NVIDIA binary driver corrupts X Session
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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sddm (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release: 16.04
nvidia-361:
Installed: 361.42-0ubuntu2
Candidate: 361.42-0ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 361.42-0ubuntu2 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
After installing 16.04 I also added a new video card- an NVIDIA GTX 960. The system worked fine (for a few days to a week) until I switch to the NVIDIA binary driver (version 361.42 from nvidia-361). The graphics (specifically panning between workspaces) looked better and videos play in chrome. However, I eventually noticed a few other (more critical) things did not work:
* Nautilus would not open
* Chrome remote desktop would not accept connections
* Virtual consoles show a single large cursor but nothing else.
I tried reinstalling nautilus and chrome-
I'm not sure that the problem isn't caused by the way the NVIDIA driver is configured