How to re-enable Nvidia Driver after Software Update?

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I have Ubuntu 14.05 installed with an Nvidia Driver. After recent automatic software updates, the Nvidia driver was disabled and when I rebooted, the standard driver was enabled. How do I re-enable the Nvidia driver?

NOTE: I tried to re-install the NVIDIA driver, but had problems. It requires the kernel source code and that now seems to be missing. I can't install the kernel source now because the machine is now off the internet.

If this is an exact duplicate, please point me to the existing question that was already answered. — JB_User, Sep 25 '16 at 20:29

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 25 '16 at 19:50

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Download the binary package from nvidia

Switch to tty (Ctrl+Alt+F1)

Stop lightdm with sudo service lightdm stop

cd to the folder where you have the driver binary

run it with sudo ./nameofthebinary and follow the steps of the installer

reboot.

answered Sep 25 '16 at 19:50

Matheus Wohl

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I did exactly that and the install failed. It complained that it did not have the kernel source code. – JB_User Sep 25 '16 at 20:28
maybe try apt-get source linux-source and then repeat the procedure? I'm just guessing now. – Matheus Wohl Sep 25 '16 at 20:33
I think you are trying to be helpful, so thank you. But the machine isn't connected to the internet. – JB_User Sep 25 '16 at 20:36
hmm, ok. I guess there's no much more I can do to help. sorry – Matheus Wohl Sep 25 '16 at 20:49

How to re-enable Nvidia Driver after Software Update?

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