I'm having the same problem using the nvidia-331.38-updates driver. I followed your workaround on the BIOS, but the problems is still there. I see a purple border around one of my screens, and then it's just blank with a blinking cursor. I don't have encryption, so I just went straight into the log-in window. Before installing the nvidia propietary drivers, the log-in screen was great, where I could see the Ubuntu log on all my screens.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1286951 Title: blank screen while booting Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I did a clean install of 14.04, updated, dist-upgraded and then installed nvidia-current. When booting I get a black/blank screen. If I add nomodeset at boot then I get a purple box that fills up about 75% of my screen but is otherwise blank. If I wait a bit I can type in my encrytion password and then the machine will continue booting and once it gets to LightDM/X the screen works fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: nvidia-current 304.117-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-14.34-generic 3.13.5 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-14-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Mar 2 19:07:03 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-02 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140302) SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/+bug/1286951/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
