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I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and I really need for my work to use Nvidia driver. My NVIDIA card is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and I find in http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx that driver version 390.59 is the driver I should install.

After download the driver I run it and I have this error show in the image throw the link:

after I run the driver that I download from the official web

David Foerster
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You must open a Console using next keys: CTRL + ALT + T change file to execute permission using next command: chmod a+x /path/to/nvidia/driver then from console: /path/to/nvidia/driver

Also you need to stop the GUI (Desktop) before install the driver : CTRL + ALT + F1 for GDM3 use: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm3 stop or for Lightdm: sudo /etc/init.d/lightdm stop then run the install: sudo /path/to/nvidia/driver

Cornea Valentin
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  • Thanks for your answer I have do all this and the installation completed successfully after that I reboot my PC . But when I write my true password and enter this show my login again and again without enter to the desktop :( any help ?! – Ahmad Mun May 29 '18 at 12:19
  • The cause is when you upgrade something related to .Xauthority with sudo, root will own this file and you cannot login as a user. Just press Ctrl + Alt + F1, login with your username and:

    sudo chown [your_username] /home/[your_username]/.Xauthority

     – Cornea Valentin May 29 '18 at 16:05
  • sudo chown user:user /home/user/.Xauthority replace user with your own user – Cornea Valentin May 29 '18 at 16:07
  • My user name is ahmad I wrote : " sudo chown ahmad:ahmad /home/ahmad/ .Xauthority" and I reboot after it and I have the same problem again ... ;( – Ahmad Mun May 29 '18 at 21:12
  • try, if you have lightdm: sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm or for gdm3: sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm3, if that not work try to delete .Xauthority : rm /home/ahmad/.Xauthority then login again – Cornea Valentin May 30 '18 at 08:31
  • if none work you can try to install: nvidia-dkms-390 and nvidia-driver-390 but first you need to uninstall current driver here it's a link how to remove it https://askubuntu.com/questions/219942/how-to-uninstall-manually-installed-nvidia-drivers then install via apt: sudo apt install nvidia-dkms-390 nvidia-driver-390 – Cornea Valentin May 30 '18 at 08:41
  • Thanks , Yes I install Nvidia 390 and enter to the system . The last question please how I can verify the I am working at the Nvidia card not intel I wrote nvidia-settings in terminal and I have this "Error: unable to load info from any available system" ((this is my previous problem :( )) – Ahmad Mun May 30 '18 at 13:08
  • please check here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/68028/how-do-i-check-if-ubuntu-is-using-my-nvidia-graphics-card – Cornea Valentin May 30 '18 at 13:42
  • or simple: glxinfo|egrep "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer*" and if there say nvidia it's ok – Cornea Valentin May 30 '18 at 13:44
  • try to use: sudo prime-select nvidia to select nvidia then: nvidia-settings – Cornea Valentin May 30 '18 at 14:21
  • the output of ((glxinfo|egrep "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer*")): is ""Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig"" I tried ((sudo prime-select nvidia)) and it say : ""Info: the current GL alternatives in use are: ['nvidia-390', 'nvidia-390'] Info: the current EGL alternatives in use are: ['nvidia-390', 'nvidia-390'] Info: the nvidia profile is already in use"" after that I write ((nvidia-settings)) and the output : ""ERROR: NVIDIA driver is not loaded ERROR: Unable to load info from any available system"" Is that mean that I am working on nvidia but I cant open settings ??!! – Ahmad Mun May 30 '18 at 19:54
  • https://askubuntu.com/questions/918265/glxinfo-error-couldnt-find-rgb-glx-visual-or-fbconfig – Cornea Valentin Jun 01 '18 at 07:28
  • I have this as output of (( glxinfo|egrep "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer*")) "OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open Source Technology Center OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Kabylake GT2" I Despaired to find solution :((. – Ahmad Mun Jun 02 '18 at 09:59
  • have you found solution ? – Cornea Valentin Jun 04 '18 at 10:16
  • I am trying to solve until now , I tried Nvidia-linux-x86_64-396.18.run compatible with my Nvidia card and I have the same error ;( – Ahmad Mun Jun 04 '18 at 11:43