NVIDIA graphics driver in Ubuntu 12.04
Is there any specific reason you want version 295.59 installed?
Solution I (Preferred)
I would recommend looking at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYYnTdX6EwI.
I quote from the link Description (Credit: Youtube User: LastAxis)
"#CUDA:
http://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads
#Normal:
http://www.geforce.co.uk/drivers
First install the following libraries & Tools:
sudo apt-get install freeglut3-dev build-essential libx11-dev libxmu-dev libxi-dev libgl1-mesa-glx libglu1-mesa libglu1-mesa-dev
Next we will blacklist some modules(drivers), in terminal enter:
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Add the following to the end of the file(one per line like so):
blacklist amd76x_edac
blacklist vga16fb
blacklist nouveau
blacklist rivafb
blacklist nvidiafb
blacklist rivatv
Save the file and close the editor.
Now we want to get rid of any nvidia risiduals, in terminal:
sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia*
Next you need to restart your machine (sudo reboot).
# Please DON'T do the next step until you have watched the video! #
0) Press Ctrl+Alt+F1 at login screen(you don't have to login, we'll have to restart later anyway), then log in.
1) sudo service lightdm stop
2) cd Downloads
3) chmod +x devdriver*.run (your driver filename)
4) sudo ./devdriver*.run
You might have to run the driver-installer once, reboot(it will remove nouveau drivers) and repeat the steps again. Follow the installer instructions and it will be fine, when it asks you;
yes, you do want the 32-bit libraries and you DO want it to change the xorg.conf file.
Once the installer completes, restart (sudo reboot). You're done :]"
Solution II
If the solution in the link did not work for you then first uninstall nvidia drivers (if any) then use the following procedure (before reinstalling again).
sudo apt-get autoremove nvidia-*
sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig1
sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Go to "Dash Home" (top left) and type "system settings"> "Hardware" > "Additional Drivers". Ensure nothing is active (may have to restart PC if the message instructs accordingly.).
Installing NVIDIA drivers (295.49 is Stable as of now although a new 295.53 is available)
- Ubuntu 32-bit (i386):
cd ~/; mkdir nvidia295.49; cd nvidia295.49/
wget -O NVIDIA-Linux-x86-295.49.run http://goo.gl/1f9kc
chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-295.49.run
Ctrl+Alt+F1
login with user/password
then
sudo service lightdm stop
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-295.49.run (follow instructions)
sudo reboot
- Ubuntu 64-bit (amd64):
cd ~/; mkdir nvidia295.49; cd nvidia295.49/
wget -O NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-295.49.run http://goo.gl/hg4Kz
chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-295.49.run
Ctrl+Alt+F1
login with user/password
then
sudo service lightdm stop
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-295.49.run (follow instructions)
sudo reboot
If you screw anything simply restore the original sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig /etc/X11/xorg.conf (or remove this if using Onchip Intel Card)
Alternative
WORST CASE ALTERNATIVE: FOR OPENGL ONLY (WITHOUT CUDA)
Try the following on Ubuntu 12.04 [Worst case if nothing works with NVIDIA GPU, with this you can use OpenGL with Intel onchip display card if not for NVIDIA's CUDA Kit]
glxinfo
If it says something like
name of display: :0.0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Then proceed
sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig
sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf
For 32 bit Reinstall xorg completely
sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
For 64 bit Reinstall xorg completely
sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core libgl1-mesa-glx:amd64 libgl1-mesa-dri:amd64
The OS info (32 bit/64 bit) can be verified using uname -a
Then Reconfigure Xorg
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
sudo reboot
On reboot run glxinfo again and verify that those values
name of display: :0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group,
GLX_INTEL_swap_event
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB,
GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group,
GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_INTEL_swap_event
GLX version: 1.4
GLX extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group,
GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Sandybridge Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 3.0 Mesa 8.1-devel
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.30
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_multisample, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_copy_texture,
GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texture_object,
GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_texture,
GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_ARB_point_parameters,
GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_point_parameters,
GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color,
GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_ARB_multitexture,
GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays,
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays,
GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_light_max_exponent,
GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4, GL_S3_s3tc,
GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object,
GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil,
GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_NV_vertex_program, GL_ARB_depth_texture,
GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine,
GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap,
GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_NV_depth_clamp,
GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels,
GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object, GL_ARB_draw_buffers,
GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_shader_objects,
GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ATI_draw_buffers,
GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ATI_texture_float, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs,
GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture,
GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_ARB_depth_clamp,
GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel,
GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_ARB_sync,
GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object,
GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate,
GL_OES_read_format, GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object,
GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_ARB_texture_float,
GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_packed_float, GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object,
GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1, GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc,
GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB,
GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object,
GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample,
GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_APPLE_object_purgeable,
GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_EXT_draw_buffers2,
GL_EXT_draw_instanced, GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters,
GL_EXT_texture_array, GL_EXT_texture_integer, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode,
GL_EXT_timer_query, GL_OES_EGL_image, GL_MESA_texture_array,
GL_ARB_copy_buffer, GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float, GL_ARB_draw_instanced,
GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_texture_rg,
GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra,
GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects, GL_EXT_texture_swizzle,
GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, GL_NV_conditional_render,
GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend, GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility,
GL_ARB_blend_func_extended, GL_ARB_debug_output,
GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend, GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex,
GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location, GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions,
GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map,
GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_texture_snorm,
GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba, GL_ARB_robustness, GL_EXT_transform_feedback
32 GLX Visuals
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id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a F gb bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
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0x0af 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0b0 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
0x0b1 24 dc 0 24 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0b2 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0b3 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0b4 24 dc 0 24 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0b5 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0b6 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0b7 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0b8 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0b9 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0ba 24 dc 0 32 0 r . . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0bb 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0bc 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0bd 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 Slow
0x0be 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x0bf 24 dc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
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48 GLXFBConfigs:
visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer sr ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a F gb bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
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0x075 0 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x076 0 tc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x077 0 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x078 0 tc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
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0x07a 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x07b 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x07c 24 tc 0 24 0 r . . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x07d 24 tc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
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0x083 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
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0x089 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x08a 24 tc 0 32 0 r y . 8 8 8 8 . . 0 24 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 Slow
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0x08c 0 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x08d 0 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x08e 0 dc 0 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x08f 0 dc 0 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 . . 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
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0x09f 24 dc 0 24 0 r y . 8 8 8 0 . . 0 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
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verify that system is using intel graphics driver cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
UPDATE:
It appears Bumblebee Drivers is the only choice at this juncture for NVIDIA Optimus technology loaded GPU.