Ubuntu INSTALLER will not start using nvidia card unless nomodeset is included in grub options
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This has been a problem since version 12.04 and earlier. I cannot believe it has not been fixed yet.
When using an nvidia card such as a gtx750 TI and booting from a standard Desktop LTS version DVD, the screen will go blank and not display splash or anything after the grub menu.
I am using 2 monitors, 1 DVI-D, 1 DP. Both capable of resolutions beyond 1920x1080. However the combination of using one or both makes no difference until the restricted / additional nvidia drivers are installed.
Before then, you MUST set nomodeset in the boot options.
This makes installation for new users, laptops, etc, very difficult in several hardware instances.
Suggestion: Turn nomodeset on either by default, or as an additional boot option in the grub menu for users called "Safe Graphics Mode".
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 361.42 Tue Mar 22 18:10:58 PDT 2016
GCC version: gcc version 5.3.1 20160413 (Ubuntu 5.3.1-14ubuntu2)
.tmp.unity_
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
BootLog:
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnred
CompositorUnred
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue May 10 15:03:34 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed
bbswitch, 0.8, 4.4.0-22-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-361, 361.42, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed
nvidia-361, 361.42, 4.4.0-22-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti] [10de:1380] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: eVga.com. Corp. GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti] [3842:3757]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-04 (6 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision T5610
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
Title: Xorg freeze
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/26/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A10
dmi.board.name: 0WN7Y6
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: Precision T5610
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
xserver.bootTime: Tue May 10 11:53:03 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors: open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2
tags: | added: bios-outdated-a11 |
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
sounds like the nouveau kernel module fails to drive them properly, please provide dmesg when booting without nomodeset & nvidia installed