If you happen to evaluate Ubuntu and you’ve got something like a GeForce 6600 you’re out of luck. Your installation will fail loading Gnome.
But no worries. Here’s how to get it working:
gdm like so: sudo mv /etc/rc2/S99gdm /etc/rc2/_S99gdm. You can switch it back later on, after manual start of Gnome succeeded.
sudo apt-get install lynxsudo apt-get install linux-headers should give you some module names, then use it again, this time with the appropriate package (like sudo apt-get install linux-headers-386).
sudo apt-get install gcc.sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1.run.nvidia to your /etc/modules.lsmod nvidia|grep nvidia whether it is already loaded./etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. Comment out the following lines:
# Load "GLcore" # Load "dri" Load "glx" # Section "DRI" # Mode 0666 # End Section
/etc/init.d/gdm start should display an Nvidia splash screen and then load Gnome successfully./etc/rc2/S20nvidia-glx (e.g., with mv /etc/rc2/S20nvidia-glx /etc/rc2/_S20nvidia-glx).That’s it!
March 13th, 2006 at 10:50 am
But I can not find the “S20nvidia-glx” link in rc2 folder.
March 25th, 2006 at 3:36 pm
Dir Sir/Madam
Can i have the driver
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 for Red Hat Linux 9
I have laptop
Intel Pentium M 1.73 GHz
Motherboard Intel 915MG
March 14th, 2008 at 11:15 am
“To prevent your system going into a graphical disaster in case something goes wrong, I highly recommend disabling gdm like so: sudo mv /etc/rc2/S99gdm /etc/rc2/_S99gdm. You can switch it back later on, after manual start of Gnome succeeded.”
So tell me how are you meant to do this if you dont have a GUI? Does it require installing first or can I use a live CD?
March 14th, 2008 at 11:52 am
@frg: You don’t need a GUI for executing this command. The instructions are for a local installation, and beware that this is from 2004.
December 9th, 2008 at 6:04 am
I have an HP MCE m7060n with a P4 3Ghz 2Gb ram and an Nvidia Gforce 8400GS PCI card. The PC BIOS default video can be switched from Onboard to PCI. If I choose Onboard, Ubuntu Ultimate 1.9 will boot OK, using the Onboard Integrated Intel graphics adapter. If I change the BIOS to PCI. Ubuntu will not boot at all. I cannot boot the LiveCD for Ubuntu 8.04 or 8.10 as long as the BIOS is set to PCI. Windows XP MCE works fine when the BIOS is set to PCI. There is no BIOS setting that I can find that will allow Ubuntu to boot when the Video setting is set to PCI.
October 10th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
I have nVidia geForce EN6600 Silent and Ubuntu 9.04 - everything works fine without any lags or smth else. Just installed Ubuntu, then installed proprietary driver… Really got shocked after reading “If you happen to evaluate Ubuntu and you’ve got something like a GeForce 6600 you’re out of luck.”