Thursday, May 23, 1:27 pm

Install Ubuntu 9.04 and ubuntu9.10 Karmic koala on a PC with Nvidia graphic card

Written by Mel Kham on May 10, 2009. Posted in Linux tutorials

Before to start, if you want to install Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope in a pc with other grafic card than Nvidia then go here.For Nvidia cards , Many peoples who have a PC with Nvidia graphic cards find the problem to install Ubuntu on their pc, happen that when you try to run ubuntu live cd on a your pc with nvidia graphic card, you got a black screen, or when you try to install it directly, you got the same thing. In this tutorial we will explain you the steps you will have to follow to install first your Ubuntu and then install your Nvidia graphic card( in my computer I got Nvidia 8400GS). You can follow the same steps in this tutorial if you want to install Ubuntu9.10 karmic koala in a PC with Nvidia graphic card but you got a black screen (black screen after x splash). So If you got this issue before with Jaunty you will have it also when you will try to install ubuntu9.10 Karmic Koala (did happen to me with Nvidia 8400 GS).

If you don`t got black screen and you can access to your ubuntu but you want just to install nvidia drivers ,then please do this before to continue reading the rest of the tutorial:

If you tried before to install the nvidia drivers from the website nvidia.com , then make sure that the driver from nvidia.com are not installed, use the command bellow to unstall drivers from nvidia.com.

sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.51-pk1.run -uninstall

Download YouTube Video | YouTube Converter

Related Articles :

Install Nvidia Graphics drivers 190,42 on Linux

Howto for the rpmfusion nvidia drivers

For questions please refer to our Q/A forum at : http://ask.unixmen.com

Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope PC Nvidia graphic card safe mode karmic koala ubuntu9.10 xsplash 90

15 Comment(s)

Mel Kham

Founder of Unixmen, Living in Amsterdam. Am working in my free time to help people to understand the Opensource and to explain them in easy way how to make the fist steps to the the light. Working day and night with my Co-founder Zinovsky to keep this website live even with less resources.

Anonymous

:D I had struggled with my nvidia 6800 gs and Ubuntu in the past. I had to pull the card out and use the Intel chipset to get started, and often I still couldn’t get the drivers to work after loading them through Synaptic (7.04 worked, 9.04 did not). This tutorial worked exactly as advertised. There must be some setting where the restricted driver manager works when a Synaptic driver install doesn’t.
Anonymous

:lol: :lol: :x :P :D :) :( :0 :shock: :confused: 8) :lol: :x :P :oops: :cry: :evil: :twisted:
:evil: :twisted: :roll: :wink: :!: :?:
:?: :idea: :arrow: :arrow: :arrow:
anon2

This one really is not working for me! its says directory locked, and soething jockey common
Sim-2x

Hi, I have a Nvidia graphic card GeForce4400SX. I cannot install its driver on ubuntu 8.10 :( :( . I’ve no internet connection at home. Could anyone help me?
pirat9

Sim-2x .
download this driver :
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/173.14.20/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.20-pkg1.run via USB key of other way back home and install it from USB or other methode .
with
$sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.20-pkg1.run

let me now of is works for you .

Cheers
pirat9

anon2.

post the logs in your terminal please .
http://www.cenih.tk Sim-2x

Thank you men.
I’ll try it ‘n i’ll tell you if it works.
I believe it’ll work. be positive :D
gianpaolo racca

You say that this tutorial is for those who have blank screen after X splash, but the solution you figure to solve the problem is to use the GUI to enable restricted drivers… is this right? I have only a blank screen after livecd bootup. What am I supposed to do?
I’m trying to install 9.10 karmic koala
Luca

Same as Gianpaolo above.
If I cannot get past the blank screen, how can I activate the restricted drivers?
This tutorial is missing the point.
- zinovsky
  
  When you got the welcome screen of ubuntu live cd, choose your language and then press F4 and shoose start with graphic safe mode, then your ubuntu will start and follow the installation steps. After the installation is finished , restart and then you will be able to enable restricted drivers,
  [url=http://www.unixmen.com/linux-tutorials/515-install-nvidia-graphics-drivers-on-ubuntu904-and-ubuntu910-karmic-koala-feora-opensuse-centos]please see this link[/url]
  - Luca
    
    Unfortunately this is not my case. Even selecting “graphic safe mode” I still get a black screen with the monitor complaining for “out of range mode”.
zinovsky

Which Nvidia graphic card you have ?
- Luca
  
  Nvidia Geforce 7600GT
zinovsky

Did you have the same issue when you tried to install Ubuntu9.04 Jaunty ?
- Luca
  
  Yes, in fact I’m still using Ubuntu Hardy Heron!

Like us on Facebook

This week Top Posts

Top Things to do After Installing Ubuntu 13.04 ‘Raring Ringtail’ : Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail final is almost out. The final release it scheduled for release on Apri...0 comment(s) | by M. Zinoune
Steganography- Hide Your Files Inside An Image in Linux : Nowadays, our personal computer is not only a work tool, it is also our private space where we sto...0 comment(s) | by Ambition
Install lamp with 1 command in Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04 Raring Ringtail & LinuxMint13 : Updated: 10/09/2012 :LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) is an open source Web development platform ...0 comment(s) | by Mel Kham
Howto: Upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail from 12.04, 12,10 | Desktop & Server : Updated 05-04-2013: Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail will be released Soon, If you have ubuntu 12,10, 12...0 comment(s) | by M. Zinoune
How to use Remote Desktop in Ubuntu : Sometimes, we need to access our computer from other locations when we’re not at home and such. This...0 comment(s) | by Mel Kham
Howto- Resolve nosound problem on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail,12.10 and Older : Updated 05/04/2013 : One of the common issues facing Ubuntu users after installing or upgrading Ubun...0 comment(s) | by M. Zinoune