Ubuntu: How to install NVIDIA.run?
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Question: I have a Nvidia Ge force Ge6150 SE graphics card. I am running ubuntu 12.04.
When I try to install the .run file it fails. It shows the message like this:
I tried to install it after uninstalling the old driver.still same message.
Here is the log file:
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Jun 11 05:46:17 2012
installer version: 295.53
PATH: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
nvidia-installer command line:
./nvidia-installer
Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-＞ The file '/tmp/.X0-lock' exists and appears to contain the process ID '1062'
of a ＞runnning X server.
ERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit X before installing.
For ＞further details, please see the section INSTALLING THE NVIDIA DRIVER in
the README ＞available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file '/var/log/nvidia-
installer.log' ＞for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation
problems in the README ＞available on the Linux driver download page at
www.nvidia.com.
but no such file is shown in the process manager.
Solutions Sample (Please watch the whole video to see all solutions, in order of how many people found them helpful):
== This solution helped 113 people ==
As the error states, you are still running an X server. This error occurs when
you try to install the Nvidia .run files while logged in.
Make sure you are logged out.
1. Hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 and login using your credentials.
2. kill your current X server session by typing sudo service lightdm stop or
sudo lightdm stop
3. Enter runlevel 3 by typing sudo init 3
4. Install your *.run file.
1. you change to the directory where you have downloaded the file by
typing for instance cd Downloads. If it is in another directory, go
there. Check if you see the file when you type ls NVIDIA*
2. Make the file executable with chmod +x ./your-nvidia-file.run
3. Execute the file with sudo ./your-nvidia-file.run
5. You might be required to reboot when the installation finishes. If not,
run sudo service lightdm start or sudo start lightdm to start your X
server again.
6. It's worth mentioning, that when installed this way, you'd have to redo
the steps after each kernel update.
== This solution helped 13 people ==
Add the --no-x-check flag when you run this in the terminal:
sudo ./NVIDIAxxxx.run --no-x-check
== This solution helped 1 person ==
What worked for me:
sudo killall Xorg
and I had to run this multiple times, until I got a message saying
Xorg: no process found.
Then I am sure X server is stopped.
== This solution helped 23 people ==
I installed latest nvidia drivers by this method:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
It is working fine with unity 3d. Thanks to all.
== This solution helped 2 people ==
This instructions Works great under ubuntu server 12.04 with ubuntu desktop for
nvidia 8400GS PCI 512MB too just need to unistall all previous versions of
default versions under ubuntu like 173 etc or any other before installing or
there will be conflict or crash. Follow this tread instructions + read me
install info from your card model example in my case latest driver version
319.23, see link below:
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86...
installdriver.html
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