nouveau: boot hangs at blank screen with unsupported graphics cards
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Xenial |
Fix Released
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High
|
Kamal Mostafa |
Bug Description
This issue prevents installing Ubuntu and booting with certain GPUs until the Nvidia-367 graphics drivers have been installed.
Nouveau in 16.04 doesn't include support for the current series of Nvidia GPUs (Pascal architecture, GTX 1070 and 1080), but still tries to load, resulting in boot hanging at a blank screen. The current behavior will cause Ubuntu 16.04 to be difficult for most users to install on computers with NVidia hardware newer than the previous generation.
To reproduce:
Create an Ubuntu live image and attempt to install Ubuntu on a computer with an NVidia Pascal GPU.
Expected Results: Ubuntu graphical installer appears.
Actual Results: Boot hangs at blank screen.
Possible fix: https:/
Adds a check to nouveau that the gfx chipset is supported before booting fbdev off the hardware.
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
assignee: | nobody → Kamal Mostafa (kamalmostafa) |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:
apport-collect 1602340
and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.
If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.
This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.