GT 540m

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How do I install Nvidia drivers for Ubuntu 12.10? I have a GeForce GT 540m and have been trying to do this for the past 2 months with no luck. I tried the official repository, then I added the x swat ppa. I've installed Linux-headers-generic and Linux-source, and virtually every solution google has to offer. Throughout the course of this I must have done at least 25 fresh installs of Ubuntu; does anybody else(with a GT 540m) have this problem?

Best Answer

Since I found the answer, this is me posting it. The fix here is bumblebee. Nvidia cards that use Optimus, such as the 540m, need to be able to utilize Optimus in order to function properly. Well, not really; but without Optimus the computer can't differentiate between the two cards. Bumblebee allows support for Optimus on Linux systems. Install it, and the problem will cease to exist.

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I solved it. Problem was that nvidia cards for notebooks (I got geforce 635M) require bumblebee:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic bumblebee bumblebee-nvidia
sudo reboot

After reboot run your games ( 0ad for example ) like this:

optirun 0ad

Works like charm.

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First you have to uninstall all NVIDIA drivers and repositories you have already installed before.

When the GRUB boot menu appears - Highlight the Ubuntu menu entry and press the E key.
Add the nouveau.modeset=0 parameter to the end of the linux line ... Then press F10 to boot.

When the login screen appears - press Ctrl+Alt+F1.

Enter your user name and your password - then execute :

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sudo reboot

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