TLDR Version:
All current Nvidia drivers get BORKed by ubuntu-drivers-common's gpu-manager
After every reboot (restart of gpu-manager) most links which get set via update-alternatives are overwritten
Rest:
and look for example like this:
root@charion:/var/lib/dpkg/info# ls -la /etc/alternatives/i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 Aug 29 18:02 /etc/alternatives/i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf -> /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 41 Aug 29 18:02 /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf -> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf
This also prevents the Xserver from loading the nvidia_drv.so module
[ 36.765] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 36.765] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
[ 36.765] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
[ 36.765] (II) Unloading nvidia
[ 36.765] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 36.765] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
[ 36.765] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[ 36.765] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 36.765] compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.0.10
[ 36.765] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 36.765] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0
[ 36.765] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[ 36.765] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[ 36.765] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
since the link has gone AWOL
ls -la /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/
total 4892
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 29 18:02 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jul 31 11:21 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10472 Jul 29 13:38 ati_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31704 Mai 11 07:11 cirrus_alpine.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19352 Mai 11 07:11 cirrus_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27832 Mai 11 07:11 cirrus_laguna.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23560 Feb 5 2014 fbdev_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1617744 Jul 29 13:32 intel_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 174648 Feb 5 2014 mach64_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 140656 Mai 11 07:12 mga_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 44496 Jun 26 19:11 modesetting_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 66544 Feb 5 2014 neomagic_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 207440 Feb 5 2014 nouveau_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 356336 Feb 5 2014 openchrome_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 172456 Feb 5 2014 qxl_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108712 Feb 5 2014 r128_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 434984 Jul 29 13:38 radeon_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 57656 Feb 5 2014 s3_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 140848 Feb 5 2014 savage_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 112192 Feb 5 2014 siliconmotion_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 547064 Apr 2 13:01 sis_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 77144 Feb 5 2014 sisusb_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 189392 Feb 5 2014 spiceqxl_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 65936 Feb 5 2014 tdfx_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 142224 Feb 5 2014 trident_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27624 Feb 5 2014 vesa_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 157720 Apr 10 10:56 vmware_drv.so
root@charion:/var/lib/dpkg/info# ./nvidia-331.postinst configure
update-alternatives: automatic updates of /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf are disabled; leaving it alone
update-alternatives: to return to automatic updates use 'update-alternatives --auto x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf'
update-alternatives: automatic updates of /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf are disabled; leaving it alone
update-alternatives: to return to automatic updates use 'update-alternatives --auto x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf'
update-alternatives: automatic updates of /etc/alternatives/i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf are disabled; leaving it alone
update-alternatives: to return to automatic updates use 'update-alternatives --auto i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf'
update-alternatives: automatic updates of /etc/alternatives/i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf are disabled; leaving it alone
update-alternatives: to return to automatic updates use 'update-alternatives --auto i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf'
INFO:Enable nvidia-331
the same with -x
+ update-alternatives --verbose --force --install /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf /usr/lib/nvidia-331/ld.so.conf 8604 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-xconfig.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_man_nvidiaxconfig.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-xconfig.1.gz --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-smi.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-smi.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-smi.1.gz --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-cuda-mps-control.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-control.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-cuda-mps-control.1.gz --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-persistenced.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_man_persistenced.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-persistenced.1.gz --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-smi x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_smi /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-smi --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-xconfig x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_xconfig /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-xconfig --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_bug_report /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-debugdump x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-debugdump /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-debugdump --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-control x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-control /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-control --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-server x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-server /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-server --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-persistenced x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_persistenced /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-persistenced --slave /usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_app_profile /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc --slave /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_drv /usr/lib/nvidia-331/xorg/nvidia_drv.so --slave /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_modconf /lib/nvidia-331/modprobe.conf --slave /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules x86_64-linux-gnu_xorg_extra_modules /usr/lib/nvidia-331/xorg --slave /usr/lib/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 /usr/lib/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 --slave /usr/lib/libvdpau_nvidia.so x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so /usr/lib/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so --slave /usr/lib32/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so.1_lib32 /usr/lib32/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 --slave /usr/lib32/libvdpau_nvidia.so x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so_lib32 /usr/lib32/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so --slave /usr/share/grub-gfxpayload-lists/blacklist/10_proprietary-graphics-drivers x86_64-linux-gnu_grub_fb_blacklist /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-331.grub-gfxpayload
update-alternatives: automatic updates of /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf are disabled; leaving it alone
update-alternatives: to return to automatic updates use 'update-alternatives --auto x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf'
+ update-alternatives --verbose --force --install /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf /usr/lib/nvidia-331-prime/ld.so.conf 8603 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-xconfig.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_man_nvidiaxconfig.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-xconfig.1.gz --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-smi.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-smi.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-smi.1.gz --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-smi x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_smi /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-smi --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-xconfig x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_xconfig /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-xconfig --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_bug_report /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-debugdump x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-debugdump /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-debugdump --slave /usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_app_profile /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc --slave /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_modconf /lib/nvidia-331/modprobe.conf --slave /usr/share/grub-gfxpayload-lists/blacklist/10_proprietary-graphics-drivers x86_64-linux-gnu_grub_fb_blacklist /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-331.grub-gfxpayload
update-alternatives: automatic updates of /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf are disabled; leaving it alone
update-alternatives: to return to automatic updates use 'update-alternatives --auto x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf'
+ update-alternatives --verbose --force --install /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf /usr/lib/nvidia-331/alt_ld.so.conf 8604
update-alternatives: automatic updates of /etc/alternatives/i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf are disabled; leaving it alone
update-alternatives: to return to automatic updates use 'update-alternatives --auto i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf'
+ update-alternatives --verbose --force --install /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf /usr/lib/nvidia-331-prime/alt_ld.so.conf 8603
update-alternatives: automatic updates of /etc/alternatives/i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf are disabled; leaving it alone
update-alternatives: to return to automatic updates use 'update-alternatives --auto i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf'
+ update-alternatives --verbose --force --install /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/glamoregl.conf glamor_conf /usr/share/nvidia-331/glamor.conf 600
The links are all still FUBAR at this point.
After running
update-alternatives --auto i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/nvidia-331/alt_ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf (i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode
root@charion:/var/lib/dpkg/info# update-alternatives --auto x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/nvidia-331/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf (x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode
a re-run of the postinst and its update-alternatives works without errors
+ update-alternatives --verbose --force --install /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf /usr/lib/nvidia-331/ld.so.conf 8604 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-xconfig.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_man_nvidiaxconfig.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-xconfig.1.gz --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-smi.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-smi.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-smi.1.gz --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-cuda-mps-control.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-control.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-cuda-mps-control.1.gz --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-persistenced.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_man_persistenced.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-persistenced.1.gz --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-smi x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_smi /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-smi --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-xconfig x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_xconfig /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-xconfig --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_bug_report /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-debugdump x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-debugdump /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-debugdump --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-control x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-control /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-control --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-server x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-server /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-server --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-persistenced x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_persistenced /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-persistenced --slave /usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_app_profile /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc --slave /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_drv /usr/lib/nvidia-331/xorg/nvidia_drv.so --slave /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_modconf /lib/nvidia-331/modprobe.conf --slave /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/extra-modules x86_64-linux-gnu_xorg_extra_modules /usr/lib/nvidia-331/xorg --slave /usr/lib/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 /usr/lib/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 --slave /usr/lib/libvdpau_nvidia.so x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so /usr/lib/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so --slave /usr/lib32/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so.1_lib32 /usr/lib32/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 --slave /usr/lib32/libvdpau_nvidia.so x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so_lib32 /usr/lib32/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so --slave /usr/share/grub-gfxpayload-lists/blacklist/10_proprietary-graphics-drivers x86_64-linux-gnu_grub_fb_blacklist /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-331.grub-gfxpayload
+ update-alternatives --verbose --force --install /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf /usr/lib/nvidia-331-prime/ld.so.conf 8603 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-xconfig.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_man_nvidiaxconfig.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-xconfig.1.gz --slave /usr/share/man/man1/nvidia-smi.1.gz x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-smi.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-smi.1.gz --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-smi x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_smi /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-smi --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-xconfig x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_xconfig /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-xconfig --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_bug_report /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh --slave /usr/bin/nvidia-debugdump x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-debugdump /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-debugdump --slave /usr/share/nvidia/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_app_profile /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc --slave /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_modconf /lib/nvidia-331/modprobe.conf --slave /usr/share/grub-gfxpayload-lists/blacklist/10_proprietary-graphics-drivers x86_64-linux-gnu_grub_fb_blacklist /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-331.grub-gfxpayload
+ update-alternatives --verbose --force --install /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf /usr/lib/nvidia-331/alt_ld.so.conf 8604
+ update-alternatives --verbose --force --install /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf /usr/lib/nvidia-331-prime/alt_ld.so.conf 8603
+ update-alternatives --verbose --force --install /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/glamoregl.conf glamor_conf /usr/share/nvidia-331/glamor.conf 600
+ LDCONFIG_NOTRIGGER=y
+ ldconfig
links are now set:
ls -la /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/
total 4892
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 29 20:46 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jul 31 11:21 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10472 Jul 29 13:38 ati_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31704 Mai 11 07:11 cirrus_alpine.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19352 Mai 11 07:11 cirrus_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27832 Mai 11 07:11 cirrus_laguna.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23560 Feb 5 2014 fbdev_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1617744 Jul 29 13:32 intel_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 174648 Feb 5 2014 mach64_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 140656 Mai 11 07:12 mga_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 44496 Jun 26 19:11 modesetting_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 66544 Feb 5 2014 neomagic_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 207440 Feb 5 2014 nouveau_drv.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 45 Aug 29 20:46 nvidia_drv.so -> /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_drv
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 356336 Feb 5 2014 openchrome_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 172456 Feb 5 2014 qxl_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108712 Feb 5 2014 r128_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 434984 Jul 29 13:38 radeon_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 57656 Feb 5 2014 s3_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 140848 Feb 5 2014 savage_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 112192 Feb 5 2014 siliconmotion_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 547064 Apr 2 13:01 sis_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 77144 Feb 5 2014 sisusb_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 189392 Feb 5 2014 spiceqxl_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 65936 Feb 5 2014 tdfx_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 142224 Feb 5 2014 trident_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27624 Feb 5 2014 vesa_drv.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 157720 Apr 10 10:56 vmware_drv.so
(Re)starting the the x-server now works without a hitch. :-(
After the next reboot however, the links reset to their broken state. :-(
Further debugging reveales the culprit: __gpu-manager__
Fri Aug 29 21:13:16 CEST 2014 called
init(1)---gpu-manager(1848)---sh(2537)---update-alternat(2540)---pstree(2552)
root 2540 0.0 0.0 17988 2904 ? S 21:13 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/update-alternatives --query x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf
Fri Aug 29 21:13:16 CEST 2014 called
init(1)---gpu-manager(1848)---sh(2537)---update-alternat(2540)---update-alternat(2619)---pstree(2624)
root 2619 0.0 0.0 17988 2892 ? S 21:13 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/update-alternatives --query x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf
Fri Aug 29 21:13:16 CEST 2014 called
init(1)---gpu-manager(1848)---sh(2537)---update-alternat(2540)---update-alternat(2619)---update-alternat(2673)---pstree(2678)
root 2673 0.0 0.0 17988 2960 ? S 21:13 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/update-alternatives --query x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf
Fri Aug 29 21:13:16 CEST 2014 called
init(1)---gpu-manager(1848)---sh(2537)---update-alternat(2540)---update-alternat(2619)---update-alternat(2673)---update-alternat(27+
root 2765 0.0 0.0 17988 2868 ? S 21:13 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/update-alternatives --query x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf
Fri Aug 29 21:13:16 CEST 2014 called
init(1)---gpu-manager(1848)---sh(2537)---update-alternat(2540)---update-alternat(2619)---update-alternat(2673)---update-alternat(27+
root 2833 0.0 0.0 17988 2908 ? S 21:13 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/update-alternatives --query x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf
Fri Aug 29 21:13:16 CEST 2014 called
init(1)---gpu-manager(1848)---sh(2537)---update-alternat(2540)---update-alternat(2619)---update-alternat(2673)---update-alternat(27+
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: nvidia-331 331.38-0ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-11.16-generic 3.16.1
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.6-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 29 18:05:48 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-30 (91 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-331
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Shutting up gpu-manager by commenting out the upstart config
prevents further corruption of the links.
This is a band aid but at least it lets me continue to work again for the moment
/etc/init$ diff -uN gpu-manager.conf~ gpu-manager.conf
--- gpu-manager.conf~ 2014-05-28 16:09:45.000000000 +0200
+++ gpu-manager.conf 2014-08-29 21:25:14.581358404 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-start on (starting lightdm
- or starting gdm
- or starting kdm
- or starting xdm
- or starting lxdm)
-task
-exec gpu-manager --log /var/log/
+#start on (starting lightdm
+# or starting gdm
+# or starting kdm
+# or starting xdm
+# or starting lxdm)
+#task
+#exec gpu-manager --log /var/log/