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I just installed my GTX 970, and when it boots Ubuntu 14.10, I got a really wonky resolution.  Went to the settings, can't find any fix.  Tried a game, worse than my integrated graphics on my 4690k. 

 

Does anyone know how to get NVidia to work on Linux?

 

Thanks.

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Nivida and Linux two things tags don't go together, I'm sure there is a work around though look for drivers maybe they exist I'm not sure.

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Have you tried this?

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/77844/en-us

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same here but then with a old gt8800 i never ever can get a nvidia card to get working with linux (gt8800 gtx 680 )on a native resolution tryed loads of things just got a VERY cheap hd 7850 for 70 dollars :P

 

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Try here (note that there is a difference between 32 bit and 64 bit Ubuntu AND drivers!):

http://askubuntu.com/questions/451221/ubuntu-14-04-install-nvidia-driver

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When I installed Linux with my GTX 660 all I had to do was update Linux and it found and installed the drivers for me!

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I just installed my GTX 970, and when it boots Ubuntu 14.10, I got a really wonky resolution.  Went to the settings, can't find any fix.  Tried a game, worse than my integrated graphics on my 4690k. 

 

Does anyone know how to get NVidia to work on Linux?

 

Thanks.

It looks look you're using the open source, novaeu (NVIDIA) driver. They are notoriously terrible.

 

Unless you're going for the Open Source only approach to linux, search for software updates within ubuntu, go to the additional drivers tab and install whichever one is labelled as proprietary.

 

This will install NVIDIA's driver.

 
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Nivida and Linux two things tags don't go together, I'm sure there is a work around though look for drivers maybe they exist I'm not sure.

Actually, Nvidia goes together with linux much better than AMD.

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