New Nvidia 349.12 Beta Driver Released

Quoting: filsdHow do you guys install the latest nvidia driver?
I'm on ubuntu 14.04 and the the PPA Xorg Edgers bugs on installation. :/

I had issues with edgers multiple times when I used xubuntu.

I don't know if there is another PPA these days that has Nvidia drivers, but I use to install/maintain my own by downloading them right from Nvidia and installing using the .run when I used xubuntu. It is not the "preferred" Linux way of using the package manager, but I never ran into issues other than possibly being on too new a kernel and needing to patch the drivers. If you are using the ubuntu provided Kernel that wouldn't be an issue for you though.

~rough steps from memory, I use Arch these days.~
1. download driver from Nvidia (64-bit 349.12 beta HERE
2. Save any work and close all programs for good measure
3. Change to tty1 (ctrl+alt+f1)
4. sudo service stop lightdm (or whatever DM they use these days)
5. sudo apt-get purge nvidia* (don't remember exactly what it was called)
6. cd to dir with nvidia_driver_you_want_2_install.run
7. chmod +x nvidia_driver_you_want_2_install.run
8. sudo ./nvidia_driver_you_want_2_install.run
9. follow onscreen prompts
10. reboot and pray ;)

To uninstall just use "sudo ./nvidia_driver_you_want_2_install.run --uninstall" instead, and then you can reinstall from the ubuntu/ppa if you need/want to.

*DISCLAIMER* Don't attempt this if any of those steps make you uncomfortable and/or you are not confident you can recover from something going wrong.

Quoting: filsdHow do you guys install the latest nvidia driver?
I'm on ubuntu 14.04 and the the PPA Xorg Edgers bugs on installation. :/

In my case use manual installation .run package, using this steps

- Once downloaded driver (try uninstall (synaptic works for this) nvidia driver if stay installed, you must be have required dependencies installed before begins installation

NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-349.12.run*

*try save this file on documents user folder or main user directory, this more later easily search for file install

- Once in grub edit main entry dont recover entry (in rescatux push e key) must be appear

linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx ro quiet splash $vt_handoff

*x change for your hardware (dont touch this)

- and add this

linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx ro quiet splash text $vt_handoff

- after this boot with cntrl key + x (in rescatux)

- after this you must be appear in text mode and appear space for login (here must be entry login data: user - pass)

- after this use sudo apt search nouveau

- and appears xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

- and now use this sudo apt remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

- after this apt ask if you want remove this package

- once removed go to modprobe.d folder

cd /etc/modprobe.d

- after this use nano for edit blacklist.conf

sudo nano blacklist.conf

- in last line of this text add this

blacklist nouveau

- after this save changes (cntrl key + o) and exit after this (cntrl key + x)

- once stay this step use this command

sudo update-initramfs -u

- once make this step reboot machine

- and now in grub edit again main entry

linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx ro quiet splash $vt_handoff

*x change for your hardware (dont touch this)

- and add this

linux /vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx ro quiet splash text $vt_handoff

- after this boot with cntrl key + x (in rescatux)

- if appears good mint logo must be appear more bigger and fonts too
and stay in text mode and appear space for login (here must be entry login data: user - pass)

- once login search go to folder when save nvidia driver installer if stay on documents user folder

- use this command

cd Documents

- after this run nvidia installer (remind you must be installed dependencies before begins this)

sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-349.12.run

- and now begins process installation, if ask for dkms support (push in no)

- when stay finish install, installer ask for install 32bit compatilibity libraries push yes

- after this appears message if you want nvidia configure x and push yes

- after installer finish and proceed to reboot and entry normally without edit main entry in grub*

*only need edit if text change stay, however if you try edit entry and dont appear text, boot stay in normal state


This method works in my case with mint 17 32bits and mint 17 64bits

^_^

Quoting: mrdeathjr

Quoting: filsdHow do you guys install the latest nvidia driver?
I'm on ubuntu 14.04 and the the PPA Xorg Edgers bugs on installation. :/

In my case use manual installation .run package, using this steps..........

I tried Mint once, I remember having a terrible time getting rid of/blacklisting nouveau in Mint over its cousin Ubuntu.. In ubuntu simply blacklisting it was enough, in mint I actually had to purge it. any idea why that is?

Also you could simplify your process by simply adding "nomodeset" to the kernel line once and booting normally. It wont load any display driver, resolution will be terrible since it will be running in generic frambuffer mode. but it gets the job done.

sudo service stop mdm (in mint, i think it is lightdm in *buntu these days) - this will end your GUI environment and land you @ tty(1-7)

sudo su

echo "blacklist nouveau" > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

apt-get purge nvdia & nouveau

chmod +x nvidia_driver.run

./nvidia_driver.run

reboot and done.

I know your way works, but is far more steps than is necessary. It can be done in a single boot instead of multiple boots.

Quoting: EKRboiI tried Mint once, I remember having a terrible time getting rid of/blacklisting nouveau in Mint over its cousin Ubuntu..

The weird thing is, I haven't had a single problem with the xorg-edgers ppa since I switched to Mint a few releases ago, and I had tons when I ran Xubuntu.

Has anyone noticed HDMI audio breaking with this driver?

Edit: Seems unplugged it and plugging it back in fixed it, stupid pulseaudio.