gts 250 linux

Download the driver from nvidia
chmod +x nvidia_Drive_file
reboot into recovery console
sudo ./nvidia_driver_file
go through set up.
Reboot.

You can use the pre-packaged ones through whatever distro you use, but I've had a lot of issues with those in the past.
 
NyxCharon said:
Download the driver from nvidia
chmod +x nvidia_Drive_file
reboot into recovery console
sudo ./nvidia_driver_file
go through set up.
Reboot.

You can use the pre-packaged ones through whatever distro you use, but I've had a lot of issues with those in the past.
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I'll try doing that
 
SpringWater said:
I'll try doing that
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Also, if it ask you to be compiled into the kernel with DKMS, say no to that question. There's no point in doing that since you are manually installing the driver, it really only makes sense if you are using a package for it. Also, if you say yes and don't have the required libs for it, the install will fail, just a warning.
 
Last question is, do I really need to install the drivers?, because the screen resolution is 1080p (that's what it's supposed to be), and when I type in lspci in the terminal it shows me that my video card is a gts250, so I guess that its recognizing it. Same thing for all of my other components (you can see what they are in my signature), do I need to install the drivers for them? In the terminal it shows me that my cpu is an i7, all of the ports on the motherboard work, so what is the point of installing the drivers?
 
It is really only useful if you find that there are programs that can use the full power of the GPU for higher end tasks. Or if dual monitors is part of your system.

The way that NyxCharon said to do it is the best method but I can never get it to work. If you want an easier way to do it here is another method.

Assuming that you are in one of the *buntu variants or Linux Mint you can go into synaptic package manager (you might have to install that from software center) and install nvidia-common. After that installs you can open additional drivers and enable the nvidia driver there. It will install the driver and the nvidia control panel for more configuration options.
 
SpringWater said:
Last question is, do I really need to install the drivers?, because the screen resolution is 1080p (that's what it's supposed to be), and when I type in lspci in the terminal it shows me that my video card is a gts250, so I guess that its recognizing it. Same thing for all of my other components (you can see what they are in my signature), do I need to install the drivers for them? In the terminal it shows me that my cpu is an i7, all of the ports on the motherboard work, so what is the point of installing the drivers?
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You are running on the open-source generic Nvidia driver for linux. For standard task as well as dual monitor set up it's fine; however if you want to play games you'll want to install the driver.

Regardless, the method salvage-this suggest is the preferred method; it allows your package manager to keep track and update your drivers for you. It always fails to work for me though, so I always install it with the above method that i suggested.
 
I tried all of these methods and none of them work for me, or I don't know how to use them. I downloaded the drivers from nvidia's website but they show up as a text file. Can anyone tell me how to use them:confused:
 
SpringWater said:
I tried all of these methods and none of them work for me, or I don't know how to use them. I downloaded the drivers from nvidia's website but they show up as a text file. Can anyone tell me how to use them:confused:
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Please re-read my post. I posted exactly what you need to do. As far as it looking like text, that's because it's a script, and if you read my instructions you would see how to execute it properly.

NyxCharon said:
Download the driver from nvidia
chmod +x nvidia_Drive_file
reboot into recovery console
sudo ./nvidia_driver_file
go through set up.
Reboot.
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you need to know exactly where you downloaded them. Like on my system all downloads go to /home/wolfe/downloads. For the below I am using the assumption that your downloads folder is in a similar location, and that you actually need to do this. If you are using Ubuntu, just load the driver from the driver applet. Much easier.

Open a terminal ( I assume you know how to do that for your distro).
Type in
Code: 
 chmod +x "downloaded file location"
Like for mine, it would be
Code: 
 chomd +x /home/wolfe/downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-310.19.run

now your file is runable, from the recovery console. So reboot. When you get to the Grub menu, scroll down to recovery and hit enter. Let it load until you get to the console screen.

now enter
Code: 
 su
followed by your password. This makes you the root user (same thing as Sudo, just more permanent).
then enter
Code: 
 cd "download folder"
. Like mine is
Code: 
 cd /home/wolfe/downloads
Now enter thr name of your download.
Code: 
 Nvidia-Linux-x86-310.19.run
and press enter. It will install the driver now. When done, reboot into the system and you now have a GPU driver installed.
 
^You don't need to su, just an fyi. Single user mode drops you at a root shell.


Anyways, the same instructions have been posted 3 times OP, so please just follow them.
 
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