Updating Nvidia driver

Linux Support
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I downloaded the latest driver from nvidia directly but i dont know how to install it i tried to look at an older post but i didnt quiet understand.

graphics card: nvidia gts 450
file name NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-295.3.run
Peppermint 2 OS

i found a youtube video but i dont know how to become root. or if using his way will work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&src_vid=qb59QZxzYdE&annotation_id=annotation_19279&v=oiR8ZAl-Qm0#]VL7.0 Installing Nvidia Proprietary drivers

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You can install the new drivers by doing:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

I did highlight this at the end of both Part 1 & Part 2 of my tutorial videos on updating to Kernel 3.3 & Updating to NVIDIA 295.33 thread.

See here:

http://linuxforums.org.uk/index.php?topic=9987.msg72363#msg72363

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will that work on peppermint os 2

yes it will i clicked on your link.

thanks do i have to update my kernel? i dunno why i didnt see this when i wrote in the search box, but i see it now :smiley: many thanks.

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Yeah works on PeppermintOS 2, as I’m running PeppermintOS 2 myself with the new drivers.

No you don’t need to do the kernel update, I wouldn’t advise it either unless you have a need too, as it’s a non-stable kernel just now.

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SMXI have useful scripts for sorting Nvidia drivers, I’ve used them to sort out my system a few times.

http://smxi.org/

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Couple of posts /threads re/ nvidia drivers-kernel (they can cause issues with peppermint)

STARTUP-MANAGER breaks nvidia drivers:
http://www.peppermintos.net/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=3936

kernel 3.01 on peppermint 2:
http://peppermintos.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=3893

note: my user name in peppermint forums is Mimi Owner (Mimi is my little dog)

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Cant say I’ve ever had these issues, and I’m on the 295.33 driver and kernel 3.3. :slight_smile:

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Ahh, but you did have problems with the default NVIDIA drivers IIRC :wink: … and you’re not using kernel 3.01, though I suppose the newer drivers will probably have fixed the issue with 3.01 too.

Which begs the question whether they have resolved the Startup Manager issue.

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True, my guess is because they’re so old now.