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ubuntu help for a n00b... how do you install nvidia drivers?

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:16 pm
by franpa
ubuntu 6.06 lts x86
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how do you install the nvidia drivers? i know...

apt-get install packagename
sudo sh blah.run
cd
dir
uname -s

how do i install it? it tells me it cant find the source for my kernel... how do i resolve this issue? (its been 3 days with no real help from the official ubuntu forums)

thanks in advance, franpa.

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p4 3.00ghz with hyper threading support (auto overclocking)
asus p5ld2 motherboard (standard)
2048mb ddr2 ram
geforce 6600gt 128mb pcie
200gig sata2 hdd
lg super multi DVD burner combo drive (10x dvdwrite 48x cdwrite 48x cdread)
lg 52x cd rom
Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Music
direct x 9.0c
windows xp home sp2 on ntfs partition
latest updates for drivers, bios's, software

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:02 pm
by Wally
Give us tthe exact error...

and the compilation process

Thanks

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:52 am
by franpa
i figured it out :)