[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver (and setting WaylandEnable=false fixes it)
Daniel, sorry, you're right, I'm not describing a problem on an nVidia- based system. Will open a new bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver (and setting WaylandEnable=false fixes it) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
Please don't comment on this bug unless the workaround in comment #19 works for you. If it doesn't work for you then you need to log a new bug of your own. ** Summary changed: - Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver + Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver (and setting WaylandEnable=false fixes it) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver (and setting WaylandEnable=false fixes it) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
I forgot to include introductory links to this complicated issue. My crude understanding is that systemd handles system initialization, calling bpfilter (replacing iptables) which is handled by the linux kernel. https://thenewstack.io/systemd-vs-linux-kernel/ https://www.linux.com/news/why-kernel-community-replacing-iptables-bpf SLiM, btw, while it works, is Debian-branded. I'm still trying to figure out how to remove the amateurish Debian swirl background. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
SOLVED (MAYBE) For me, it's not nVidia, it's not WaylandEnable. It may be the "Started bpfilter" message, which I earlier thought was nothing. I don't know beans about this, but I checked, and bpfilter is a recent replacement for iptables in many Linux distros, and it's handled in the linux kernel. Casting about for perhaps an alternate to gnome display manager 3, I found that SLiM had high user ratings, and one of the suggested advantages was it didn't require systemd (the system startup daemon, which historically has had a running conflict with kernel developers, maybe bpfilter.) On the gamble that this bootup hang might be caused by a kernel-systemd conflict, I enabled networking in recovery mode and ran 'apt install slim' to install alternate display manager SLiM. the installation prompted me to choose SLiM or GDM as the default, I chose SLiM, and was able to boot Cosmic finally. If I run into any issues further on, I'll post here. If you already have an alternate display manager installed, you can switch with "sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm" and select the alt dm. Anyway, this might be a last, desperate workaround for the "bpfilter hang," if all the other solutions didn't work for you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
GDM3 fails to start, stalled at 'started bpfilter' on my HP laptop (model hp15-ay016nr) which runs Intel graphics, no nVidia hardware or drivers. So, this is not strictly an nVidia issue, which began after a Sat 8 December upgrade. Booting previous kernels did not fix the problem. Disabling Wayland in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf also had no effect. I'm having a terrible time gathering system information because I can only log in to Gnome Shell as a Live Session User from the Ubuntu 18.10 Live Install USB drive -- or as root in Recovery Mode -- which results in limited access to user files and info on the installed system. Attempting to view many directories gets Access Denied You Don't Have Permissions. I even have trouble viewing my backup folders on my external USB drive, and I'm afraid I may lose access to them if I revert to 18.04 LTS, or install an alternate distro to replace the current Ubuntu 18.10. I'm not familiar with recent file system security "enhancements," but I think there have been changes with unanticipated consequences. I'm posting this as a temporary Live Session User off a Cosmic installation USB drive. None of my online account info is saved, and I have to search my pword/unname each time I visit any web site, it's a huge pain. I have been hampered in researching this, but I have seen the same symptoms reported by Arch Linux users as well. BTW, Cripton's tip above to enable networking did allow me to run 'apt update' in recovery mode to confirm no pending upgrades (so, no fixes pending.) But, unfortunately Resuming a normal boot did not result in gdm3 successfully starting for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
The same workaround of commenting Wayland worked for me, also, before reading this, i got it to work doing this procedure: 1 choose recovery mode 2 enable network 3 continue normal boot The other workaround works better, but maybe this help to find the solution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
The same workaround seems to be working for bug 1796614. Although that is about nouveau and this is about the proprietary Nvidia driver. Not sure if we can or should merge them. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
The following workaround worked for me, no problems now (140.107 - Ubuntu 18.10): 2. Try this as a workaround: edit /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and uncomment the line: #WaylandEnable=false -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
I'm having the same issue. The login screen appears after I press ctrl+alt+f2 and then ctrl+alt+f1. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
Another workaround is adding `nvidia-drm.modeset=1` to the kernel command line. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
** Tags removed: nouveau ** Tags added: nvidia -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
Edit the file /etc/gdm3/custom.conf it also worked for me. If someone had tried installing lighdm you can go back to gdm by doing sudo service lightdm stop sudo reboot -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
Just to say that I've tested the '#WaylandEnable=false' method (I was having the same problem with the nVidia drivers) and it works great! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
** Description changed: + https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/issues/435 + + --- + The boot process hangs with the last message being "started bpfilter". There is unusual Network activity during that time. The light of the WiFi adapter is blinking a lot. I am not sure the problem is with the gdm3 package. As a matter of fact, I would remove it and let someone more experienced to set it. I'm afraid I might break something, though. The specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem: 1. Boot Ubuntu 18.10 with the Nvidia proprietary drivers installed. The behavior you expected: I expected Ubuntu 18.10 to boot normally. The behavior you actually encountered: The computer gets stuck in a command-like environment with the last message being "started bpfilter". You can't type any commands. I have found that uninstalling the Nvidia proprietary drivers by going into recovery mode fixes the issue. Booting with the earlier kernel doesn't fix the issue. Installing the earlier v.340 driver also doesn't fix the issue. This (https://askubuntu.com/questions/1032639/ubuntu-18-04-stuck-in- boot-after-starting-gnome-display-manager-on-intel-graphic) seems relevant. This is where I found the "solution". ** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
The workaround worked. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
Thanks. I think I can see the problem now.
The first thing that happens is that gdm3 tries to start a Wayland login
screen ('gnome-shell' process) and fails because the Nvidia driver
doesn't support KMS:
Oct 23 11:59:14 efthimios-GA-78LMT-USB3 gnome-shell[1688]:
meta_kms_resources_init failed: Calling drmModeGetResources() failed, assuming
we have no outputs
Oct 23 11:59:14 efthimios-GA-78LMT-USB3 gnome-shell[1688]: Failed to create
backend: No GPUs with outputs found
That is not a bug. What it should do next (and does on my machine) is
then try again to start the login screen using X instead. However I
can't see that in your log. You might have something odd installed or
preventing the fallback from working.
Please:
1. Report the bug to the gdm developers here:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/issues
and then tell us the new bug ID.
2. Try this as a workaround: edit /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and uncomment
the line:
#WaylandEnable=false
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[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
The bug ID is 435. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
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[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
@seb128 Sorry, I will remove it. ** Description changed: - "Started bpfilter" is located just under "Started Gnome Desktop - Manager". There is unusual Network activity during that time. The light - of the WiFi adapter is blinking a lot. + There is unusual Network activity during that time. The light of the + WiFi adapter is blinking a lot. I am not sure the problem is with the gdm3 package. As a matter of fact, I would remove it and let someone more experienced to set it. I'm afraid I might break something, though. The specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem: 1. Boot Ubuntu 18.10 with the Nvidia proprietary drivers installed. The behavior you expected: I expected Ubuntu 18.10 to boot normally. The behavior you actually encountered: The computer gets stuck in a command-like environment with the last message being "started bpfilter". You can't type any commands. I have found that uninstalling the Nvidia proprietary drivers by going into recovery mode fixes the issue. Booting with the earlier kernel doesn't fix the issue. Installing the earlier v.340 driver also doesn't fix the issue. This (https://askubuntu.com/questions/1032639/ubuntu-18-04-stuck-in- boot-after-starting-gnome-display-manager-on-intel-graphic) seems relevant. This is where I found the "solution". ** Description changed: - There is unusual Network activity during that time. The light of the - WiFi adapter is blinking a lot. + The boot process hangs with the message "started bpfilter". There is + unusual Network activity during that time. The light of the WiFi adapter + is blinking a lot. I am not sure the problem is with the gdm3 package. As a matter of fact, I would remove it and let someone more experienced to set it. I'm afraid I might break something, though. The specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem: 1. Boot Ubuntu 18.10 with the Nvidia proprietary drivers installed. The behavior you expected: I expected Ubuntu 18.10 to boot normally. The behavior you actually encountered: The computer gets stuck in a command-like environment with the last message being "started bpfilter". You can't type any commands. I have found that uninstalling the Nvidia proprietary drivers by going into recovery mode fixes the issue. Booting with the earlier kernel doesn't fix the issue. Installing the earlier v.340 driver also doesn't fix the issue. This (https://askubuntu.com/questions/1032639/ubuntu-18-04-stuck-in- boot-after-starting-gnome-display-manager-on-intel-graphic) seems relevant. This is where I found the "solution". ** Description changed: - The boot process hangs with the message "started bpfilter". There is - unusual Network activity during that time. The light of the WiFi adapter - is blinking a lot. + The boot process hangs with the last message being "started bpfilter". + There is unusual Network activity during that time. The light of the + WiFi adapter is blinking a lot. I am not sure the problem is with the gdm3 package. As a matter of fact, I would remove it and let someone more experienced to set it. I'm afraid I might break something, though. The specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem: 1. Boot Ubuntu 18.10 with the Nvidia proprietary drivers installed. The behavior you expected: I expected Ubuntu 18.10 to boot normally. The behavior you actually encountered: The computer gets stuck in a command-like environment with the last message being "started bpfilter". You can't type any commands. I have found that uninstalling the Nvidia proprietary drivers by going into recovery mode fixes the issue. Booting with the earlier kernel doesn't fix the issue. Installing the earlier v.340 driver also doesn't fix the issue. This (https://askubuntu.com/questions/1032639/ubuntu-18-04-stuck-in- boot-after-starting-gnome-display-manager-on-intel-graphic) seems relevant. This is where I found the "solution". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1798790] Re: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver
** Summary changed: - [nouveau] Ubuntu 18.10 hangs at "started bpfilter" - "Started Gnome Desktop Manager" during boot + Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798790 Title: Ubuntu 18.10 login screen never appears when using the Nvidia driver To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1798790/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
