how to install nvidia drivers linux mint 17 mate

killall cinnamon-screensaver (or killall mate-screensaver in MATE). The system restarts in console mode and tries to start the x-server. How to install latest nvidia drivers linux mint 17 update How to install latest.

Run the following command in a terminal:.Add the following lines in this file (still with nano editor):.Create a new file called nf in /etc/modprobe.d/ with nano: Window showing list of available ATI (AMD) drivers (Not mine btw but the only example I have): If you do not see any available drivers for your graphics card, then your graphics card is most likely quite old and you should stick with what you have installed, if you do see suitable drivers for your GPU, select the driver you want and click on 'Apply Changes' and wait for the installer to do.Download the latest NVIDIA driver installer (for example NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-358.16.run).

Here is a new method I successfully tested with latest R358.16 for Linux and Mint 17 MATE edition: Something has recently changed in NVIDIA graphics driver installer because the quick method I used so far to install NVIDIA driver on Mint 17 does not work anymore.

How to install nvidia drivers linux mint 17 mate