Ubuntu
nvidia-graphics-drivers-updates package

  1. Bug #1068341
  2. Comment #25

Comment 25 for bug 1068341

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mjau (mjau-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

This is a serious problem. A fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10 followed by switching to the Nvidia binary drivers will give you a completely blank desktop on next reboot. Someone new to Linux will have no idea what to do.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Do a new, clean install of Ubuntu 12.10, and boot into it. Optionally update packages to the latest versions, they don't fix anything as of this post.
2. System settings -> Software sources -> Additional drivers -> select and activate any binary Nvidia driver. Installation completes without any errors.
3. Reboot, log in if not automatic. You now have a blank desktop, the resolution is wrong, and nothing works (except ctrl-alt-f1).