No Display

[Keith]

Hello all,

I am a new user of linux and have no idea to fix my current issue.

I just installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu 9.10 64 Bit on my laptop which is a Toshiba X205-9359. The Video Card in the Toshiba is a Nvidia GeForce 8700M GT. After installing Ubuntu and loading into the OS, I discovered the update hardware option where you can install proprietary drivers for my graphics card, There is a Version 185 and a older version of the drivers to choose from, So I of course chose the Newest Recommended Version which is Version 185. I then activated that driver, After installation of that driver it asked me to reboot the machine. After rebooting it will no longer show a display after the boot process. My determination is the video card driver is incompatible with the OS. I didn't know how to fix this issue, So I went ahead and deleted the partition Ubuntu was installed on. Created a new partition and formatted it and then reloaded Ubuntu 9.10. After reloading the OS I tried installing the older version of the driver and that was also unsuccessful because I am now getting the same issue with No display after boot. I am at a loss and have no idea how to fix this issue. The only way I know how to resolve it is too delete partition, format and reload. However I would never be able to utilize the full use of my graphics card because the proprietary drivers don't work. If there is anyone that has had this problem and knows how to fix it please get back to me.

Thank you,
Keith

[Ned Hedrick (nedhedrick)]

Same problem here. HP CQ50-215NR laptop w/nvidia graphics. Works fine until I install the nvidia driver, then no display. Only recourse I know is to completely re-install the OS. Note that this problem exists for me on Ubuntu 8.04.4, and Lucid alpha 2. Will try on 9.10 tonight...

Thanks!

[Ned Hedrick (nedhedrick)]

Ubuntu 9.10 w/nvidia driver seems to work OK. So failure is occurring for me on 8.04.4 and Lucid alpha 2.

Sequence of events is:
1. Fresh install of OS.
2. Use System > Administration > Update Manager to install all current updates.
3. Re-boot.
4. Use System > Administration > Hardware Drivers to install recommended Nvidia graphics driver.
5. Re-boot.
6. After entering sign-on info, screen goes black and system won't respond to anything.

[Ned Hedrick (nedhedrick)]

Oops...correction to sequence of events above...

in step 6, sign-on screen never appears. System locks BEFORE sign-on screen appears (at least on 8.04.4)

Sorry for the confusion...

[Hans Hellén (hans-hellen)]

The nvidia-current driver does not work properly on Lucid either (Nvidia 7200 GS and LG 26LC2RA via HDMi). So I have to keep on using 173-version still.