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Every time I try to install the Nvidia drivers for my graphics card, the GTX 760, I end up with a black screen on boot which stops me from using the computer.

This happens regardless of where I download it from, it seems, as I've tried both with the Nvidia website, apt-get and Ubuntu Software Center. I've tried nvidia-current (349) as well as 319, with the same result from both.

I actually sat down and read Nvidia's readme as well, which simply doesn't help.

How do I install drivers that work? Could I be missing a step?

EDIT: Apparently it's not my graphics drivers that are messing with my - it's my screen. I have one of those cheap 27" 2560x1440 monitors, a QNIX QX2710, and this monitor does not report it's EDID correctly. I tried following a couple of guides but with no progress. I'll put this on hold, it's simply not worth the time and frustration.

Zanna
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Joakim Wimmerstedt
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nVidia 349 is in beta stage for Linux (according to geforce.com ). There might be a bug which is occurring your problem. nVidia 319 doesn't support GTX 760, the support for Linux came from nvidia-337. I'd recommend you to install it from Ubuntu's additional drivers. Perform the following steps:

  1. Open dash and search for Additional Drivers enter image description here
  2. Open Additional Drivers and select Using NVIDIA binary driver - version 346.59 from nvidia-346-updates (prpprietary)enter image description here
  3. Click Apply Changes. enter image description here
  4. After the installation, reboot your system and everything should work fine.
Pavak Paul
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