Public bug reported: I upgraded my system from 17.10 to 18.04 Bionic Beaver via do-release-upgrade. After the installation had finished, Xorg wouldn't start. I later found out that this was because the installation routine had commented out the nvidia display driver I used in the xorg.conf:
Section "Device" Identifier "nvidia" # Driver "nvidia" BusID "PCI:10@0:0:0" Option "ConstrainCursor" "off" EndSection As the installtion routine backuped my xorg.conf I could verify that the line hadn't been commented out before upgrading. Removing the "#" solved the problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-22.24-generic 4.15.17 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia_modeset nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.0a.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:0a:00.0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 390.48 Thu Mar 22 00:42:57 PDT 2018 GCC version: gcc version 7.3.0 (Ubuntu 7.3.0-16ubuntu3) ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log' CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun May 27 11:43:16 2018 DistUpgraded: 2018-05-21 10:52:35,978 DEBUG Running PostInstallScript: './xorg_fix_proprietary.py' DistroCodename: bionic DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 6.30.223.271+bdcom, 4.15.0-20-generic, x86_64: installed bcmwl, 6.30.223.271+bdcom, 4.15.0-22-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia, 390.48, 4.15.0-20-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia, 390.48, 4.15.0-22-generic, x86_64: installed EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company HD Graphics 5500 [103c:229d] Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company GM108M [GeForce 840M] [103c:229d] InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-02 (205 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-22-generic root=UUID=2c76a9d7-c435-4600-abc9-2ecd10fc3001 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-05-21 (6 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 11/28/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.33 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 229D dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 78.15 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.33:bd11/28/2014:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVY17NotebookPC:pvr0973120000405F10000620180:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn229D:rvr78.15:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: 103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=HP S=ENV X=Null dmi.product.name: HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0973120000405F10000620180 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.91-2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2 ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1773637 Title: Distribution upgrade to 18.04: used nvidia display driver is commented out Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I upgraded my system from 17.10 to 18.04 Bionic Beaver via do-release-upgrade. After the installation had finished, Xorg wouldn't start. I later found out that this was because the installation routine had commented out the nvidia display driver I used in the xorg.conf: Section "Device" Identifier "nvidia" # Driver "nvidia" BusID "PCI:10@0:0:0" Option "ConstrainCursor" "off" EndSection As the installtion routine backuped my xorg.conf I could verify that the line hadn't been commented out before upgrading. Removing the "#" solved the problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-22.24-generic 4.15.17 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia_modeset nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.0a.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:0a:00.0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 390.48 Thu Mar 22 00:42:57 PDT 2018 GCC version: gcc version 7.3.0 (Ubuntu 7.3.0-16ubuntu3) ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log' CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun May 27 11:43:16 2018 DistUpgraded: 2018-05-21 10:52:35,978 DEBUG Running PostInstallScript: './xorg_fix_proprietary.py' DistroCodename: bionic DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 6.30.223.271+bdcom, 4.15.0-20-generic, x86_64: installed bcmwl, 6.30.223.271+bdcom, 4.15.0-22-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia, 390.48, 4.15.0-20-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia, 390.48, 4.15.0-22-generic, x86_64: installed EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company HD Graphics 5500 [103c:229d] Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company GM108M [GeForce 840M] [103c:229d] InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-02 (205 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-22-generic root=UUID=2c76a9d7-c435-4600-abc9-2ecd10fc3001 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-05-21 (6 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 11/28/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.33 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 229D dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 78.15 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.33:bd11/28/2014:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVY17NotebookPC:pvr0973120000405F10000620180:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn229D:rvr78.15:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: 103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=HP S=ENV X=Null dmi.product.name: HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0973120000405F10000620180 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.91-2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1773637/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp