ubuntu 18.10 installer fails for GeForce GTX 1050 when updating driver while installing
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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base-installer (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
18.10 64 bit Ubuntu installer creates an unusable system that freezes within a minute, or freezes instantly upon starting any graphics intensive applications like Firefox or gnome-activities.
I have a GeForce GTX 1050.
How to reproduce:
* Install image, while enabling updates and third party software.
* Graphics freezes as described above and in https:/
* The system freezes even in recovery mode, where the text is overwritten and garbled quickly.
How to work around:
* During install disable network and disable any update of drivers and software.
* Upon restart the graphics will freeze again, but recovery options do work this time.
* Plug in LAN cable, start in recovery mode, enable networking, then drop into root.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-390
see https:/
Now graphics will work. I then switched to using the NVIDIA driver using "Software & Updates".
description: | updated |
no longer affects: | gnome-raw-thumbnailer (Ubuntu) |
description: | updated |
It seems my issue is described here
https:/ /itsfoss. com/fix- ubuntu- freezing/ ?utm_source= newsletter& utm_medium= email&utm_ campaign= boot_issue_ with_nvidia_ manjaro_ linux_install_ vs_codes_ open_source_ version_ and_more& utm_term= 2019-04- 10