I did another test: 1. I installed Linux Mint 18.0 (Sarah) which is based on Xenial (vanilla installation) 2. I updated the system (recommended updates) 3. Installed Nvidia driver 367.57 - system not broken ! everything works 4. installed Intel proprietary driver (it was in the additional drivers - intel-microcode (3.20151106.1) - Then the system broke again. 5. At this point I tended to believe that the problem was in the combination of intel-microdcode package and nvidia-367 package 6. I remember that Ubuntu 16.04 comes automatically installed with intel-microcode package, so I decided to expand my test. I reinstalled Ubuntu 16.04.1 fresh. 7. I updated the system (software update). 8. I removed intel-microcode usage (using the "additional drivers" option to disable that device) 9. reboot. 10. install nvidia-367 driver (from additional drivers) - reboot. 11. system is still broken (blank screen, can't reach login at all, no TTY, can't even ssh, even though openssh was installed).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-367 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1643997 Title: nvidia driver causes blank screen Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-367 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I just installed ubuntu 16.04.1 64 bit (complete vanilla) 1. apt-get upgrade 2. apt-get dist-upgrade 3. install nvidia proprietary driver from "System settings -> Software & updates -> Additional Drivers" (current driver is 367.57- marked "proprietary, tested"). 4. reboot 5. blank screen as described above. I've modified grub with "nomodeset" - did not work. Removed "quiet, splash" - did not work add "set gfxpayload=text" - got some output to the screen, but not can't tell what it does and I have no idea where the data is stored - and then blank screen. disabled vesa frame buffer (vesafb.nonsense=1) - did not work My graphic HW: GTX 960 For now, I purged nvidia driver and the system is running well. I am sure the card is working properly because up until 3 days ago it had ubuntu 14.04 installed on it with nvidia driver active. Then there was an update which caused the same blank screen on 14.04. I decided to install 16.04 fresh (over the 14.04). I hoped the blank screen issue will disappear with 16.04, but it turns out it doesn't. If you need me to run some tests, I'll be more then happy to do so. I installed openssh-server on my machine, so I think I might be able to ssh into it from another machine while its in blank screen (did not test this). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-47.68-generic 4.4.24 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-47-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Nov 22 21:51:15 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-47-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation GM206 [GeForce GTX 960] [10de:1401] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-22 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-47-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) XorgLogOld: dmi.bios.date: 04/25/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1302 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P7H55-M dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1302:bd04/25/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP7H55-M:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Tue Nov 22 21:30:50 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 xserver.video_driver: nouveau To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-367/+bug/1643997/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
