Public bug reported:
When I install nvidia-current, I get a black screen after the splash at
boot. The only remedy I can find is to boot into a recovery mode and
uninstall nvidia-current and return to nouveau, which has its own host
of critical problems.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: nvidia-current (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins:
[core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Wed Oct 24 17:42:44 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-10-24 15:10:11,826 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
virtualbox, 4.1.18, 3.2.0-32-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 4.1.18, 3.5.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:08a0] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Apple Inc. Device [106b:00c2]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
(20120823.1)
MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBookPro7,1
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
root=UUID=d4dd4c67-2c3d-42fe-b78a-1d73e322870f ro nopat quiet splash
vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-24 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/07/11
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MBP71.88Z.0039.B0E.1111071400
dmi.board.name: Mac-F222BEC8
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F222BEC8
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP71.88Z.0039.B0E.1111071400:bd11/07/11:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro7,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F222BEC8:rvr:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-F222BEC8:
dmi.product.name: MacBookPro7,1
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.
modified.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.nvidia.current.hybrid.conf: [deleted]
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu3
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3
** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 quantal running-unity ubuntu
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Title:
nvidia driver leaves me with unrecoverable black screen after boot
splash
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