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So I am just about to rip the last hair out off my head over this. Been trying to setup a dual boot of windows and linux for the last 3 days since getting my new Alienware 15 r2 laptop and I am having no luck. I've gone through every thread I could find relating to this installation at least once and some multiple times and can't get it recognised/installed. I am fairly new to linux but I'm trying to break into it to utilise some of it's tools and I need my graphics card to work. I have ubuntu 14.04 LTS installed, and I have done multiple re-install's with different distros, and first had trouble getting the killer wireless to work and eventually gave up on the and just using a TP-Link usb.

But I just can't figure out the nvidia drivers, with each the different solutions out there. I am just very lost at the moment. Can anyone please help? Also, I am in Tasmania and the main fibre-optics cable between us and the mainland is down for maintenance and we're on a very congested secondary line, so my internet is Suuuuuper slow (300mb on a good server took over 3 hours to download), so I would prefer not to re-install ubuntu at this stage, because the updates and upgrade will probably take days...

Thanks in advance :)

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  • Tried this askubuntu.com/questions/47506/…? Mar 12, 2016 at 13:25
  • I have This is the screen I get imgur.com/AjrViwo
    – Rian199
    Mar 12, 2016 at 13:39
  • And when I choose either of the nvidia options, and apply, the selection just reverts back to the Nouveau option
    – Rian199
    Mar 12, 2016 at 13:41
  • What do you get from sudo apt-get install nvidia-352 nvidia-settings? Mar 12, 2016 at 13:45
  • I have also downloaded the actual .run file from nvidia and tried to install it through the console and get varying results with different methods from different threads. The closest I got was the screen showing the the nvidia drivers were starting to build and then an error occurs relating to the Nouveau drivers still running. And no matter what I do to stop the nouveau drivers, blacklisting etc. it still gives the same error. I've also tried it through PPA's and updates etc. etc. It's sorta bluring into one after spending so much time on this issue
    – Rian199
    Mar 12, 2016 at 13:46

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