Yay! Thanks a lot! I have just unbricked my 8400GS computer. NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-256.53.run worked for me.
Followed the instructions from Marc-Antoine Ruel above. If that's not working, you may want to try changing the "Device" section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf from Driver "nvidia" to Driver "vesa" So at least you have a semi-usable computer. -- Black screen after installing Nvidia drivers on 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/660596 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs