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NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M GPU and Linux

by Big_Mos May 19, 2014 2:41PM PDT

I have try run LinuxLive USB on my laptop vaio z with nvidia geforce gt 330M gpu .but i have problem with video card linux does start (black screen with some color lines).

what i do ?

thanks

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When this happens to me

by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 19, 2014 11:42PM PDT

I try other distros. Off hand I have Ubuntu, Mint, Puppy and PCLinuxOS.

Some folk try all 100 noted at http://distrowatch.com/
Bob

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install nvidia-settings after getting video

by James Denison May 20, 2014 3:15AM PDT

interrupt boot process and use Tab or "e" key or whatever is needful to change the boot line. For older Linux try vga=791 and remove the vnt handoff part of that initrd line. For current Linux versions, substitute GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX="1024x768" in that line.

While booted into the system, find and install the proper driver, ask help from the forum of whichever Linux version you are using. Many drivers can easily be found and loaded from the Package Manager in the distro, or Software Center. You should definitely install the "nvidia-settings" program for a laptop for using with 2 screens at times.

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