X server freezes with all NVIDIA open source driver releases (340.102, 375.66, 381.22)

[A K Singh]

Hello,

I have Dell XPX L502X with Nvidia GT 540M card i.e. 6 years old hardware whose driver is still not working, this is amazing :(

The X server freezes with all NVIDIA open source driver releases (340.102, 375.66, 381.22). This report is for NVIDIA driver version 340.102.

X Server freezes at any time keyboard and mouse hangs and last resort used to be to power down with power key forcefully which may destroy HDD also :(

I even tried proprietary NVIDIA drivers also but they had shown the same behaviour.

Without the NVIDIA drivers in place I can't use CUDA toolkit.

Please let me know if someone need any further info apart from attached file.
Thanks

Br
aksgaur

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm 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 340.102 Mon Jan 16 13:06:29 PST 2017
 GCC version: gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4)
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Sun May 28 11:42:45 2017
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bbswitch, 0.8, 4.8.0-36-generic, x86_64: installed
 bbswitch, 0.8, 4.8.0-53-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-340, 340.102, 4.8.0-36-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-340, 340.102, 4.8.0-53-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [1028:050e]
 NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] [10de:0df4] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] [1028:050e]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-01 (26 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System XPS L502X
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.8.0-36-generic root=UUID=e35ef27e-882a-4ccf-9430-7246671359cb ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/07/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A12
dmi.board.name: 0NJT03
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd09/07/2012:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL502X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0NJT03:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L502X
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.70-1~ubuntu16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A

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