Remove all traces of the nouveau driver and packages prior to installing a blob or things go left. I had an experience getting the nvidia driver to work under 11.10 until i just scoured for clues in the google. -mb On 04/26/2012 05:47 PM, Stephen wrote: > sh /path/to/nvidia-1.0-XXXX.pkg1.run --uninstall > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 5:30 PM, JD Austin wrote: >> rmmod will only remove it from memory.. it isn't persistent across reboots. >> I'm not an ubuntu guy but that's based on debian.. >> >> Get the list of packages installed and look for the nvidia one: >> >> dpkg --get-selections | grep -i nvidia >> >> Then remove it with apt-get : >> >> apt-get remove >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 17:15, Jim March<1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> ...from an Nvidia .run file. >>> >>> I'm on ubuntu 12.04 and the Nvidia 295.40 driver is a travesty in 64bit. >>> So I got ahold of nvidia's 295.33 driver, killed X and installed it via >>> Nvidia's command-line installer. Biiiiig mistake. Fried the hell out of >>> amy graphical use whatsoever. Can't even get Nouveau to start. I think I >>> need to yank out what Nvidia's installer did. I did an rmmod nvidia - no >>> joy. Help? Typing this on my cellphone...sigh. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss