Ubuntu
nvidia-graphics-drivers package

  1. Precise (12.04)
  2. Bug #973096
  3. Comment #238

Comment 238 for bug 973096

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Tye (tye3ow) wrote :

@ag-restringere,
you aren't supposed to install the drivers from the .run while X is running. if you took the time to read the README, you would have seen this:

"Before you Begin

Before you begin the installation, exit the X server and terminate all OpenGL applications (note that it is possible that some OpenGL applications persist even after the X server has stopped). You should also set the default run level on your system such that it will boot to a VGA console, and not directly to X. Doing so will make it easier to recover if there is a problem during the installation process. See Appendix J, Tips for New Linux Users for details."
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/304.37/README/installdriver.html