Nvidia optimus driver (intel + nvidia video cards) has been working perfectly until kernel 4.4.0-92. However, after updating to later versions (96, 98, 101) it stopped working and the system is only usable by command line.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-101.124-generic 4.4.95
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-101-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.09.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:09:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 384.90 Tue Sep 19 19:17:35 PDT 2017
GCC version: gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.5)
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Sat Nov 25 22:23:01 2017
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-101-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-384, 384.90, 4.4.0-101-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-384, 384.90, 4.4.0-92-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Lenovo Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [17aa:3800]
Subsystem: Lenovo GK208M [GeForce GT 730M] [17aa:3800]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-05 (385 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
MachineType: LENOVO 20270
ProcEnviron:
TERM=linux
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-101-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=e10739b9-9c0c-4937-af9d-a7784b5bd023 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7CCN34WW
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Cherry 4A Touch
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: 31900058STD
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: IdeaPad U430 Touch
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7CCN34WW:bd10/15/2013:svnLENOVO:pn20270:pvrIdeaPadU430Touch:rvnLENOVO:rnCherry4ATouch:rvr31900058STD:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrIdeaPadU430Touch:
dmi.product.name: 20270
dmi.product.version: IdeaPad U430 Touch
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.76-1~ubuntu16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7
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+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Sat Nov 25 22:06:20 2017
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.devices:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7
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