Public bug reported: This issue prevents installing Ubuntu and booting with certain GPUs until the Nvidia-367 graphics drivers have been installed.
Nouveau in 16.04 doesn't include support for the current series of Nvidia GPUs (Pascal architecture, GTX 1070 and 1080), but still tries to load, resulting in boot hanging at a blank screen. The current behavior will cause Ubuntu 16.04 to be difficult for most users to install on computers with NVidia hardware newer than the previous generation. To reproduce: Create an Ubuntu live image and attempt to install Ubuntu on a computer with an NVidia Pascal GPU. Expected Results: Ubuntu graphical installer appears. Actual Results: Boot hangs at blank screen. Possible fix: https://github.com/skeggsb/nouveau/commit/11fcd1624b0a1c73fe3b2fa15c3cc45816da0470 Adds a check to nouveau that the gfx chipset is supported before booting fbdev off the hardware. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Incomplete ** Tags: kernel-bug nouveau -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1602340 Title: nouveau: boot hangs at blank screen with unsupported graphics cards To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1602340/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
