Nvidia kernel driver stops loading after kernel update (needs manual reinstallation)

[Sam Magura]

I often have to forcibly power down my PC because of this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1970808. Well, the most recent time I did that, when the computer restarted, the resolution is stuck on 1024x768 even though I am on a 1920x1080 monitor. I restarted my PC again and it is still stuck on the low resolution.

This Ask Ubuntu answer (https://askubuntu.com/a/1167437/1589552) did allow me to force my resolution to 1920x1080, but a few things still seemed off:

- The display settings page in the Gnome settings app still showed my display as "unknown display" and did not have any options for changing the resolution.
- A WebGL-based application I use for work was very slow compared to normal.

I reverted the change to my Grub config and now I'm back to 1024x768.

I have an Nvidia GTX 1060 connected to a 1920x1080 monitor via HDMI. Let me know of any other information I can provide that would be helpful. Also let me know if there is a workaround other than reinstalling the OS.

Edit: I have a Windows dual boot on this PC, with Windows installed on a separate SSD. I booted into Windows and everything seems completely fine. This provides further evidence that this is a software issue, not a hardware one.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+23ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-33.34-generic 5.15.30
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue May 24 20:14:55 2022
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: jammy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GP106 [GeForce GTX 1060 3GB] [10de:1c02] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] GP106 [GeForce GTX 1060 3GB] [1462:3287]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-04-23 (31 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B450M DS3H
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-33-generic root=UUID=c4ac1391-7d4e-4282-94ba-fbae3c4c044c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/25/2019
dmi.bios.release: 5.13
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F4
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: B450M DS3H-CF
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Default string
dmi.chassis.version: Default string
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF4:bd01/25/2019:br5.13:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnB450MDS3H:pvrDefaultstring:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnB450MDS3H-CF:rvrx.x:cvnDefaultstring:ct3:cvrDefaultstring:skuDefaultstring:
dmi.product.family: Default string
dmi.product.name: B450M DS3H
dmi.product.sku: Default string
dmi.product.version: Default string
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.110-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 22.0.1-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-2build3
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20210115-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-2build1

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thanks for the bug report. It appears your Nvidia kernel driver is not loading anymore so low resolution is expected. This may have been caused by a recent kernel update. Please try this:

  sudo apt install --reinstall nvidia-driver-510/jammy
  sudo apt install --reinstall nvidia-dkms-510/jammy

and then reboot.

[Sam Magura (srmagura)]

It worked!!! Thank you.

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

This change was made by a bot.

[Sam Magura (srmagura)]

I had been using the 525 Nvidia drivers successfully for several months. Today I ran an `apt upgrade` after being away from my PC for a month, and the upgrade caused this graphics driver issue to occur again.

I fixed it by running:

  sudo apt install --reinstall nvidia-driver-525/jammy
  sudo apt install --reinstall nvidia-dkms-525/jammy

And then rebooting.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.