How to install the Nvidia driver on Debian

[fiRepath]

How to install the Nvidia driver on Debian :

To install the proprietary NVIDIA graphics driver on Debian, you can use drivers from non-free  package or download them from nvidia official Web site .
To see whether the non-free treasury is  enabled, run in Terminal:

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$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list | grep non-free
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze contrib non-free main
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
To enable the Treasury, in System -> Administration -> Software Sources -> Debian software switch option as shown below, click on the Close button, and Reload.

Then, install the necessary tools:

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# Aptitude install module-assistant nvidia-kernel-common build-essential
To install the driver run:

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# m-a prepare
# m-a update
# m-a a-i nvidia

Or if you are using an older graphics card:

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# m-a a-i nvidia-legacy
To manually install the driver from he nvidia site , first download the latest version (Latest Version).
From here : http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

Log out and kill your X session :

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# /etc/init.d/gdm stop
Switch to the directory where the driver is located, for example:

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# cd /home/yourUSERname/Downloads

Start the installation :

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# sh NVIDIA-Linux-xxx.xxx.xx.xx pkgx.run

Installer will ask at the end of the installation to automatically update the xorg.conf configuration file, respond with Yes.
When the installation finishes, Start the graphical environment to run:

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# /etc/init.d/gdm start

Additional info : http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
 
Any questions ? Feel free to ask!
 
 
 

[^WiZard]

maybe u know how to activate nvidia on (k/Ubuntu) with optimus :\
Intel card + Nvidia built-into one (but the hdmi works via the nvidia)

[fiRepath]

Hi, ^WiZard =)

I hope this helps.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1657660&highlight=optimus

Should do, the trick.

More info : http://linux-hybrid-graphics.blogspot.com/2012/01/bumblebee-version-30-tumbleweed-release.html
Source : http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NTY

ps : Let me know if this works for you so I can mark it as SOLVED.