NVIDIA driver install - Error: Unable to find the kernel source tree......

I'M installed The BT5 on my hard disk,now i want to install NVIDIA driver.
first i use apt-get install nvidia-driver command to intsall,the error is :not find the packges...

then i download the driver from www.nvidia.com and install it.but the error is:

Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel. Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your kernel and that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' or 'kernel-devel' RPM installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path' command line option.

my notebooke is ASUS A53XI241SV there are two Graphics.Intel and NVIDIA GT540M.

Ok！！source of the proble has been resolved on .(from here)

but when i installed the nVidia Driver and startx,the error still.

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X.Org X Server 1.7.6
Release Date: 2010-03-17
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-27-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux bt 2.6.38 #1 SMP Thu Mar 17 20:52:18 EDT 2011 i686
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38 root=UUID=9b996428-630d-47a2-b805-78f620b29332 ro text splash nomodeset vga=791
Build Date: 08 March 2011  08:22:50AM
xorg-server 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.6 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
Current version of pixman: 0.16.4
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu May 12 02:15:45 2011
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) Using config directory: "/usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
        at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

 ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log
giving up.
xinit:  No such file or directory (errno 2):  unable to connect to X server
xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.

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plz help me! the error same on BT4 R2 when i installed the nVidia driver.

there is my VGA:

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00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Sandy Bridge Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0df4 (rev a1)

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Nobyd can't read this???????

first prepare the kernel

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prepare-kernel-sources
cd /usr/src/linux
cp -rf include/generated/* include/linux/

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when download your driver from nvidia

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

chmod +x nvidiafilename

log out and run the following command

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sh nvidiafilename

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r083rt

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Originally Posted by r083rt

first prepare the kernel

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prepare-kernel-sources
cd /usr/src/linux
cp -rf include/generated/* include/linux/

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when download your driver from nvidia

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

chmod +x nvidiafilename

log out and run the following command

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sh nvidiafilename

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r083rt

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yes i'm doing same that.but when i installed and startx the error become!!!

hi r083rt！
During the installation process without any error occurred.The error is happend when i type startx command after installed the driver!

first try this

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dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

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then this

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rm /root/.kde/cache-root/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-root/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-bt/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-bt/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache

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are you install x64?????

chmod +x nvidiafilename

./nvidiafilename

http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/backtrack-5-beginners-section/40374-nvidia-64-drivers-cuda-pyrit.html

not x64 it's 32bit!!!