Public bug reported: This error has been logged since a while into journalctl (affect 361, 367, and possibly the others too)
oem@u64:~$ grep 117 /etc/passwd; lsb_release -a; uname -a avahi-autoipd:x:106:117:Avahi autoip daemon,,,:/var/lib/avahi-autoipd:/bin/false nvidia-persistenced:x:117:128:NVIDIA Persistence Daemon,,,:/:/sbin/nologin No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu Yakkety Yak (development branch) Release: 16.10 Codename: yakkety Linux u64 4.7.0-0-generic #3-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 2 17:34:31 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux oem@u64:~$ ls -ld /dev/nvidia*; file /dev/nvidia* crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 195, 0 Aug 10 04:48 /dev/nvidia0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 195, 255 Aug 10 04:48 /dev/nvidiactl crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 195, 254 Aug 10 06:48 /dev/nvidia-modeset crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 247, 0 Aug 10 04:48 /dev/nvidia-uvm /dev/nvidia0: character special (195/0) /dev/nvidiactl: character special (195/255) /dev/nvidia-modeset: character special (195/254) /dev/nvidia-uvm: character special (247/0) Already discussed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+question/271860 and affect other distro https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/934350/linux/nvidia-persistenced-failed-to-query-nvidia-devices-/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: nvidia-361 (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.7.0-0.3-generic 4.7.0 Uname: Linux 4.7.0-0-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Wed Aug 10 08:54:58 2016 SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-361 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1611635 Title: Failed to query NVIDIA devices. Please ensure that the NVIDIA device files (/dev/nvidia*) exist To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/1611635/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
