After update of 12.04 LTS from kernel 3.8.0-44-generic to kernel 3.8.0-51-generic the video no longer works on my Dell M65 with nvidia graphics card. Upgrade to 14.04 LTS completely kills the graphics also.
I wonder if all these problems reported don't have something to do with the kernel version as well. I've attached the log generated by the graphics system when it won't start. in the case of the upgrade from 3.8.0-44 to 3.8.0-51. I hope this means something to the experts. ** Attachment added: "failsafeX-backup-150502103827.tar" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/+bug/1365695/+attachment/4389611/+files/failsafeX-backup-150502103827.tar -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1365695 Title: No longer able to use GUI after update Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-trusty package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates source package in Precise: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 source package in Precise: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates source package in Precise: Triaged Status in ubuntu-drivers-common source package in Precise: Invalid Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel source package in Precise: Invalid Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-trusty source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates source package in Trusty: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 source package in Trusty: Triaged Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates source package in Trusty: Triaged Status in ubuntu-drivers-common source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-trusty source package in Trusty: Invalid Bug description: Until yesterday the 14.04 install on this Thinkpad T530 (nvidia Optimus) with nvidia-331 drivers worked just fine, including excellent multi-monitor behavior. Yesterday the set of packages below [1] was updated. I shut down, booted this morning and found out that I was not shown the lightdm login screen: I was stuck at the purple screen that precedes it (into which I enter my disk encryption password). Now the funny thing is that I could hear the lightdm startup sound and could actually login by typing my password (disk activity and started processes verify I am actually logged in), but I can't see anything: I'm still stuck at the puple screen. Uninstalling the nvidia drivers solved the problem: I'm typing this in a browser window using the nouveau drivers. I atttempted switching to nvidia-304, but that doesn't work either. Using those drivers I am shown the lightdm login screen, but after logging in I'm stuck with a screen showing only the background image. Nothing else is available, no keyboard or mouse trickery will reveal any menu, dialog or terminal to gain access. Since nouveau doesn't support a multi-monitor setup, it would be great if I someone could tell me how to get the nvidia drivers working again. Some things I noticed: - .xsession-errors reported 'Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0"' - /var/log/Xorg.0.log reported 'setversion 1.4 failed: Permission denied' [1] The packages that were updated: Start-Date: 2014-09-03 15:07:38 Upgrade: libsystemd-login0:amd64 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), systemd-services:amd64 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), librbd1:amd64 (0.80.1-0ubuntu1.1, 0.80.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), ubuntu-drivers-common:amd64 (0.2.91.5, 0.2.91.6), libsystemd-daemon0:amd64 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), libgudev-1.0-0:amd64 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), libgudev-1.0-0:i386 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), libpam-systemd:amd64 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), librados2:amd64 (0.80.1-0ubuntu1.1, 0.80.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), shotwell-common:amd64 (0.18.0-0ubuntu4.1, 0.18.0-0ubuntu4.2), udev:amd64 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), shotwell:amd64 (0.18.0-0ubuntu4.1, 0.18.0-0ubuntu4.2), gir1.2-gudev-1.0:amd64 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), libudev-dev:amd64 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), libudev1:amd64 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), libudev1:i386 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), xserver-xorg-video-intel:amd64 (2.99.910-0ubuntu1, 2.99.910-0ubuntu1.1), libsystemd-jou rnal0:amd64 (204-5ubuntu20.4, 204-5ubuntu20.5), rsyslog:amd64 (7.4.4-1ubuntu2, 7.4.4-1ubuntu2.1) End-Date: 2014-09-03 15:08:06 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: nvidia-current-updates (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Sep 4 22:07:11 2014 SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-06-03 (93 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates/+bug/1365695/+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