Public bug reported: HP Elite book 8740W NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M Fresh 15.10 install, update & upgrade. Kernel 4.2.0. Installed nvidia-driver-* (no matter which version) Reboot As soon as lightdm show up on screen, laptop brutally switches off. At this point, I/O power button has no effect anymore. I have to manually unplug/plug power line for the computer to be able to restart. Besides, remove +purge nvidia-* brings back Nouveau driver.
** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1527714 Title: Nvidia drivers brutally switch off laptop at lightdm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1527714/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~compiz Post to : compiz@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~compiz More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp