Public bug reported: The currently "tested" Nvidia driver 530 has a critical bug which causes Wayland sessions to crash during logon. It affects all desktop environments but apparently it only happens when the monitor refresh rate is more than 120hz.
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-boot-into-kde-wayland- session-with-530-30-02/244559/42 https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/rtx4090-530-drivers-not-working- on-wayland-gnome-screen-turns-off-works-on-xorg/249204 Apparently it is solved in driver version 535.54.03 which is not yet available in the Ubuntu repos. Downgrading to nvidia-driver-525 solves the problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04 Package: nvidia-driver-530 (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-23.23-generic 6.2.12 Uname: Linux 6.2.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.26.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sat Jun 17 14:03:10 2023 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-08-24 (661 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Release amd64 (20210420) SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-530 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to lunar on 2023-04-20 (57 days ago) ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-530 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lunar wayland-session -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-530 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2024287 Title: Wayland session not working with nvidia-driver-530 (proprietary, tested) on high refresh rate monitors. Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-530 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The currently "tested" Nvidia driver 530 has a critical bug which causes Wayland sessions to crash during logon. It affects all desktop environments but apparently it only happens when the monitor refresh rate is more than 120hz. https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-boot-into-kde-wayland- session-with-530-30-02/244559/42 https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/rtx4090-530-drivers-not-working- on-wayland-gnome-screen-turns-off-works-on-xorg/249204 Apparently it is solved in driver version 535.54.03 which is not yet available in the Ubuntu repos. Downgrading to nvidia-driver-525 solves the problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04 Package: nvidia-driver-530 (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-23.23-generic 6.2.12 Uname: Linux 6.2.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.26.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sat Jun 17 14:03:10 2023 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-08-24 (661 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Release amd64 (20210420) SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-530 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to lunar on 2023-04-20 (57 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-530/+bug/2024287/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp