Linux Mint 18 on NVIDIA C61 with Linux 4.4.0-21 is affected as well. I did not experience the login loop but Cinnamon started in fall back mode.
Removing nvidia-304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 and installing nvidia-304.131-0ubuntu3 worked for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1644666 Title: Xorg crash 1: nvidia-304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 => Login-Loop Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 (Automatic Upgrade from 14.04) My Onboard-Graphics (AMD-System, ASRock N68C-S UCC): Nvidia C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] --- In the Past: => System and Apps worked well with Auto-Login enabled. To eliminate Hardware-Errors: > Memtest > Boot with Windows-XP => No Problems Problems in short: Linux 4.4.0-47-generic (systemd) and (upstart) ------------------ 1. nvidia-304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 => Login-Loop 2. nouveau, Thunderbird, Firefox => System-(Freeze)-Crash with Stripes-Screen --- I don't know in which Category to sort the Bugs So this one is for the (Nr.1) Login-Loop (from tty-Terminal) (I already filed another Bug-Report for the (Nr.2) System-(Freeze)-Crash with Stripes-Screen) First Problem startet on 2016-Nov-05: => Login-Loop --------------------------------------------------- I later found out, that one Day before, the following Auto-Updates had been installed: --- libcurl3-gnutls(7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1, 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2) nvidia304(304.131-0ubuntu3, 304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2) nvidia-opencl-icd-304 (304.131-0ubuntu3, 304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2) libcurl3(7.47.0-1ubuntu2.1, 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2) --- After Shutdown, the next Computer-Start was stuck in a => Login-Loop: After entering the correct Password, the Screen turns black for a Second, then the Login-Form shows up again. --- I tried a few things, that did not help, like: > CTRL+F2 => Terminal > sudo .. > apt autoclean > apt clean > apt autoremove > apt update > apt upgrade > apt dist-upgrade > shutdown -r now > mv .Xauthority .Xauthority.alt > shutdown -r now > service lightdm restart > shutdown -r now > apt purge lightdm > apt install lightdm > shutdown -r now > .. Boot into different Linux-Kernel, .. (upstart), > .. Boot into Recovery-Mode > .. > Repair > .. > .. I also tried to install other nvidia-drivers, which, sadly, i did not document. => Did NOT work --- Only Thing that helped was: --------------------------- > sudo apt purge nvidia-* > sudo shutdown -r now => (nouveau-Driver was automatically installed) => Auto-Login to Desktop But then there was a second Problem: ------------------------------------ When > starting Thunderbird, mostly at once, sometimes after > opening some E-Mail-Windows, another Error occurred: => System freeze for 3 Seconds, then Screen turned to Stripes-Wallpaper => Total (Freeze-)Crash -- Later, even with DISabled Hardware-Acceleration, starting both, Firefox and Thunderbird led to the System-Crash. (Sometimes, the System with nouveau booted and auto-logined into a Black Screen with a Mouse-Pointer. Nevertheless the System seemed to work and could be rebooted normally.) --- > CTRL+ALT+F2 => did NOT work > Magic Sys-Request (SysRQ): (ALT+PRINT)+ REISUB => did NOT work > ping to IP => unreachable --- After cold Reboot, i tried again to switch back from nouveau- to nvidia-Drivers > Additional Drivers > Nvidia-304.132 => Login-Loop --- > sudo apt purge nvidia-* > sudo apt install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-video-nouveau => Auto-Login > Firefox / Thunderbird => System-(Freeze)-Crash with Stripes-Screen --- > .. removed and tried to install the old driver (I probably did wrong): > sudo apt purge nvidia-* > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa > sudo apt update > sudo apt install nvidia-current=304.131-0ubuntu3 => Login-Loop --- > sudo apt purge nvidia-* > Additional Drivers > nouveau > Boot > Grub-2 > "Erweiterte Optionen für Ubuntu" > "Ubuntu, mit Linux 4.4.0-47-generic" (NO Option=SYSTEMD?) => Auto-Login > Firefox / Thunderbird => System-(Freeze)-Crash with Stripes-Screen ------------------------ What seemed to help was: ------------------------ > Boot > Grub-2 > "Erweiterte Optionen für Ubuntu" > "Ubuntu, mit Linux 4.4.0-47-generic (upstart)" (UPSTART!) => Auto-Login > Firefox / Thunderbird => seem to work stable! => After half an Hour of testing: > open Firefox (Hardware-Acceleration disabled) => System-(Freeze)-Crash with Stripes-Screen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Because this is far more stable: Changed Standard-Boot in Grub-2 to UpStart instead of SystemD --- > Terminal > sudo apt install upstart-sysv su sudo shutdown -r now --- For Roll-Back: > Terminal > sudo apt install systemd-sysv sudo update-initramfs -u sudo shutdown -r now -------------------------------------- Sorry, don't know, what to try next .. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-47.68-generic 4.4.24 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-47-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.132 Fri Sep 16 11:02:09 PDT 2016 GCC version: gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4) ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Fri Nov 25 00:04:12 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: nvidia-304, 304.132, 4.4.0-47-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] [10de:03d6] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] [1849:03d6] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-22 (886 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04f2:0718 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Bus 002 Device 002: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-47-generic root=UUID=4983f871-7dbb-4f2e-9450-61260c037178 ro quiet splash init=/lib/systemd/systemd SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display Title: Xorg crash UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/19/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.60 dmi.board.name: N68C-S UCC dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.60:bd09/19/2011:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnN68C-SUCC:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Fri Nov 25 00:03:09 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7 input Dell Dell USB Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 8 input Chicony Chicony wired mouse MOUSE, id 9 xserver.errors: open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1644666/+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