After I install nvidia-319-updates and nvidia-prime using Synaptic, and reboot, Additional Drivers show some options (see image). The command ubuntu-drivers returns some things too:
ubuntu-drivers devices == /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0 == vendor : NVIDIA Corporation model : GK208M [GeForce GT 740M] modalias : pci:v000010DEd00001292sv00001043sd0000122Dbc03sc02i00 driver : nvidia-319 - distro non-free recommended driver : xserver-xorg-video-nouveau - distro free builtin driver : nvidia-319-updates - distro non-free ** Attachment added: "Additional Drivers - Software-properties-gtk.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia/+bug/1126234/+attachment/3829657/+files/Additional%20Drivers%20-%20Software-properties-gtk.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-drivers-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1126234 Title: Additional Drivers won't show option to install proper nvidia drivers Status in Nvidia Feature Request and Bug Reporting: New Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “ubuntu-drivers-common” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Since 12.10 i am unable to install the nvidia drivers via the gui, update-manager settings (Software Sources -> Additional Drivers) will not give me an option to install, just shows an empty list. jockey-text returns an empty list aswell "jockey-text Additional Drivers Searching for available drivers... " jockey-kde on the other hand shows a list of 6 drivers with the same title. lspci|grep VGA shows me: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G92 [GeForce 8800 GT] (rev a2) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: update-manager 1:0.174.4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-24.37-generic 3.5.7.4 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Feb 15 14:40:06 2013 GsettingsChanges: b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1360933283' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'484' b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'937' MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: update-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia/+bug/1126234/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
