[plug] Ubuntu 13.04 Nvidia graphics drivers

[Richard Meyer]

Just a question - have you blacklisted the nouveau (sp) driver?

Sometimes having both around causes all sorts of interesting problems.



On Thu, 2013-06-13 at 15:16 +0800, Shanon Loughton wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> 
> I cant for the life of me get nvidia going after an installation (over
> 12.10) of 13.04 (not an upgrade, but not a clean format and install
> either - the clean format and install is last option).
> 
> 
> Ive apt-got nvidia-current and then purged and either way I log into
> to a desktop wallpaper and thats it - no menus or top bar or anything.
> 
> 
> Askubuntu says
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/285627/unity-does-not-start-in-ubuntu-13-04
> but running
> 
> unity --reset-icons &disown
> 
> gives me a whole bunch of OpenGL errors / screen /device not found.  I
> dont think the nvidia showed up on cat /proc/bus/devices either, which
> isnt good...
> 
> 
> cheers for any help
> Shanon
> 
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