Debian 8.2 Crash

Graphics / Linux Linux
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Hello, I’m Debian user, and bought laptop with Nvidia GT840M. I was trying to install the drviers with .run (NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.93.run) and by the repositories, but always when i finish to install it, my GUI don’t work but can use CLI (CTRL+F1). I don’t know what to do, it happens with Debian, Ubuntu (sometimes works), Linux Mint 17.2 (sometimes works), LMDE and Kali Linux.

Can someone make me a little guide how to install it or give me a link about it. Or tell me something to consider when to install.

Actually I’m using Debian 8.2 (64Bits) with gnome.

TNX!

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Do not mix the .run file and the deb packages.

First purge all nvidia packages
$ sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
install and run nvidia-installer-cleanup

read the Debian Nvidia Wiki for the other steps
https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
Do not forget to create a xorg.conf file

If your X server doesn’t start read the error messages with
journalctl -r

success,

floris

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This will not work since GT840M msounds like optimus.
The thread-starter should read about bumblebee or nvidia-prime.