Install NVIDIA 310.19 Linux Driver In Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 13

Nvidia has released a new driver (310.19) for Linux platforms which brings major performance improvements and threaded OpenGL performance optimizations.

The driver's release notes haven't been published yet in the Nvidia website, but here are some of the changes in this release taken from Phoronix:

Configuring Stereo Support From NVIDIA Settings 

Configuring ViewPortIn and ViewPortOut From NVIDIA Settings 

Fixing The Meta-Mode Book-Keeping 

Configuring Rotation And Reflection Per Display Device

This boost in performance in Nvidia latest Linux drivers is the result of VALVE's move in porting its games to Linux.

Driver Installation

You can install the NVIDIA 310.19 Linux driver from PPA with these commands at your own risk under Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 13:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa 

sudo apt-get update 

sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-settings

For manual installation, you can run these commands:

cd && wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/47950494/upubuntu.com/nvidia-310.19 

chmod +x nvidia-310.19

Enter now CLI mode by pressing CTRL+ALT+F2, login and run these commands to complete the installation of the driver:

sudo service lightdm stop 

cd && sudo sh nvidia-310.19 

sudo reboot

To install the driver from Recovery Mode, check this article.

How to Fix/Repair ATI Catalyst AMD Video Driver on Ubuntu 12.xx

ATI Catalyst drivers are blocking the system? Have you stopped abruptly installation of the latter, and now you can no longer use the X server Ubuntu 12.10 or Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Quantal? You “forced” a bit ‘too his hand, and your Catalyst refuse to work? Well, then this is just the guide for you: we will see how to restore the drivers AMD / ATI Catalyst using recovery mode Ubuntu.
Maybe you could think that that option boot system was there only as a formality, but it is not! The recovery mode has its uses: it is possible to perform diagnostics, recovery and system repairs regardless of the damage it caused during the various sessions of use. E ‘for this reason that, today, upubuntu suggests how to use the recovery mode if the ATI Catalyst drivers suddenly they stopped working, something that happens regularly – for example – after a change kernel or operating system upgrade.
First, the selection screen of GRUB, if we have a version of GRUB less than 2.0 we select

Into Our OS-with-our-kernel (recovery mode / recovery mode)

such as
Ubuntu, with 3.xx-y.generic (recovery mode)

and give ENTER. Or, if we GRUB 2.0, have to bring us in ”Advanced options for Ubuntu”: find there the recovery mode! (Small tip: if GRUB does not appear, start the computer by pressing and holding the SHIFT key after the BIOS POST).
Wait kernel initialization after that, in the next window, select ”Network” (will allow you to enable the network). The system will notify you that your disk will be remounted in read / write mode: you confirm and wait for the loading.

At this point we get back to the main screen, hence selected root (Open a root shell) and dates sent. At this point, the steps are the same people who normally perform from terminal to install the ATI drivers. Eye could happen that the layout of the keyboard is the American one. First, for the avoidance of doubt, a moment update the system with the commands

Into sudo apt-get
update sudo apt-get upgrade

And now, let’s install the ATI drivers (the last are the 12.10) by following the steps in this guide.
After the procedure, we can exit the shell by typing the command of recovery

Into exit

And then selecting from the main window ”Resume” – “Restore normal startup.”

How To Repair A Failed AMD Catalyst Driver Installation On Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/Linux Mint 13

We have previously seen an article for installing correctly the Nvidia driver under Ubuntu/Linux Mint using Recovery Mode. Today we will focus on AMD drivers in which we will see two methods for fixing an incompatible driver installation of AMD Catalyst driver (12.x) that resulted in system crash, graphics problems, or boot failure.

We will try our best to show you how to install the AMD Catalyst driver correctly on your system without any troubles and I hope this article find your satisfaction. Whether you are working on a laptop or computer, these instructions are workable for the following Linux distributions:

• Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal)
• Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)
• Linux Mint 13 

Method 1

If you are able to reach the login screen, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to enter CLI mode, then enter your login credentials and kill Xserver with this command:

sudo service lightdm stop

Uninstall now the current AMD driver with these commands:

sudo sh /usr/share/ati/fglrx-uninstall.sh

sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev* xorg-driver-fglrx

These commands also allow to delete current AMD driver:

cd /usr/share/ati

sudo sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh

Let's now install some dependencies with these commands:

sudo apt-get install cdbs fakeroot build-essential dh-make debconf

sudo apt-get install debhelper dkms libqtgui4 libstdc++6 libelfg0 execstack dh-modaliases

For 64-bit systems, you need to install also these dependencies:

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs-multiarch i386 lib32gcc1 ia32-libs libc6-i386 ia32-libs

Now download the latest stable version of AMD driver (currently 12.8) with these commands:

cd ~/; mkdir catalyst12.8; cd catalyst12.8/

wget -c http://goo.gl/ZZkYR -O amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip

unzip amd-driver-installer-12-8-x86.x86_64.zip

chmod +x amd-driver-installer-8.982-x86.x86_64.run

Now create Debian packages out of the downloaded *.run file with this command for Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin):

sudo sh amd-driver-inst*.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/precise

For Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal), run this command:

sudo sh amd-driver-inst*.run --buildpkg Ubuntu/quantal

At the end of this operation, three deb packages will be created which are:

- fglrx_8.982-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
- fglrx-amdcccle_8.982-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
- fglrx-dev_8.982-0ubuntu1_i386.deb

You can list them in the terminal with this command:

ls *.deb

Install all these deb packages with this command:

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Then finish the installation with this command:

sudo aticonfig --initial

Reboot now your system:

sudo reboot

To verify if the driver is well installed, run this command:

fglrxinfo

Method 2

If you can't reach the login menu to be able to enter CLI mode, you can use instead the Recovery Mode by following these instructions:

- Hold down the Shift key after powering on your computer or laptop to enable the Grub boot menu and boot into Recovery Mode:

- In the next screen enable networking:

- Select now "Drop to root shell prompt" and press Enter:

- Your filesystem is read-only, to enable read/write permissions, run this command:

mount -rw -o remount /

- Now use all commands given in Method 1 to install the AMD driver.

Install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 304.22 BETA On Ubuntu 12.04/Linux Mint 13

Nvidia has released a new beta driver for Linux systems comprising more new features and adding support for more GPUs. This driver is a beta and is not recommended for production computers or servers.

Here are the new supported GPUs in this beta driver:

• GeForce GTX 680M
• Quadro K1000M
• Quadro K2000M

You can find here the full changelog for this driver. In this tutorial, we will help you install Nvidia Linux Display Driver 304.22 BETA in Ubuntu 12.04/11.10 or Linux Mint 13 (Maya).

Linux Display Driver 304.22 BETA Installation

Warning: this is a beta driver and may render your system unusable. Install it at your own risk! Make sure you backup your files before installing this driver.

Open the terminal and run the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/nvidia-unstable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

For other Debian-based systems, you can install this beta driver as follows:

32-bit systems:

cd /tmp && wget -O NVIDIA-Linux-x86-304.22.run http://goo.gl/RCqfa


chmod +x  NVIDIA-Linux-x86-304.22.run


sudo sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-304.22.run

64-bit systems:

cd /tmp && wget -O NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.22.run http://goo.gl/QKpml


chmod +x  NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.22.run


sudo sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.22.run

When the installation is complete, restart your computer.

Good luck!

Calibre 0.8.57 Brings PDF Output Improvements

Version 0.8.57 of the e-book reader and management software Calibre was announced on June 22nd, with some important new features and fixes.

Calibre 0.8.57 comes with improvements for PDF files and new drivers for a couple of new devices.

Highlights of Calibre 0.8.57:

• Full pagination support for PDF Output. No more cutoff bottom line;
• Calibredb now add prints out the ids of added books;
• Support for new Google Play firmware (Kobo Vox);
• Driver for Prestigio PMP5097PRO has been added;
• When customizing builtin recipes download the latest version of the recipe to customize instead of using the possibly out-of-date bundled version;
• News sources have been improved.

A complete changelog can be found in the official announcement.

Download Calibre 0.8.57