How to ensure nvidia_current module loads during boot

nvidia 12.10

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Since the ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates PPA currently doesn't have any packages for Quantal, I'd suggest removing it.

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge

sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

Then install the recommended or experimental Nvidia driver. You can make sure the module loads by adding it to /etc/modules.

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Aras

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Updated on July 19, 2022

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Aras 4 days
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on an Asus G75V laptop with nvidia gforce GTX 660M. I first run 12.04 on this machine and was able to install nvidia_current drivers from swat ppa:
```
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current 
```
This worked in 12.04 and after rebooting the machine my graphics where working properly. After upgrade to 12.10 however, the machine boots into a low resolution desktop which I can not really interact with. I suspect this is due to the driver not being loaded properly. To fix this, I have to switch to ctrl+alt+F1 session and manually load the nvidia_current module and restart the desktop manager:
```
sudo modprobe nvidia_current
sudo service lightdm restart
```
Now everything works fine again. However, I would like not to have to do this every time I reboot the machine. I also dont want to hack an script to do this on load. Basically, if things are setup currectly, the nvidia_current driver which is installed should load. How can I make sure nvidia_current driver module loads properly when system starts?

Edit: I tried removing the ppa and installing nvidia-current-update as was suggested in the comments. However, I still face the same problem. The only difference is that now when I restart I come back to desktop with this distorted image:

It appears that nvidia module is not being loaded properly when system boots, even though working drivers are installed.

Again, to work around this issue I can switch to ctrl+alt+F1 session and login. Then I can run this code to get the driver loaded and the desktop back:
```
sudo modprobe nvidia_current_updates
sudo service lightdm restart
```
I thought it may be that nvidia_current_updates is somehow being blacklisted somewhere or that nouveau driver is not being blacklisted. So I went into /etc/modprobe.d directory and take a look around. I could not find any evidence of that. Here is the content of nvidia-graphic-drivers.conf which seems relevant:
```
:/etc/modprobe.d$ cat nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf 
# This file was installed by nvidia-current-updates
# Do not edit this file manually

blacklist nouveau
blacklist lbm-nouveau
blacklist nvidia-173
blacklist nvidia-96
blacklist nvidia-current
blacklist nvidia-173-updates
blacklist nvidia-96-updates
alias nvidia nvidia_current_updates
alias nouveau off
alias lbm-nouveau off
```
- mikewhatever over 9 years
  
  I don't see any packages for Quantal in that PPA. Try removing it with sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates, and then install nvidia-current-updates from the Drivers Utility. That should set it up properly.
- Aras over 9 years
  
  when I try the I get an error that ppa-purge is not a command: sudo: ppa-purge: command not found. Looks like I need to install pps-purge. Will let you know how it goes.
- mikewhatever over 9 years
  
  Install it first: sudo apt-get install ppa-purge.
- Aras over 9 years
  
  I tried this suggestion, however nvidia_current_updates module behaves the same way and is not loading properly when I reboot the machine. Please see my updated question.
- mikewhatever over 9 years
  
  You could try adding nvidia_current_updates to /etc/modules to ensure autoloading. If that doesn't work, check your Xorg.0.log.
- Aras over 9 years
  
  @mikewhatever thanks for this suggestion. That did solve the issue. Feel free to put that down as answer.
- mikewhatever over 9 years
  
  Awesome. Glad I could help.