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I'm currently running Ubuntu Studio 9.04, 64-bit. When I tried installing the nvidia driver the first time, the installer would run fine, but every time it would tell me that ...
  1. 05-04-2009 #1
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    [SOLVED] Problem installing nvidia driver/running .run file

    I'm currently running Ubuntu Studio 9.04, 64-bit. When I tried installing the nvidia driver the first time, the installer would run fine, but every time it would tell me that it could not build the kernel module, and the install would fail (I have to compile the kernel every time).

    I did not have this problem in regular Ubuntu 9.04. Can anyone offer me any solutions to these problems?
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    Hi and Welcome !

    Does Administrative Menu has Hardware Drivers option? Have you tried to install Nvidia driver through that?
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    Indeed I have. The download goes nowhere.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KacperAK View Post
    Indeed I have. The download goes nowhere.
    Can you be more specific? Is your network set up, and can you download other files using Synpatic or Add/Remove programs?
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    Quote Originally Posted by KacperAK View Post
    I'm currently running Ubuntu Studio 9.04, 64-bit. When I tried installing the nvidia driver the first time, the installer would run fine, but every time it would tell me that it could not build the kernel module, and the install would fail (I have to compile the kernel every time).

    I did not have this problem in regular Ubuntu 9.04. Can anyone offer me any solutions to these problems?
    Did you get the 64-bit nVidia driver, or the 32-bit version? You are trying to install this in a 64-bit OS, so you need the 64-bit version, otherwise the kernel module will not likely get built OK.
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    Yes, I did download the 64-bit version.

    I solved the problem, though. Hardware Drivers utility finally came through after I let the download sit and initialize for an unholy amount of time. No more problems, and Quake Wars runs even better than it did on windows! Wow.
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