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Nvidia Drivers in Asus m50VC GeForce9300M Ubuntu

I've installed ubuntu 13.04 in my Asus M50VC and I have some problems with nvidia crashes and compiz errors. It presents lots of drivers by nvidia with 313 update, 310 update and the latest update was ...
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Restore from deja-dup backup in low-graphic mode? [duplicate]

Kernel update from 3.2.0-40 to 3.2.0-41 resulted in low-graphic mode. My search of solutions for low-graphic mode leaded me to the page recommending to cleanup root partition by erasing unused ...
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Why do I get 404 from a PPA? [duplicate]

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and I am pretty new to using the terminal but I have run 'sudo apt-get upgrade' and 'purge' as I found in some responses to this issue but I am still getting the 'Failed to ...
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desktop doesn't load properly when logging in

I have had ubuntu installed on my desktop computer for a few months now,and after an update a error message showed up on both lightdm. When I logged in saying 'could not apply the stored configuration ...
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The new update completely broke the whole system

Well today I installed the latest update and tried to install steam but as you know I have to install the experimental drivers 304 (I use N-Vidia GeForce 9500 GT) and I had to restart the PC because ...
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12.04.2 update problems

I'm having problems with the update to 12.04.2 (x64). I ran the updates and rebooted the machine. It started backup in TTY1 (I've had this happen before no biggy) so I hit Ctrl+Alt+F7 and got ...
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DPKG was interrupted error. Ran “sudo dpkg --configure -a” and now my terminal is frozen

As stated above I was trying to update my system (particularly my Nvidia drivers) and I got the "dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run "sudo dpkg --configure -a" error. I have run the code ...
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Nvidia drivers installation failed after kernel update (3.7.0-7)

I just updated my kernel to 3.7.0-7 from the Ubuntu software updater. However after I rebooted, I got to a blank desktop with only a wallpaper. I had this issue before I installed my nvidia drivers on ...
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Should I be afraid to install NVIDIA driver updates?

im running ubuntu 12.04 lts using nvidia GeForce GT630M i already installed bumblebee and it works, but after like 2 weeks using it, i got updates like this: should i install the updates? im afraid ...
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as overview: - nvidia - trouble can be solved like here? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I update my nvidia modules after updating my kernel? here is 12.10 who had graphics-output-trouble after kernel-update with nvidia-driver: after little "research" ...
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nvidia drivers fail completely after update to 3.5.019

I'm running a duel-screen set-up and need the proprietary drivers because the standard ones won't drive the second screen at full resolution. After updating to 3.5.019, downloading the latest linux ...
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After system update, screen size very small

Please help! I am pretty "newb" to linux and have no idea what to do. I got the message "your system must reboot to complete updates" (or similar). After rebooting I am greeted with a giant login ...
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Partial upgrade error message on 12.04

I have installed fresh copy of Ubuntu 12.04 x64bit and have some problems with the lightdm after some struggling I finally installed nvidia-current and nvidia-setting by adding ...
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Are the newly launched NVIDIA drivers supported in Ubuntu or will they be?

NVIDIA just launched new versions of most of their GeForce drivers. I heard they give performance improvements up to twice a fast. The NVIDIA GeForce driver website mentions that it's possible that ...
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Ubuntu Sluggish and Graphics Problem after Nvidia Driver Update

I just recently started using Ubuntu (12.04) since a few weeks ago and noticed that the interface is very slow and sluggish: On Dash, I have to type the entire app name and wait a few seconds before ...
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Why did I wake up to a blank screen this morning? Last nights update? [closed]

Newbie to Ubuntu.Took me ages setting up a Geforce 6200 on a Dell Dimension 4550 with Ubuntu 12.4. 32bit Finally got it working,so much tinkering and tweaking went on,I've forgotten what I did :) ...
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nvidia driver stops working after kernel update [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I update my nvidia modules after updating my kernel? At work I have a desktop with an nvidia card. 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation ...
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Can't update Nvidia driver and having error near the end of the installation

I had just got Ubuntu (first timer to Ubuntu so be very descriptive). I think there a problem with my Nvida update it won't let me update it. This is the name of the update in update manager NVIDIA ...
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How to get GUI back after freeze interrupted an Nvidia driver update?

I just went through a driver update. The OS froze, so I had to hard reboot the PC. Now I just get the login prompt in terminal. So, I tried to run startx. codeError: API mismatch: the NVIDIA kernel ...
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Screen goes blank after automatic update to 3.2.0-26 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? I've just updated to Ubuntu 3.2.0-26 and the screen now goes completely blank when I try to log ...
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Updates in 12.04 mess up nvidia drivers

I am using the proprietary nVidia CUDA developer's drivers on my Ubuntu 12.04 Gnome 3 shell, from here: ...
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can i run unity 3D on a laptop with Optimus.solved [closed]

Since i do not see any such instances on this thread , i would like to say that my Unity works in 3D on a laptop that has Optimus technology running on it. I have an NVIDIA 525M GPU and an Intel HD ...
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Nvidia Drivers and Kernel Update Problems (nomodeset)

I have the problem that I installed (Ubuntu 12.05) the Nvidia CUDA drivers 285.05.33 and everything worked fine but after an update of the kernel via the update manager to uname -v **Linux zfmgpu ...
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When should I expect the NVidia 302+ driver to be available?

Nvidia has released a driver with RandR support (version 302, just this week). It looks like this would probably show up first in the X Updates ppa. How long does it typically take for a new ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 then 12.04 then 60+ updates then boot only shows grub

I had 11.10 x64 installed on AMD 4core with NVidia card. I had problems changing screen resolution. I have just over-installed 12.04 x64. It went well. Screen resolution changes worked well. I ran ...
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Updated Nvidia graphics driver, now won't make it past the boot screen

I recently installed a ASUS GTX560 graphics card in my desktop and out of the box everything was working fine. I decided to check for available updates and one of the suggested ones was the most ...
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Can I revert an NVIDIA driver?

I tried to update to driver 286.05.09 (nvidia says these are the latest) and now I cannot log into ubuntu, is it possible to revert back to the recommended? The pic below is what I see, but I can ...
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11.04 -> 11.10 update problems (Power, Display, Resolution)

I have serious issues with Ubuntu (64 bit) after upgrading system from 11.04 to 11.10. My hardware: Asus G53SW (i7-2630QM, 8GB RAM, GF GTX460M) Power (UPower) - when I change behaviour of lid ...
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Dual monitor setup can cause boot problem?

I have a two monitor setup, one 22" (1680x1050 res., 16:10) and another 19" (1280x1024 res. 5:4). I've installed ubuntu 11.10 beta2 x86, and the installation worked fine, the system boot was ...
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Keeping the nVidia CUDA driver in sync with kernel updates

Does anybody know if it's possible to automatically reinstall the nVidia CUDA driver on kernel updates? As of know I need to switch to a console and run the driver installer manually on kernel ...