Configure Nvidia Drivers on Debian

[Carlos16]

Hi,
I have clients system which is running on Debain. It is installed some time before. It is a open source operating system. The client is using the same the operating system. Now he has added a Nvidia GPU in the system. I need the configuration details on the same. How to install a Nvidia driver in a Debain system. Also what other settings will I need after installing the driver. Thanks in advance.

[Marthaz]

Go to the below links and directly download the drivers. There are instructions also available for the same. It is recommended that before installing the driver and modify some system, in Debian GNU / Linux you are strongly advised to save some of your configuration files. You could easily be reversed if something goes wrong. The process for the same is listed below.
root: ~ # cd / etc/X11 /
root: / etc/X11 #
root: / etc/X11 # cp XF86Config XF86Config_old
root: / etc/X11 # cp XF86Config-4 XF86Config-4_old


Nvidia Drivers for Linux.

[ApPy10]

Once you get the drivers then follow this instructions. First Install headers kernel. If you have not yet installed in the kernel headers (kernel-headers) (a check in / usr / src / kernel-headers ...), it is now necessary to proceed. You will need to use Debian GNU / Linux CD. The procedure for the same is - root: ~ # apt-get install kernel-headers-`uname-r`, Otherwise it is necessary to cache the CD # 6:, root: ~ # apt-cdrom add
Then proceed to installation:, root: ~ # apt-get install kernel-headers-`uname-r`. The installation process of APT will ask you to insert some CD Debian. The installation directory in the kernel headers is usually / usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4. After that exit the X server. The process of installing NVidia drivers requires the closing of the X server and desktop related. Open a TTY terminal and login as root (CTRL + ALT + Fn), then, root: ~ # / etc / init.d / gdm stop (replace by your windowmanager gdm, kdm, wdm, xdm ...). After that Run the NVidia driver. You can make the driver executable by root: ~ # chmod + x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run. Start the installation: root: ~ # sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run - kernel-include-path = / usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4/include. The installer asks if you want to download the kernel interface on the internet question you answer no, then compile a new kernel interface and you notify the proper execution of the installation.

[Team Leader]

You will need to configure XFree after installing the drivers. It is necessary to do so. You can restart the Setup Wizard XFree86. The command for the same is root: ~ # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 - if you want to generate the file / etc/X11/XF86Config-4 or root: ~ # xf86config - if you want to generate / etc/X11/XF86Configfile. But in general you must manually edit the configuration file for XFree takes into account the new drivers. It is necessary to edit / etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (or XF86Config) and make these changes.

Section "Module" 
# Load "GLcore" - Delete this line or comment out 
Load "bitmap" 
Load "dbe" 
Load "ddc" 
# Load "dri" - Delete this line or comment out 
Load "extmod" 
Load "freetype" 
Load "glx" - Check that the GLX module is existing, if not create it 
Load "int10" 
Load PEX5 " 
Load "record" 
Load "speedo" 
Load "type1" 
Load "vbe" 
Load "xie" 
EndSection 
[...] 
Section "Device" 
Identifier "Generic Video Card" 
Driver "nvidia" - Set "nvidia" instead of "nv" or "vesa" 
VideoRam 64,000 
EndSection 
[...] 
# # # END DEBCONF SECTION

After saving the configuration file for XFree86, you can start the X server, some settings for the resolution (CTRL-ALT-+ / -) will sometimes be necessary to complete the installation.
You can check if hardware acceleration is well established thanks to two

utilities, glxinfo and glxgears: 
user @ tux: ~ $ glxinfo | more 
name of display:: 0.0 
display:: 0 screen: 0 
direct rendering: Yes - Yes then OK acceleration 
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation 
server glx version string: 1.3 
server glx extensions: 
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
GLX_SGIX_pbuffer 
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation 
client glx version string: 1.3