NVIDIA 1.0-7667 -> NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1

[vrode]

I'm looking at upgrading my driver to NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1. Currently I'm running 1.0-7667. I followed this url (see below) when I initially upgraded to 1.0-7667, http://www.ubuntuguide.org/#installnvidiadriver

Do I need to be caution about anything before I proceed upgrading to 1.0-8178?

Please advice.


regards,
/virendra

[vrode]

Sorry I forgot to mention,

I'm running ubuntu 5.10


regards,
/virendra

[mo_x]

The important things are to remove the related ubuntu packages with the --purge option and to use gcc 3.4. Here is a short howto.

- Install compiler etc. and linux headers.

sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
sudo apt-get instal gcc-3.4

- Remove all packages related to nvidia driver with --purge option

sudo dpkg --purge nvidia-glx
sudo dpkg --purge nvidia-kernel-common
sudo dpkg --purge linux-restricted-modules-`uname -r`

- Run the installer script (you may need a different version).

export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-3.4
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-8178-pkg2.run

[vrode]

Yikes. I didn't uninstall packages related to nvidia driver and maybe that's why when I just upgraded my driver to NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-8178-pkg1 my X is crashing when I reboot the system.

BTW, would you have to know that during the driver installation one should let the system update the X config via nvidia-xconfig?


please advice.


regards,
/virendra

[vrode]

I'm guessing you meant to say,

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r), correct?

because the above command you provided errors out. So it would be something like this,

sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
sudo apt-get instal gcc-3.4

Please advice.




regards,
/virendra

[mo_x]

Did you use `(~key) and not ' ? I think "sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)" will also work. You just need to install the linux-headers package for the kernel you are running, linux-headers-2.6.12-10-amd64-k8 in my case.
Because you were already using the nvidia driver there is no need to change the xorg.conf.

[vrode]

No I didn't try ~ but used sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) instead.

Not sure if having the installer changing my X configure broke it, then again restoring to my original xorg.conf didn't fix it either.

I'm starting fresh (reinstalling my system) and run through the drill again and see what happens.


regards,
/virendra