[SOLVED] install Nvidia Drivers on Netrunner 17.01

Hi

How do I install the latest Nvidia drivers on Netrunner 17.01 - system specs as below

Thanks Zeb…

[code]zebedee@i7-netrunner:~$ inxi -Fz

System: Host: i7-netrunner Kernel: 4.8.0-1-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.8.2
Distro: Netrunner 17.01 - Baryon
Machine: Device: desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: Z170 PRO GAMING v: Rev X.0x
UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1601 date: 03/18/2016
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-6700K (-HT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
clock speeds: max: 4200 MHz 1: 799 MHz
2: 800 MHz 3: 800 MHz 4: 800 MHz 5: 799 MHz
6: 2774 MHz 7: 820 MHz 8: 799 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GM206 [GeForce GTX 960]
Display Server: X.Org 1.19.0 drivers: vesa,nouveau (unloaded: fbdev)
Resolution: 1024x768@61.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.9, 256 bits)
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 13.0.2
Audio: Card-1 NVIDIA Device 0fba driver: snd_hda_intel
Card-2 Intel Sunrise Point-H HD Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: ALSA v: k4.8.0-1-amd64
Network: Card: Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V
driver: e1000e
IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full
mac:
Drives: HDD Total Size: 6251.3GB (0.6% used)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 model: N/A size: 256.1GB
ID-2: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10EACS size: 1000.2GB

       ID-3: /dev/sdb model: Samsung_SSD_850 size: 250.1GB
       
       ID-4: /dev/sdd model: WDC_WD20EZRX size: 2000.4GB
       
       ID-5: /dev/sdc model: WDC_WD30EZRX size: 3000.6GB
       
       ID-1: / size: 20G used: 6.8G (37%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb8
       ID-2: swap-1 size: 34.36GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3

Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0
Info: Processes: 215 Uptime: 19 min Memory: 1393.0/32100.7MB
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.4
zebedee@i7-netrunner:~$[/code]

Since we are now based on debian testing, this may be helpfull:
http://blog.raymond.burkholder.net/index.php?/archives/641-Nvidia-Installation-on-Debian-Stretch-with-Dual-GPU,-Dual-Monitor.html

Hi AJSlye

Worked like a charm - Thank You

Regards Zeb…

Note that our Debian snapshot already should provide the nvidia-driver package that should be installed. So this can be done without the need to upgrade to the Debian testing rolling repositories.

Refer to https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers