The problem was that .xinitrc/.xsessionrc was not run when using gdm so adding the lines xrandr --setprovideroutputsource modesetting NVIDIA-0 xrandr --auto in /etc/gdm/Init/Default fixed the problem, but lead to other errors later. (I reported them as different errors as they aren't related to gdm - as far as I can tell)
If someone can just please close this bug report please -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1225405 Title: gdm fails to connect to screen after installing nvidia-319 drivers To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/1225405/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs