New features in Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon. Linux Mint 17 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2019. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use. Linux Mint 17 'Qiana' Cinnamon Edition. This tutorial will focus on performing a single-boot installation of Linux Mint 17. Released – Installation Guide with Screenshots. Install drivers. Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Debian and Ubuntu that strives to be a 'modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use.' Linux Mint provides full out-of-the-box multimedia support by including some proprietary software and comes bundled with a. Use Nvidia Graphics Drivers In Ubuntu/Linux Mint For Best. By a Sink Output provider was selected as the primary output on X.Org xserver 1.17 and.

Written by: Score: 13 votes: 23 Format: Article How to get Nvidia's proprietary driver to work This is a simple tutorial to help you get the Nvidia proprietary driver to work on Linux Mint 9 (Isadora) using Grub2. Part I (Why) The open source community has decided to create their own open source video driver for Nvidia video cords, called Nouveau. Nouveau is compiled into the kernel and while running isn't compatible with the proprietary Nvidia drivers. Stopping the module after the system boots has proven futile. What does work is blacklisting it via a kernel option upon boot. Part II (How) • I followed this to get mine working, written by ferro.

I've added a few things here that might need further explanation. • Note: Run commands as sudo and back up or make notes of what you change. • Open /etc/default/grub and change: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT='nouveau.blacklist=1 quiet splash' Specifically add 'nouveau.blacklist=1' to whatever you have. It will probably look like the above. • Run: $ sudo update-grub2 • Reboot • After the reboot you'll be promted to run in low graphics mode. Accept it and sign into your account.

• Install the Nvidia hardware drivers as you normally would through 'Hardware Drivers' in the Menu. • Run: $ sudo nvidia-xconfig • Restart X: Alt+Ctrl+Print_Screen+K. This should restart X but if it doesn't then restart your computer • Your screen should look like like your video card is working. • To see if Nvidia is recognized: $ inxi -xG OR: • Menu >>Nvidia X Server Settings and you should have options show up with no reported errors. Tags: Nvidia, Driver, Nouveau Created: 7 years ago. Real Time System By Liu Pdf Writer. Last edited: 7 years ago. Read 7063 times.

Comments 2 years ago Thank you SO MUCH for this!!! I've had troubles with an MSI MS-1632 Notebook with Mobile AMD Sempron Processor 3500+ and C51 graphics (GeForce Go 6100) fading to black and locking up randomly (mouse would move but nothing would happen). I installed nvidia-current only. Alt+Ctrl+Backspace works instead of Alt+Ctrl+Print+K. The resolution is about 640x480 though and inxi -xG says: drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: nvidia Resolution: 640x480@59.4hz There was no Nvidia X Server Settings.

I had to install nvidia-settings After rebooting, resolution was all right and inxi -xG confirmed nvidia running:) For some reason the background image was reset to default though. I really would like to remove nouveau but it wants to remove xserver-xorg-video-all It's unbelievable how unusable some computers become to beginners thanks to this. And there will be the constant fear of updates breaking Nvidia or possibly somehow reactivating Nouveau.: 4 years ago Hi, after 1 day of work finally I have successfully installed latest NVIDIA driver on Mint 15 cinnamon 64bit.