NVIDIA Driver Install

NVIDIA binary driver on Ubuntu

Do NOT use the "restricted drivers" program in Ubuntu to install the NVIDIA drivers.

To download and install a driver for an nvidia graphics card follow these steps:

run lspci and look for the line(s) mentioning VGA. Write down what kind of graphics card you have.
Go to http://www.nvidia.com. Click "Download Drivers". Choose a graphics driver for your card and OS. Download it. Save it in the ~/Archive/nvidia directory.
Switch to a terminal window by typing CTRL-ALT-F2 and login.

Stop X11 by typing one of these commands:

               sudo stop gdm                    <-- works in later ubuntu
               sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop        <-- works in earlier ubuntu
               sudo services gdm stop           <-- not tested

Backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf if it exists:

               sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.acorn_orig

Run:

               cd ~
               sudo bash ./Archive/nvidia/NVIDIA_DRIVER_DOWNLOAD_FILE.run

Answer questions.
It may say that preinstall script could not be run successfully. Click OK and ignore this.

create the empty file:

               sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-installer-disable-nouveau.conf

When done reboot.