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    nvidia 8400m gs in ubuntu

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by phish, Jan 7, 2008.

  1. phish

    phish Notebook Consultant

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    Hey I just got my new XPS 1530 and installed Ubuntu on it. I am having trouble getting my nvidia 8400m gs to work. It is under the restricted drivers manager but when I click to use it it says I need to enable nvidia-glx-new. What do I do? I am new to Ubuntu and linux in general.
     
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    Open Synaptic Package Manager (System --> Administration --> Synaptic), search for the package called nvidia-glx-new and install it.
     
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    tried that, it didn't find it
     
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    Click System --> Administration --> Software properties then enable main, universe, multiverse and restricted repositories.

    After that, reload the sources and search for the package.
     
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    i got it, thanks a lot!
     
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