Black screen on boot with Nvidia 310 driver

[graingert]

With the 310 drivers installed it seems that lightdm does not operate. Downgrading to 304 fixes the issue

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nvidia-experimental-310 310.14-0ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-35.55-generic 3.2.34
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-35-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Dec 24 02:07:34 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-310
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-02 (204 days ago)

[Rui Nande (epostalservice)]

Have you tried the nvidia release (310.19) install in a console with the lightdm service stopped?

Download the drivers from the nvidia page and enter console 1 (CTRL+ALT+1) and change to the directory where the install file is,
default is Downloads in your home directory, and type:

sudo stop lightdm
sudo sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-a64-310.19.run

When promped to update xorg.conf say no. With me lightdm didn't work. <-- could be the bug in question

Reboot and see if it works. You can also try saying yes to xorg.conf update, just say to make a backup copy when promped.
If it fails, go to a console, stop lightdm if it's started, run the install with the --uninstall option and restore xorg.conf's backup when promped. Run install again and don't update xorg.conf.

It's also possible that it's a driver related bug, since it's an experimental version, so try the final version for 310 (310.19) from nvidia to exclude that possibility.
I will also try to replicate the bug.

Drop a line afterwards with the results. Take care.

[graingert (tagrain)]

When running with the 304 drivers I have no xorg.conf file.

Installing the 301 drivers adds an xorg.conf file, lightdm does not work with or without this file.

I don't particularly want to use unpackaged software.

[graingert (tagrain)]

s/301/310/

[Rui Nande (epostalservice)]

Ok, I tried to replicate that bug, but nothing so far.
I downgraded from 310.19 (from nvidia) to 304 (package), then installed the 310 (package).
All my 3 screens worked, the configuration was kept.

I did, however, get an error during the 310 install. Re-running apt-get install seemed to install properly. The 304 installed with no problems.

Seems like it might be problem with the package.
I'll try to get it triaged.

[Ian Nicholson (imnichol)]

I think that this is a duplicate of bug 1069283, which I experience with all versions of the nvidia drivers.
Does it work if you install gdm and configure ubuntu to use that rather than lightdm?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[tarron filmer (sephsplace)]

Recently I've been recently pulling my hair out trying to install 325 drivers, having to go back and install 304 to be able to get past a black/blank screen issue, but I found the solution! for me anyway (previously I had tried things like nomodeset, noapic...loads of boot parameters) but all I did was after installing the 325 drivers via xorg edgers ppa, was just to "nvidia-xconfig" in terminal after installation, then I had no more black screen after reboot. so happy right now

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

nvidia-graphics-drivers-experimental-310 is removed since precise, closing it's bugs