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 Northern49Still Seekin'
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 Nov 08, 09 at 12:59am | |||
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So I've decided to join your ranks and take the plunge to the world of Linux. I've downloaded Nubuntu and am enjoying it so far. I've definitely noticed an increase in performance over Vista x64. However, I downloaded the Linux GPU drivers for my video card, (surprisingly, over 100mb smaller in size) but I can't figure out how to run them. The file is a .run. This is exacerbated by the fact that there is a good amount of overscan as a result of not having video drivers installed, and I can't see many of the buttons that would have probably resolved this issue by now.
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 LinkMaster03NeoXtreme
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Nov 08, 09 at 1:36am | |||
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You can try running it by double-clicking it. (or looking for an Execute/Run option in the right-click menu)
If you are unsuccessful, can you link me to the drivers you downloaded? ------------------- "Give a man a link, and he'll have information for a day, teach him to Google and he'll never bug you again."
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Northern49 Still Seekin'
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Nov 08, 09 at 3:10am | |||
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Link: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_amd64_185.18.36.html
Double-clicking the file prompts a select application to run dialogue box with no suggestions. Assuming .run functions anything like .exe, it should be native to the OS and shouldn't need any compulsory application. | ||||
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Avalith Avasythe: Dividing by Zero since 2008/0
(moderator) RPG/Adventure [DS] Wiki Staff Applications wiki staff chrono neowiki pokemon yugioh     total posts: 19334 GameGrep pts: 3873 since: Jul 2003 |
 Nov 08, 09 at 4:04am | |||
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Hey there. Open up a terminal session (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and move to where you placed the .run file (if you put it in a directory called Downloads, for example, type cd Downloads). From there, type ./nameoffiletorun.run, replacing nameoffiletorun with the actual name that it was downloaded as. If you used spaces (which you hopefully shouldn't have!) in the file name, place the entire file name (including the .run) in quotation marks (./"name of file to run.run").
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LinkMaster03 NeoXtreme
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Nov 08, 09 at 4:07am | |||
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It looks like you can install the NVIDIA drivers you want from Ubuntu's repositories. Try typing the following in a terminal (Alt+F2, type terminal, open it):
(you will be prompted for your password, enter it, but keep in mind nothing will appear on the screen as you type it) Alternatively, you can launch the Synaptic Package Manager (Alt+F2, type synaptic, find in list and run it) and install the package "nvidia-glx-185" through its graphical interface. If Synaptic cannot find the package, you probably need to enable all the main repositories. There is a tutorial on how to do that here. Make sure you enable the one that is labeled "Proprietary driver for devices (restricted)". Keep in mind that, unlike on Windows, almost all things you will need to install on Linux can be found in Ubuntu's package repositories. You should use the repositories to install packages whenever possible, because it allows the system to manage all your software (installing, updating, removing) from a central location. ------------------- "Give a man a link, and he'll have information for a day, teach him to Google and he'll never bug you again."
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Northern49 Still Seekin'
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Nov 08, 09 at 5:25am | |||
quote AvalithThis solution did not work.  After changing to the proper directory and attempting to run the file, it denied permission.quote LinkMaster03This solution seemed to have worked. The driver seemingly installed, however, I have no idea where the drivers were installed to. Im just so fixated on the Windows mentality. And Im stuck in frénch kéyboard modé! I did a search of the file system and came up with no Nvidia files. | ||||
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Avalith Avasythe: Dividing by Zero since 2008/0
(moderator) RPG/Adventure [DS] Wiki Staff Applications wiki staff chrono neowiki pokemon yugioh total posts: 19334 GameGrep pts: 3873 since: Jul 2003 |
Nov 08, 09 at 4:48pm | |||
quote Northern49Whoops! I forgot to tell you to preface the command with sudo.  If you ever run into a "Permission denied" error again when working in a terminal, just type the command again with sudo at the front (or just hit the up arrow on your keyboard, ctrl+A, and type sudo and then a space to save yourself from having to type out a long command all over again).  ------------------- Registered Linux User No. 498029 | ||||
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LinkMaster03 NeoXtreme
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Nov 08, 09 at 6:34pm | |||
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If you want to see what files the nvidia-glx-185 package installed, type this command in the terminal:
Also, about trying to run the file, you probably *do* need to use sudo as Avalith mentioned. Just so you know, putting sudo before a command will run the command as the "root" user, which is similar to the Administrator account on Windows. "root" has access to everything on the system. You should only run commands with sudo when it is absolutely necessary, because you can break your system if you are not careful. Another issue that may have not let you run the .run file is the fact that it is probably not marked as executable. On Linux, files need to be marked as executable before you can run them. To do this, right-click the file, go to properties, and somewhere in that menu you will find a box labeled "Mark as Executable", or similar. Just check that and you are ready to go. If you want to remove the NVIDIA drivers you installed through the package manager, you can use the graphical interface (Synaptic) or type the following command:
------------------- "Give a man a link, and he'll have information for a day, teach him to Google and he'll never bug you again."
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Northern49 Still Seekin'
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Nov 10, 09 at 6:03pm | |||
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Nothing really seems to be working. Ive gotten into Nvidia X Server Settings (Which seems to be a very dumbed down version of Nvidia Control Panel) yet it doesnt show the proper resolution and doesnt give the option to resize to a custom resolution. Ive tried getting into the xorg.conf but that doesnt work either.
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Avalith Avasythe: Dividing by Zero since 2008/0
(moderator) RPG/Adventure [DS] Wiki Staff Applications wiki staff chrono neowiki pokemon yugioh total posts: 19334 GameGrep pts: 3873 since: Jul 2003 |
Nov 10, 09 at 11:41pm | |||
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Try following this tutorial and see if that fixes your problem.
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