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Hardware Drivers are very important for a computer system to run properly to its optimum limits. Real
Gaming on Ubuntu would be possible only after Driver installation. This post will cover the basic methods of
installing Hardware Drivers in Ubuntu. We will try to make things as simple as possible. When it comes toLaptops, Ubuntu has always configured the present external card easily and the install was just 1 click away
and most of the times, the case is same with Desktops as well but sometimes, things dont work as they are
supposed to. For that, we have some mitigation strategies so that your hardware driver installation is not
halted because of some bug or the other
This method is the most basic method of installing Hardware Drivers in Ubuntu. This method works for all
kinds of cards irrespective of tags (ATI/Nvidia). All you need to do after Ubuntu installation is -
Connect to internet and wait for the pop-up to appear.
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Click on it and it will show “ Available Drivers” for the present hardware configuration.
Click “ Activate” and the drivers will be installed easily. Then reboot the system.
If somehow, you donot see any popup or you loose it or cancel it, dont worry. All you need to do its to browse
to System>Administation>Additional Drivers and click “ Activate” and the available driver will be installed.
After that reboot your computer and enjoy 3D effects Ubuntu as well. This method works 90% of times with
most hardware. The images below will make you understand better –
Synaptic Package Manager can also be easily used to install Nvidia/ATI drivers in Ubuntu.
Open “Synaptic Package Manager” from System> Administration and search for ‘nvidia’. Now select ‘nvidia-
current’,'nvidia-current-modaliases’, ‘nvidia-common’, ‘nvidia-settings’ and mark them for installation. Apply
changes and wait for the processed to complete. That should be it. Reboot your computer and its done.
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Open “Synaptic Package Manager” from System>Administration and search for ‘fglrx’. Now select
‘fglrx’,'fglrx-amdccle’, ‘fglrx-modaliases’ & ‘xserver-xorg-video-radeon’ and mark them for installation.
Apply changes and wait for the processed to complete. Thats it. Reboot and done.
If the methods used above doesnt work for you, then the below are the best possible approaches to get things
done. Be very careful while using them as you might land up in trouble.
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A good news for all Nvidia card owners is that there is a PPA available that is regularly updated on launchpad.
So you can directly use it to install your drivers, just type the following commands in sequence and its done.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-current-modaliases nvidia-settings
Reboot and enjoy !
There are some prerequisites for manual install and you need to be very careful while following these steps.
First, make sure that your /etc/X11/xorg.conf is backed up.
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup
Next, download drivers for your system from the download page. Open a terminal, and run the following
command:
uname -r
and now insert the output into the “uname -r” portion of this command ( sudo apt-get install build-essential
linux-headers-`uname -r`) carefully as done below:
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic
Now, we are ready. For Ubuntu, type
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
OR for Kubuntu:
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sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop
First navigate from the tty to the directory where you saved the install file (I will use /path/to/installer), then
set executable permissions on it:
cd ~/Downloads
sudo chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-270.41.06.run
You can start the install script with the following command:
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-270.41.06.run
The installer will now walk you through the steps required. Afater comletion, you can now restart your X11
using:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
OR
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start
Now you can now change settings for your video setup. In Ubuntu, go to Applications->System
Tools->NVIDIA X Server Settings and set your desktop accordingly.
There is a PPA available for ATI users on Launchpad which can be used to install ATI drivers on Ubuntu -
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd
and reboot your computer. We didnt had any ATI cards for testing so, we are relying on launchpad and google
for this one. Any help would be much appreciated in this case.
Prerequisites -> Open the terminal and type -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libqtgui4
Download the drivers from HERE, and open the Terminal and type:
cd ~/Downloads
This is not necessary if you are running Kubuntu or have already installed the libraries. In the Terminal, to
create the deb files, type:
sudo sh ati-driver-installer-11-3-x86.x86_64.run –buildpkg Ubuntu/maverick
To install the created deb files, type in the Terminal:
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
After that, type in:
sudo aticonfig –initial
Close the Terminal and reboot the system.
If all is right, the fglrx driver that corresponds to AMD/ATI Catalyst 11.2 will be installed and working on
your system. To confirm the drivers are working open a Terminal and type:
fglrxinfo
and you will see your card info displayed. Reboot and enjoy your Ubuntu desktop to its maximum!
Ubuntu 11.04 Compiz effects ->
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Unity 3D Workspaces ->
Thats it for now. We will be back with more later on. For any queries regarding Drivers or any other regardingUbuntu, ask us here freely.
Njoy !
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