It appears an old Nvidia driver and an old kernel are installed. So it
sounds like the upgrade has not completed. Please try:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install linux-generic
sudo apt full-upgrade
then reboot and try installing the Nvidia driver again using the
'Additional Drivers' app.
** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => ubuntu
** Changed in: ubuntu
Status: New => Incomplete
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1901119
Title:
nvidia-340
Status in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
The upgrade to Ubuntu20.10 was unable to install nvidia-340. Exited
with code 10 and suggested I submit a bug report due to defective
package.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-52.57-generic 5.4.65
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-52-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory:
'/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 340.108 Wed Dec 11 11:06:58
PST 2019
GCC version: gcc version 9.3.0 (Ubuntu 9.3.0-17ubuntu1~20.04)
.proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev:
Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console
on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console
drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in
corruption and stability problems, and is not supported.
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Thu Oct 22 20:20:32 2020
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: groovy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-340, 340.108, 5.4.0-52-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation G86M [GeForce 8400M GS] [10de:0427] (rev a1) (prog-if 00
[VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell G86M [GeForce 8400M GS] [1028:01f3]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-26 (1731 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1420
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic
root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash noresume
crashkernel=512M-:192M vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/19/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A10
dmi.board.name: 0Y918J
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA10:bd12/19/2008:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1420:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0Y918J:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1420
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.14.1+20.10.20200813-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.102-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.2.1-1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 20.2.1-1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.6-2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20200714-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1
xserver.bootTime: Thu Oct 22 13:51:50 2020
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
xserver.version: 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.4
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