Problem installing NVIDIA Driver on Ubuntu 7.10
Hi guys, I have a question in which might help me and many other Ubuntu users around the world. I want to install the NVIDIA proprietary drivers (the one directly from NVIDIA). Some of you might ask me why and some might not even recommend me to do so, especially on Ubuntu. The only reason is that I want to do it manually offline, meaning that I have pc's that do not have an Internet connection. Anyway let's get down to work. First I'd like to indicate that I tried many ways to disable the X server, but ended up with no luck. For example, I tried pressing ctrl+alt+F1 (to get in the console) then typed “sudo /etc/init.d/gdm” stop => which the setup program of the NVIDIA .run file kept on telling me that X server is still running. I also tried typing: “sudo killall Xorg”. The good news here is that it killed the X server, but the comical bad news is that it restarted the X server or should I say logged into Ubuntu from the beginning. The big question here is thats is there anyway to stop the X server manually in order to install the NVIDIA proprietary drivers so I could get along easily with my 3D accelerator and enjoy the 3d effects in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) ?
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