To use the install the drivers, select it and click on Apply Changes.
Here you will be able to see all the devices you can install drivers for.Īs shown in the image below, in case of other drivers like wireless drivers, you will get the option to either use the driver or to not use the device at all. Step 2: Check available additional drivers Click on ‘Software & Updates’ in the results.
Go to the menu by pressing the Windows key. Let me show the exact steps for installing additional drivers. From here, you can install drivers which are not installed by default during installation. Instead, it now resides in the ‘Software & Updates’ app. Since a few versions now, Ubuntu doesn’t have Additional Drivers listed as a separate application.
I’ll also show you how to install Nvidia proprietary drivers on Ubuntu.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install additional drivers on Ubuntu.
If you find them not working, you can revert easily. You may use these additional drivers to get better performance on your system. The good thing is that Ubuntu is aware of these issues and this is why it provides an easy way to install additional proprietary drivers. Sometimes it’s because the open source version provided by the Linux distribution doesn’t work as good as the proprietary drivers provided by the hardware manufacturers. You might face some issues with the wireless or the graphics card. Some hardware components have several drivers available: open source ones and the proprietary ones.īy default, Ubuntu installs the open source drivers and in some cases, that causes problems in your Ubuntu install. Unlike older versions of Windows, you don’ have to manually search for and install drivers here.īut there is a catch. How do you install drivers in Ubuntu? The simple answer is that Ubuntu itself identifies and installs drivers on your system.
This quick tutorial shows you how to install additional drivers in Ubuntu including Nvidia proprietary drivers. AR2413 802.11bgNIC (rev 01)Ġa:09.0 CardBus bridge : Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller Ġa:09.Brief: Ubuntu provides an easy way to find and install proprietary drivers. 88E8038 PCI-EFast Ethernet Controller (rev 14)Ġa:03.0 Ethernet controller : Atheros Communications Inc. If none of this helps you, let us know, and again, please try to explain in detail what you did to break this.Ġ0:00.0 Host bridge : Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)Ġ0:02.0 VGA compatible controller : Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)Ġ0:02.1 Display controller : Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)Ġ0:1b.0 Audio device : Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)Ġ0:1c.0 PCI bridge : Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)Ġ0:1c.1 PCI bridge : Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)Ġ0:1c.2 PCI bridge : Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)Ġ0:1d.0 USB Controller : Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)Ġ0:1d.1 USB Controller : Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)Ġ0:1d.2 USB Controller : Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)Ġ0:1d.3 USB Controller : Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)Ġ0:1d.7 USB Controller : Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCIController (rev 02)Ġ0:1e.0 PCI bridge : Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)Ġ0:1f.0 ISA bridge : Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)Ġ0:1f.1 IDE interface : Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)Ġ0:1f.3 SMBus : Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)Ġ2:00.0 Ethernet controller : Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg That should get you an X session in low-graphics mode. Does it work? If not, repeat the steps above, except this time change the relevant section of the nf file to look like this: Then press control-O (O the letter, not zero) to save the file, then control-X to exit. You can also try opening up your nf file by logging in on the command line and typing: Could you please explain exactly what you did? Did you try to switch from the 'intel' driver (used by default since Ubuntu 8.04) to the 'i810' driver?