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59 questions linked to/from How do I install the Nvidia driver for a GeForce GT 630
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How do I install the Nvidia drivers?
I just ordered the Nvidia GTX card. I have a dilemma, though. Should I keep using the driver which is available in "additional drivers" in Ubuntu, or should I install the driver from the Nvidia site?
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How to use NVIDIA GTX 970 GPU? [duplicate]
I have NVIDIA GTX 970 GPU, which is pretty new chip and it is not recognized by nouveau driver shipped with Ubuntu 14.10, hence I am stuck on 1024x768 resolution on Full HD monitor - not so good. ...
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NVIDIA GeForce Gt 630M for Ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]
I dualboot Ubuntu 14.04 with windows 8.1 pro.
In Ubuntu, Software & updates > Additional Drivers i don't know what one should i choose and now i'm using x.Org X server - Nouveau display driver ...
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How do I install NVIDIA drivers in Ubuntu GNOME 14.10? [duplicate]
I have just built my first custom PC with a GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphics card. I've installed Ubuntu GNOME 14.10 and get a set resolution of 800x600 stretched across a 1080p screen. I've downloaded the ...
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Ubuntu 14.04, NVidia GTX 750 double DVI output, only one DVI works [duplicate]
I have two DVI outputs on GTX 750 NVidia card on my desktop running Ubuntu 14.04. One DVI works fine, the other doesn't seem to be working at all.
Monitor connected to second DVI can't register any ...
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Nvidia installing [duplicate]
Trying to install Nvidia .run drivers to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS desktop version
But X server is up and has a lock to prevent concurent installations.
I think I should switch in mode 1 or so to shut off ...
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How to fix "The system is running in low-graphics mode" error?
Note:
This is an attempt to create a canonical question that covers all
instances of "low-graphics mode" error that occurs to a user,
including but not limited to installation of wrong ...
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Problems with libGl, fbConfigs, swrast through each update?
I have problems when compile SFML-project(don't see any graphic):
libGL error: No matching fbConfigs or visuals found
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
This error can be solved by simple ...
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How do I install additional drivers?
I've just installed Ubuntu and I need either video, wireless, or some sort of other manufacturer (non-opensource) driver. How can I run the tool that will fetch all of these for me? I'd like graphical ...
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Install Nvidia driver instead of nouveau
I've installed Ubuntu 14.04 and I'm experiencing a fuzzy/blurry screen and bad support for multiple screens.
I realized that Ubuntu installs nouveau as default, but I need to install nvidia drivers, ...
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Ubuntu Desktop does not load [duplicate]
If I login on my Ubuntu 14.04, I get the following desktop:
This weird behavior appeared after I executed sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade and restarted my computer. Don't know why ...
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Nvidia graphics card driver installed led to login loop
I am using Ubuntu 15.10 Desktop - 64 bit version on intel Core I7 - quad core laptop with 16 GB RAM, 4 GB Graphics card(Nvidia GTX 950M). After successful install - Ubuntu was freezing due to inbuilt ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 Display Freezes Occasionally
I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04. I have an NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M (1GB) graphics card, and I noticed the open source Nouveau display driver was returning error code -16 on suspend, causing the ...
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Ubuntu 14.04: nvidia drivers cannot be installed
I have an Asus laptop with a nVidia card. lspci tells me:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF119M [GeForce 610M] (rev a1)
I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (64-bit ...
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login infinite loop after installing an Nvidia driver
Using information from here: link to info about installing Nvidia drivers
I installed an Nvidia driver. I have Ubuntu 16.04 and the Nvidia GT 710. I believe this video card was a new model around ...