Public bug reported:
To reproduce:
1. Install Ubuntu
2. Switch to Nvidia driver
3. Wait
The default for Ubuntu is to install updates automatically in the
background. Eventually an updated Nvidia driver will be installed, and
then all graphics acceleration stops working for any new programs which
are launched. Note that it continues working for anything that was
already running.
This results in the following things happening:
1. Any program that requires OpenGL will crash on startup. For example
glxgears:
```
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for
operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 152 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 3 (X_GLXCreateContext)
Value in failed request: 0x0
Serial number of failed request: 36
Current serial number in output stream: 37
```
2. Any program that uses CUDA will fail in a similar way.
3. Programs that can fall back to software rendering will do so. For
example, Firefox will start using software rendering, causing it to max
out several CPU cores on heavy websites like Discord.
Expected Result:
One of the following:
1. Don't automatically install driver updates in the background.
2. Install them in a way that doesn't prevent them from working until a reboot.
3. Display a message informing the user that the drivers were updated and
requesting a reboot.
User Impact
It can be difficult for the user to notice this has happened for the
following reasons:
1. There is no notification that the driver has been updated.
2. Most software will fall back to software rendering and just run slowly for
no obvious reason.
3. Any software that was already running before the update will continue
working properly.
So then the user gets left with a system that runs really slowly until
they notice there is a problem because a program won't run, or they
happened to notice that Firefox is using 500% CPU. This may be some time
after the driver was updated. It is difficult for the user to work out
that they need to reboot.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04
Package: nvidia-driver-525 525.116.04-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-20.20-generic 6.2.6
Uname: Linux 6.2.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.26.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sun Jun 18 02:44:05 2023
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-06-01 (16 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Release amd64 (20230414.2)
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-525
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-525 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lunar
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2024305
Title:
All GPU functionality stops working whenever an updated Nvidia driver
is installed and until the system is rebooted
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-525 package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
To reproduce:
1. Install Ubuntu
2. Switch to Nvidia driver
3. Wait
The default for Ubuntu is to install updates automatically in the
background. Eventually an updated Nvidia driver will be installed, and
then all graphics acceleration stops working for any new programs
which are launched. Note that it continues working for anything that
was already running.
This results in the following things happening:
1. Any program that requires OpenGL will crash on startup. For example
glxgears:
```
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for
operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 152 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 3 (X_GLXCreateContext)
Value in failed request: 0x0
Serial number of failed request: 36
Current serial number in output stream: 37
```
2. Any program that uses CUDA will fail in a similar way.
3. Programs that can fall back to software rendering will do so. For
example, Firefox will start using software rendering, causing it to
max out several CPU cores on heavy websites like Discord.
Expected Result:
One of the following:
1. Don't automatically install driver updates in the background.
2. Install them in a way that doesn't prevent them from working until a
reboot.
3. Display a message informing the user that the drivers were updated and
requesting a reboot.
User Impact
It can be difficult for the user to notice this has happened for the
following reasons:
1. There is no notification that the driver has been updated.
2. Most software will fall back to software rendering and just run slowly for
no obvious reason.
3. Any software that was already running before the update will continue
working properly.
So then the user gets left with a system that runs really slowly until
they notice there is a problem because a program won't run, or they
happened to notice that Firefox is using 500% CPU. This may be some
time after the driver was updated. It is difficult for the user to
work out that they need to reboot.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04
Package: nvidia-driver-525 525.116.04-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-20.20-generic 6.2.6
Uname: Linux 6.2.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.26.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sun Jun 18 02:44:05 2023
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-06-01 (16 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Release amd64 (20230414.2)
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-525
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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