Does anyone know how to install fglrx-driver in Kali Linux? I tried but everytime i do i get this: root@kali:/Downloads# apt-get install fglrx-driver Reading package lists.
Done Building dependency tree Reading state information. Have you tried the solution listed here: I tried them and they didn't work: root@kali:# apt-get install fglrx-atieventsd fglrx-driver fglrx-control fglrx-modules-dkms -y Reading package lists.
As Linux becomes more user-friendly and game developers add Linux support, the biggest question – outside of what physical card to buy – seems to be graphics driver performance.
Done Building dependency tree Reading state information. Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. I've had this problem when a few times trying to install packages. I usually look on debian.org for the packages. Sometimes there's a package that depends on a package that depends on another package and so on and so forth but eventually you find it or you rage quit. Or you have to install some deprecated library that breaks your system and creates security issues.
Have you tried this? Apt-get install kali-linux-gpu Or maybe? Apt-get install amd-opencl-icd Yes it's very frustrating, i have been searching the net for hours and triing different 'solutions' but nothing has work so far thats why i made this post to see if any of you guys might be able to help. I tried those commands and they install with any problems so it seem to be that so far the only problem i am having is installing the fglrx-driver so i can get my graphics card to work. I think i have solved it, finally. From the start all i wanted to do is use my graphics card in my desktop to work in the newly updated Kali Linux 2.0 since the old tutorials don't work anymore. Specifically i wanted my GPU to work with pyrit but my card wasn't being recognised even though it is fully supported.
Well after days and days of searching and asking you guys for help (all of which was very very appreciated and i thank you) i think i finally did it. My card is being picked up by pyrit and i can now use my GPU in Kali Linux 2.0.
Here's how i managed to do it: 1) Go to the website - 2) Using the information from the site open up a terminal and enter: git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati 3) Then when that is finished, in the same terminal i entered: apt-get build-dep xserver-xorg-video-ati 4) Then change into the newly installed xf86-video-ati directory and issue the following commands:./autogen.sh -prefix=/opt/xorg make sudo make install 5) Then apt-get install synaptic and install opencl packages - click on search and type opencl and you should see them. 6) Remove stock pyrit from kali linux 7) Install pyrit and cpyrit-opencl as normal (i chose cpyrit-opencl becasue my graphics card is an AMD Radeon R9 208) That's it. So far it's working. Hope this can help someone else who is stuck. I think i have solved it, finally.
From the start all i wanted to do is use my graphics card in my desktop to work in the newly updated Kali Linux 2.0 since the old tutorials don't work anymore. Specifically i wanted my GPU to work with pyrit but my card wasn't being recognised even though it is fully supported. Well after days and days of searching and asking you guys for help (all of which was very very appreciated and i thank you) i think i finally did it. My card is being picked up by pyrit and i can now use my GPU in Kali Linux 2.0. Here's how i managed to do it: 1) Go to the website - 2) Using the information from the site open up a terminal and enter: git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-ati 3) Then when that is finished, in the same terminal i entered: apt-get build-dep xserver-xorg-video-ati 4) Then change into the newly installed xf86-video-ati directory and issue the following commands:./autogen.sh -prefix=/opt/xorg make sudo make install 5) Then apt-get install synaptic and install opencl packages - click on search and type opencl and you should see them. 6) Remove stock pyrit from kali linux 7) Install pyrit and cpyrit-opencl as normal (i chose cpyrit-opencl becasue my graphics card is an AMD Radeon R9 208) That's it. So far it's working.
Hope this can help someone else who is stuck. Hi, thanks for you explanation. I was able to do everything, but have no idea how to install opencl packages, can someone teach me:D?
Hi, thanks for you explanation. I was able to do everything, but have no idea how to install opencl packages, can someone teach me:D? Ks That's no problem, but i can only tell you what worked for me.
Apt-get install synaptic if you haven't already. Click on the search button and type 'opencl' - without quotes. In the results list you should install: amd-libopencl1 amd-opencl-icd gdb gdbserver libclc-dev libclc-r600 mesa-opencl-icd mesa-opencl-dbg multiforcer nvidia-opencl-dev nvidia-opencl-common nvidia-opencl-icd opencl-headers Some of these are probably not nessesary and have nothing to do with it but that is everything i have installed when synaptic shows me my search results and so far i have been able to use my amd gpu with pyrit. There is one thing, even through i managed to get pyrit working i had a confusing error when i tried to use oclhashcat.
Apt-get install oclhashcat - installed without issue but the error came when i tried to use it: root@Kali:# oclhashcat -m 2500 -a3 /root/Dropbox/cracking/test.hccap?u?u?u?u?u?u?u? OclHashcat v1.36 starting. Generating bitmap tables with 16 bits. ERROR: clGetDeviceIDs -1 Does anyone know how to solve this one? Pulling straws but they make mention of AMD info here about a segfault, although you didn't post that error, try running with '-gpu-temp-disable' and see what happens? The easy way to do it. I wrote a bash script for this because i keep breaking python with cal (which also happened in kali) every time it happens it seems the only solution is a fresh install.
By the looks of things you're packages are broken to bits maybe consider a fresh install and apt-get update && apt-get upgrade mv /usr/lib64 /usr/.lib64 mv /usr/x8664-linux-gnu /usr/.x8664-linux-gnu apt-get install gcc g make dkms fakeroot # Download cp /Download/Catalyst15.7.tar.gz / tar zxvf Catalyst15.7.tar.gz cd Setup-Experimental mkdir /lib/modules/4.0.0-kali1-amd64/build/include/linux cp /usr/include/linux/version.h /lib/modules/4.0.0-kali1-amd64/build/include/linux/ sh ati-installer.sh 15.20 -install! IMPORTANT DON'T REBOOT! Aticonfig -initial ############################################## Nearly there.
Sorry i needed a reboot sorry anout the way the code looks but i cant find an edit button. So now you all know that i suck on IDE's maybe this will make up for it.
And just when you thought things couldnt get any better. Look at the driver version and head straight to What Are you waiting for? Get Cracking!
I really need sleep. Full credit MUST and an extremeley thorough explanation of the reason for the commands used head over to. Sorry about the mess been almost 10 years and that was phpBB If someone could help ill merge and fix it up. Card used is an R7 200 clocks about, PMK's/swc in cpyrit OCL wish i could get cal working. Abd a lessom fhere for everyone. Im stayimg at a mates, he showed me his ISP issued password which just quietly is there before your eyes.
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This guide explains how to install proprietary “NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver” or NVIDIA driver on Kali Linux system. If you are using Kali Linux and have NVIDIA graphics card then most likely you are using open source NVIDIA driver nouveau. You can see it by lsmod grep nouveau command. Nouveau driver works quite well, but if you want to use 3D acceleration feature or want to use GPU based applications (such as CUDA and GPU pass through) then you need to install proprietary NVIDIA driver. The proprietary “NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver” provides optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL applications via a direct-rendering X server. It is a binary-only Xorg driver requiring a Linux kernel module for its use.
The first step is to fully update your Kali Linux system and make sure you have the kernel headers installed. This guide replaces the old guide. Where you had to download NVIDIA Driver (CUDA) manually and edit grub.cfg file to make everything work. Because it will be a long guide, I had to divide it into two parts:.
You use the first guide to install NVIDIA Driver. If you want GPU acceleration, (cudahashcat, GPU pass through etc.) keep reading and follow the second guide to complete your installation. I’ve included as much details I can, including troubleshooting steps and checks but I would like to hear your part of the story, so leave a comment with your findings and issues. The new NVIDIA Driver The new Linux binary NVIDIA drivers nvidia-kernel-dkms builds the NVIDIA Xorg binary kernel module needed by NVIDIA driver, using DKMS. Provided that you have the kernel header packages installed, the kernel module will be built for your running kernel and automatically rebuilt for any new kernel headers that are installed. The binary NVIDIA drivers provide optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL applications via a direct-rendering X Server for graphics cards using NVIDIA chip sets. AGP, PCIe, SLI, TV-out and flat panel displays are also supported.
NVIDIA Added support for the following GPU including fixing some issues: (existing GPU’s are already supported). GeForce GT 710. GeForce 825M. Fixed a regression that prevented NVIDIA-installer from cleaning up directories created as part of the driver installation.
Added a new X configuration option “InbandStereoSignaling” to enable/disable DisplayPort in-band stereo signaling. Fixed a bug that caused PBO downloads of cube map faces to retrieve incorrect data. Fixed a bug in NVIDIA-installer that resulted in spurious error messages when opting out of installing the NVIDIA kernel module or source files for the kernel module. Added experimental support for ARGB GLX visuals when Xinerama and Composite are enabled at the same time on X.Org xserver 1.15.
See the details about this driver in NVIDIA official website:. Debian Linux usually ports that Official Driver to fit it’s requirements.
The NVIDIA driver graphics processing unit (GPU) series/codename of an installed video card can usually be identified using the lspci command. For example: lspci -nn grep VGA My settings My PC got the following configuration: I’ve installed everything in a brand new Kali Linux 1.0.6 installation, fully updated and upgraded. Before you do anything, you of course add the. Once I’ve added the correct Kali Official repositories, I’ve issued the following commands to update, upgrade and dist-upgrade my Kali Linux. Apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get dist-upgrade -y If you’ve completed this part, move on to the next instruction. Step 1: Install Linux headers Install Linux headers as those will be required to build NVIDIA Driver modules.
Aptitude -r install linux-headers-$(uname -r) Where -r means install all recommended packages as well. Step 2: Install NVIDIA Kernel Next I installed NVIDIA Kernel apt-get install nvidia-kernel-$(uname -r). BlackMORE Ops.I recently had an assignment to use HashCat in Kali Linux and nothing I could find worked and I did get the black screen of death that even adjusting memory and cores couldn’t fix. This process worked at some point in Kali because some videos I have seen are dated around 2013 and it worked fine then. There must have been a package that was released where some coding error occurred.
I did post this as a bug on the Kali site because frankly I have seen many references to it but no one including Kali has addressed it to promote a real fix. It seems someone has to awaken the Kali gods and get them to address thisand it is definitely worthwhile to create an update to this blog. Any updates or responses would be great. I received the following when trying the above instructions: root@kali:# aptitude -r install linux-headers-$(uname -r) bash: aptitude: command not found root@kali:# uname -a Linux kali 4.15.0-kali2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.15.11-1kali1 (2018-03-21) x8664 GNU/Linux root@kali:# lsbrelease -a No LSB modules are available. Hello there,i’ve install drivers,fully update Kali and after creating recreating xorg.conf and restart – GUI dont startup. In console “dmesg” dont show any troubles with VGA devices,this fixed by deleting file xorg.conf (I know how to read),but is there a way to configure drivers? I’ve notebook with 610M.
Nvidia site said that it’s supporting CUDA. Also after installing Nvidia drivers and BEFORE creating xorg.conf – is driver already working?Because i dont have “nouveau” show up after suggested command. Hi, I have a question, I have tried numerous times on installing NVidia Graphics for my new notebook which is ASUS X552CL which is having so called ‘hybrid’ graphic cards which is combination of Intel HD 4000 and NVidia GT 710M (Optimus and CUDA technology). I’ve tried so many times installing, reformating and uninstalling since last year. But now I find this new solution on your site which is very well written, can I use the same installation guide and install it?
Because everytime I follow the tutorial on the official kali documentation I failed and the nvidia is not installed and direct rendering is always disabled therefore I can’t get any 3D acceleration. And also do I need to install “bumblebee” to play let’s say some 3D accelerated games? I’ve done every step but when i go glxinfo grep -i “direct rendering” it gives me this: Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”.
Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Error: couldn’t find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”.
Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. When i try to join in blackscreen appears, when i remove xorg.conf it goes good but pyrit listcores dont give me NVIDIA (sry about my english btw).
I have followed every command accurately but still i got some problems. My pc has: root@SarthaKJ:# lspci grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0fcd (rev a1) (Its Nvidia GT 755M 2GB) root@SarthaKJ:# uname -a Linux SarthaKJ 3.14-kali1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.14.4-1kali1 (2014-05-14) x8664 GNU/Linux PROBLEM: First of all, I got blackscreen with blinking cursor which I solved it by removing /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
BUT now I have another problem. Root@SarthaKJ:# glxinfo grep -i “direct rendering” Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”.
Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Error: couldn’t find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”.
Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. And “aptitude install mesa-utils” does not want to get installed. It says this.
Root@SarthaKJ:# aptitude install mesa-utils No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed. 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used. Now if I run the command “lsmod grep nvidia”, the below is the result. Root@SarthaKJ:# lsmod grep nvidia nvidia 10651813 0 i2ccore 24265 7 drm,i915,i2ci801,drmkmshelper,i2calgobit,nvidia,videodev Please help me! And Thanks in advance:).
I managed to install nvidia-settings without allowing apt-get to replace the CUDA enabled NVIDIA Kernel. I searched to the debian repository: And found: There are two versions for debian wheezy (The flavor that kali is based on): The stable 304.xxx and the backport 319.xx I chose the backport, which is closer to the version of the Nvidia kernel that is installed by ‘aptitude install nvidia-kernel-dkms’ I downloaded the deb package: nvidia-settings319.72-1bpo70+1amd64.deb Ignore the advice to use aptitude or synaptic to do the installation: they WILL replace the CUDA enabled NVIDIA Kernel. Use # dpkg -i nvidia-settings319.72-1bpo70+1amd64.deb It may complain about some missing required packages.
Install the required packages with apt-get or if not in the repository, find them in the debian repository and install them with dpkg. After the install is done you can start ‘nvidia-settings’ from a terminal.
When you reboot the computer, you may get a black screen. DO NOT PANIC type Ctrl+Alt+F1 log in as root run #nividia-Xconfig then #service gdm3 start Or #reboot At the end I have the two worlds: CUDA and a graphic NVIDIA settings interface, which in my case I need to handle 2 monitors at the same time in my rig. Doing that by CLI is, eeeh, Hard??
I have exactly the same problem. I cant get the damn driver to work.this is almost the end of week 3, i googled and tried different types of installs.
The problem everyone is having is optimus laptops ( two video cards ) so linux uses IGP not Nvidia. You Can disable IGP in bios if you have that option, if not you in the same boat as me. I have MSI GT60 2PE Dominator Pro 3k edition Nvidia GTX 880M.i need that damn card to work:) My last hope is to try to get Bumblebee working.after that i will loose all hope.
Dont know why the reply got pushed all the way here, but the problem i get was black screen then i removed xorg and i get this when i run glxinfo grep -i “direct rendering” Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″.
Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Error: couldn’t find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″.
Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Hey there, When I go to type – glxinfo grep -i “direct rendering”, I get the following error, Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”.
Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Error: couldn’t find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”.
Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0”. Any Idea on what this is and how to fix it.?
I used all methods include yours and official Kali’s to install the NVIDIA driver. However, none of them worked well and unable to use.
I tried to reinstall it but the result was still same as before. I’m feeling so frustrated that a unknown factor blocks me to do it. How should I do it? Notes: I’m using latest 64 bit Kali with Win 7 64 as dual boot. I used official meta packages to add more features like headers, Pyrit, Android and so on (like apt-get install kali-linux-all).
My GPU is the Geforce 610M which is designed for laptop. I reinstalled it a week ago so its current state is near mint. Other things: How to upgrade Gnome 3.4.2 to 3.12.2 for Kali Linux? How should I do to increase the size of root from 40 GB to 5060 GB (due to the size of tools) (I used Kali Live and Gparted Live USB to do it but I couldn’t move unallocated space (from /home) to root.
I cannot mount the external HDD as a normal user while it works well on root user mode. Screen shots: file:///home/user/Screenshot%20from%202014-:55:03.png file:///home/user/Screenshot%20from%202014-:56:48.png file:///home/user/Screenshot%20from%202014-:06:43.png file:///home/user/Screenshot%20from%202014-:08:31.png file:///home/user/Screenshot%20from%202014-:11:38.png.
Eddy, please note those maximum values vary from monitor to monitor. It would be advisable (and safer) to respect the maximums other monitors may have, so one should not use directly the values you provided (in case you know that, sorry to repeat it, but it may be useful to others, anyway). The maximum values can be obtained from your monitor’s user’s handbook/manual/guide — if you don’t have it, try to look for it online on Google with something like “Samsung V733 filetype:pdf” (insert your real monitor brand and model instead of Samsung V733). If you can’t find any information, you’d really better use the tool mentioned in the post, as it is easier. Also, it may not work everywhere, but the X System produces a log with the data it gathered. If you type (or copy & paste) the line: cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log grep Ranges maybe you get the correct values to use in xorg.conf as the post explains.
I have been following this guide as well as a few others and cannot for the life of me get this working. So I have Kali installed native (only OS on it) on a 3,1 MacBook Pro using EFI and I get this terrible flickering in the gdm.
I have tried a million diff ways to get the Nvidia drivers installed and no matter what it locks up right at the beginning after it is loading kernel. I also get a message at the beginning of boot that command true is not found, but that has to do with my EFI I believe. This is really frustrating the hell out of me. Hey can anyone help with this or even provide reasoning for why this is happening?? I get blackscreen then remove xorg.conf start gdm3 again and glxinfo grep -i “direct rendering” receive this error ive reinstalled kali on multiple hdds on the same pc and the same error everytime i even tried the official package from nvidia still no good. And everytime ive tried to install nvidia drivers its been on a fresh install upgraded updated and dist-upgraded please help ive searched everywhere Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″.
Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Error: couldn’t find RGB GLX visual or fbconfig Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″.
Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″.
Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. Xlib: extension “GLX” missing on display “:0.0″. NVidia has updated their driver package. It contains everything you need. In contrast to all the guides on installing the nVidia driver on Kali Linux, you must not install anything nVidia related before running the official nVidia installer.
Here is how I got the driver working. Make sure your Kali Linux system is up to date: apt-get clean && apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade Install the kernel headers: apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) Download the nVidia driver for your graphics card and save it in a location convenient to you (e.g.
Your home directory). Blacklist the nouveau driver: make sure you have a file called “nvidia-installer-disable-nouveau.conf” inside of /etc/modprobe.d/.
If it’s not there, create it and paste inside blacklist nouveau options nouveau modeset=0 Enter the following commands in a terminal as root: sed ‘s/quiet/quiet nouveau.modeset=0/g’ -i /etc/default/grub update-grub update-initramfs reboot If you face the login screen after reboot, do not log in but change to a terminal with ALT+F1. Log in to the terminal as root. Kill GDM: service gdm3 stop Remove all nVidia related stuff: apt-get purge nvidia-. Navigate to the directory you downloaded the nVidia driver to.
Make sure the driver installer (.run) is executable: chmod +x NVidiarun Start the nVidia driver installer and follow the instructions on the screen. Let it configure your X server. Reboot again.
You should now be fine Hope that helps. At least that’s how I got my system working.
The nvidia-kernel-dkms package from the Kali repository, unfortunately, does not support my graphics card (GeForce 8400 GS) any more so I had to install the official nVidia driver (340.93) instead. I have a problem.
Currently, my laptop have 2 GPUs (integrated intel and nVidia) that is switchable. And i would like to ask whether i can use my nvidia driver and proprietary driver. Hi, I am on the most current KALI linux, did the upgrade and dist-upgrade, and there don’t seem to be kernel headers available for me.
This is what I get when I type apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) Reading package lists Done Building dependency tree Reading state information Done E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-4.3.0-kali1-amd64 E: Couldn’t find any package by glob ‘linux-headers-4.3.0-kali1-amd64’ E: Couldn’t find any package by regex ‘linux-headers-4.3.0-kali1-amd64’ Maybe this OS version is too new? If I could get the headers working I could probably install because there is a driver out for the GTX-970 which is what I am using, and the built in display drivers work well with it, but I would like the GPU processing capabilities. Please reply if you can, thanks. Hello juan carlos, and arjun thagunna, at first, I’d suggest buying a mouse with a scrollwheel.
The solution is NOT to install any of those nividia-kernel related packages. It is already described a few post above yours but I repeat it for your convenience: nVidia has updated their driver package. It contains everything you need.
In contrast to all the guides on installing the nVidia driver on Kali Linux, you must not install anything nVidia related before running the official nVidia installer. Here is how I got the driver working. Make sure your Kali Linux system is up to date: apt-get clean && apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade Install the kernel headers: apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) If you get errors like alreza jj: Couldn’t find any package whose name or description matched “linux-headers-3.14-kali1-amd64” make sure that the correct sources for Kali packages are referenced in /etc/apt/sources.list and that you are connected to the internet. Download the nVidia driver for your graphics card and save it in a location convenient to you (e.g. Your home directory).
Blacklist the nouveau driver: make sure you have a file called “nvidia-installer-disable-nouveau.conf” inside of /etc/modprobe.d/. If it’s not there, create it and paste inside blacklist nouveau options nouveau modeset=0 Enter the following commands in a terminal as root: sed ‘s/quiet/quiet nouveau.modeset=0/g’ -i /etc/default/grub update-grub update-initramfs reboot If you face the login screen after reboot, do not log in but change to a terminal with ALT+F1. Log in to the terminal as root. Kill GDM: service gdm3 stop Remove all nVidia related stuff: apt-get purge nvidia-. Navigate to the directory you downloaded the nVidia driver to.
Make sure the driver installer (.run) is executable: chmod +x NVidiarun Start the nVidia driver installer and follow the instructions on the screen. Let it configure your X server. Reboot again. You should now be fine Hope that helps. At least that’s how I got my system working. The nvidia-kernel-dkms package from the Kali repository, unfortunately, does not support my graphics card (GeForce 8400 GS) any more so I had to install the official nVidia driver (340.93) instead.