Tips for installing Nvidia .run files in Linux

[bruce]

Drivers which switch between Intel and nVidia add a significant level of complexity and have been known to cause a problem, though I vaguely remember somebody might have solved that.

If the client sees the Intel chipset rather than the nVidia hardware& driver, it's obviously not going to work, but don't ask me for any other details. That's the absolute limit of my understanding.

[foldy]

@monok: This guide recommends to use nvidia-prime for dual intel/nvidia optimus GPU.
There you can switch to make nvidia active and folding can use it.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/412452/g ... ime-gt650m

[Joe_H]

Moved off-topic thread on troubleshooting a FAH install on a Linux system to - viewtopic.php?f=96&t=29352.

[neognomic]

FYI: No need to edit /etc/default/grub as long as GrUB is working properly.

For either init or systemd Linux systems all* you have to do is:

* When the GrUB menu appears at boot, navigate to the Linux OS you want to modify and press e
* Navigate down to the linux command line and place a 3 at the end of it
* Press F10 to boot

It boots into command line interface(CLI) which is actually init level 3.
Then do the nVidia install steps.

Note that " 3" works any time one needs to boot to 'text mode', i.e., the CLI(init 3). This is very handy for updating core parts of the OS, especially if SystemD is one of those parts, .

{ *all assumes a std GrUB install that is not hidden, write or password protected. If any of those are true then at least password is needed ... but for the people who use such a GrUB, this guide is prbly not needed anyway. }