gouri, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Could you please advise if using the older version of the driver as per your Bug Description yielded better results?
** Tags added: latest-bios-203 ** Tags added: regression-release ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Critical => Medium ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1575907 Title: Using nVidia proprietary driver 361.42 yields black screen Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: # Context Selecting nvidia driver using software-properties-gtk. Install goes ok. No longer observing bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-361/+bug/1553554 Hardware is Asus n551jk laptop. nvidia driver worked on same hardware with Ubuntu 14.04. # Expected Correct display with better performance and 3D support. # Observed. No immediate effect, although GUI says driver is used. On next boot, no graphical login was observed. Screen was just black. Normal boot again yields same result. Waiting half an hour did not yield any more result. I logged in on a text console and ran "ubuntu-bug" to generate a bug report that I kept until I had a working X again. Booting in rescue mode I finally managed to get to a X session (which is not the usual nouveau setup, for example xbacklight does not work, full brightness hurts my eyes, output is no longer named "eDP1" but "default"). # Additional information Will try to switch to proprietary driver 340.96 as suggested by software-properties-gtk. I guess all other needed information is included in bug report (generated by ubuntu-bug). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 361.42 Tue Mar 22 18:10:58 PDT 2016 GCC version: gcc version 5.3.1 20160413 (Ubuntu 5.3.1-14ubuntu2) ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Wed Apr 27 21:31:20 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-361, 361.42, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 5.0.18, 4.4.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 5.0.18, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0416] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [1043:177d] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. GM107M [GeForce GTX 850M] [1043:177d] InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-03 (84 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160203) MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. N551JK ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-21-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=1a4f1bb3-67a8-4e9e-ba71-e9a2741c04a8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/06/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: N551JK.203 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: N551JK dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrN551JK.203:bd10/06/2014:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnN551JK:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnN551JK:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: N551JK dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. version.compiz: compiz N/A version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2 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 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Wed Apr 27 20:31:46 2016 xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1575907/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp