Nvidia drivers on linux

[Jskn]

Can anyone help with stopping nouveau. I went in the blacklist file and blacklisted nouveau but driver installer still says it is up. I did have trouble wi x server but I got that off. 

[noahdvs]

Did you install the nvidia drivers first? What distro are you using? How are you installing the nvidia drivers?

[Jskn]

1 hour ago, noahdvs said:

Did you install the nvidia drivers first? What distro are you using? How are you installing the nvidia drivers?

It is a .run file on Ubuntu. Whatever the newest version is I'm not home. 

[noahdvs]

Just now, Jskn said:

It is a .run file on Ubuntu. Whatever the newest version is I'm not home. 

Don't install that.

Use this repo instead:

https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa

[Jskn]

20 minutes ago, noahdvs said:

Don't install that.

Use this repo instead:

https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa

Would it work with a gtx950?

 

EDIT: do I also whitelist the things I blacklisted. 

[Spawn0202]

12 minutes ago, Jskn said:

Would it work with a gtx950?

yes it will according to Nvidia website

you can download the drivers form ne Nvidia website and compile it your self

[noahdvs]

24 minutes ago, Jskn said:

Would it work with a gtx950?

 

EDIT: do I also whitelist the things I blacklisted. 

That repo has the latest drivers and some of the older ones as well. It will work with any GTX graphics card.

You should set your system back to the way it was before all the things you did

Follow the instructions on that page for adding the PPA (the repo) to your system

Go to the Software & Updates app

Click on Additional Drivers

Select the newest nvidia driver (NVIDIA binary driver - version 378.13 from nvidia-378)

Finally, click Apply Changes

[Jskn]

8 minutes ago, noahdvs said:

That repo has the latest drivers and some of the older ones as well. It will work with any GTX graphics card.

You should set your system back to the way it was before all the things you did

Follow the instructions on that page for adding the PPA (the repo) to your system

Go to the Software & Updates app

Click on Additional Drivers

Select the newest nvidia driver (NVIDIA binary driver - version 378.13 from nvidia-378)

Finally, click Apply Changes

Oh ok. Thank you kind sir