1. Download the newest nvidia driver from download.nvidia.com. For example, NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.05-pkg1.run.
2. Edit the /etc/inittab file with vim or other edit tools, change the runlevel from 5 to 3. Save and exit.
3. Reboot the system and login as root.
4. run the driver installer. For example,sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.05-pkg1.run.
5. The installer will ask if you want to download the newest driver from nvidia.com, select NO.
6. The installer will ask whether you want to write the xorg.conf file with nvidia-config programme, select YES.
7. When finished, edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf, change the maximum HorizSync and VertRefresh from 110.0 to 60.0.
8. Edit the /etc/inittab, change the runlevel from 3 to 5.
9. Reboot. Enjoy!
