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Installing nVidia drivers (blacklisting nouveau)
Make sure necessary packages are installed:
# sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
Download the latest nVidia drivers (.run package) from nVidia
Change to a console by hitting CTRL-Alt-F1
Log in with your username and password
Kill the X-server:
# sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop
Install the nVidia drivers, use -k option to specify the kernel name:
# sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-*-pkg1.run -k $(uname -r)
Blacklist the nouveau open source driver:
# sudo echo -e "n# OSS nVidia drivernblacklist nouveau" >>/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Reboot the system:
# sudo reboot