I think I discovered the difference between the above two situations.
In the case where the virtual consoles are reachable the nouveau driver is in use.
In the case where there is just a black screen with a cursor and no interactivity the nvidia drivers are in use.
I think I discovered the difference between the above two situations.
In the case where the virtual consoles are reachable the nouveau driver is in use.
In the case where there is just a black screen with a cursor and no interactivity the nvidia drivers are in use.