[19:00] <cmaloney> yo
[20:11] <_stink_> hello
[21:50] <user2> hi is there someone here who can walk me through installing nvidia proprietary drivers?
[22:09] <gamerchick02> user2, you should be able to go to the settings, pick the drivers option, and install them that way
[22:09] <gamerchick02> i'm on windows right this minute so i'm not exactly sure
[22:09] <user2> yeah the system update thing right?
[22:10] <user2> I go there and there is a proprietary driver available, but selecting it and rebooting leads me to a blank screen/boot hang issue
[22:17] <gamerchick02> hrm, i think that's above my pay grade. cmaloney or greg-g can you help?
[22:19] <greg-g> user2: first step I would do is search for the exact make/model of your computer and "nvidia ubuntu howto" in google, see if others are having the same issue
[22:25] <user2> www.pastebin.com/nWgDL6TL
[22:25] <user2> www.pastebin.com/ZATXSMGH
[22:26] <greg-g> did you do what I suggested?
[22:27] <user2> yes
[22:27] <user2> seems like there is a variety of solutions
[22:27] <user2> ive checked a few of them already but couldn't make anything of it, which is why i came to the irc chats
[22:29] <greg-g> so, there are many reports of it not working then, any documentation on official looking websites like wiki.ubuntu.com or similar?
[22:29] <greg-g> documentation on how to get it working, that is
[22:29] <greg-g> ftr: it doesn't always work
[22:29] <user2> most people seem to work through ppa repositories
[22:30] <user2> I got the same issue I have now when I tried to do that
[22:30] <greg-g> sounds like a gamble at this point, afaik
[22:30] <greg-g> if PPAs are the proposed solution
[22:30] <user2> another solution suggested disabling secure boot, but I checked BIOS and couldn't find anything regarding boot security
[22:30] <user2> hahaha shit I don't gamble often
[22:33] <greg-g> user2: honestly, I haven't futzed with nvidia on linux since.... oh man, 2007? Others might weigh in with more advice later if they see this
[22:34] <user2> well thanks for your help
[22:34] <user2> hopefully the arizona channel can help me
[22:35] <greg-g> godspeed
[22:38] <user2> sudo modprobe nvidia returns : FATAL: Module nvidia not found in directory /lib/modules/4.4.0-51-generic
[22:39] <user2> does this mean anything to you?
[22:39] <greg-g> I haven't messed with modprobe in just about as long :)
[22:39]  * greg-g is a happy thinkpad/intel user :)
[22:48] <gamerchick02> i've not had to either, come to think of it