I've clean install ubuntu 15.04 and updated all required packages for installing:-
LINUX X64 (AMD64/EM64T) DISPLAY DRIVER
Version: 346.87 Release Date: 2015.7.21 Operating System: Linux 64-bit
And enable multi architecture support for installing nvidia 32-bit library
sudo -i
cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
echo "deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring main restricted universe multiverse" >ia32-libs-raring.list
apt-get update
apt-get install ia32-libs
After which i've installed packages
sudo apt-get install linux-source linux-headers-$(uname -r)
sudo apt-get install build-essential dkms
- To delete all the nouveau driver
sudo apt-get --purge remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Blacklisted nouveau driver in modprobe.d as
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-346_updates.conf
And inserted :-
#Necessary to install nvidia drivers blacklist nouveau blacklist lbm-nouveau blacklist nvidia-173 blacklist nvidia-96 blacklist nvidia-current blacklist nvidia-173-updates blacklist nvidia-96-updates alias nvidia nvidia_current_updates alias nouveau off alias lbm-nouveau off options nouveau modeset=0
sudo update-initramfs -u
- And rebooted go in grub menu and set "nomodeset"
- login in text mode and stoped lightdm service by
sudo service lightdm stop
sudo chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.82.run
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.82.run --no-opengl-files
The installer exit by giving error that unable to load kernel module Can anyone please help me describing why this error is occurring and why i am unable to install it and also how to set-up external monitor where the HDMI port is connected to NVIDIA card The external monitor connected using HDMI to DVI cable. As i also want to get proper instruction manual for setting this type of setup. Thnxxxx in advance.
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-346.82.run --no-opengl-files