** Description changed: nvidia-375.postinst not always build initramfs by default: " - ALTERNATIVE=$(readlink /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) - if [ "$ALTERNATIVE" = "/usr/lib/nvidia-375/ld.so.conf" ]; then - # Update initramfs so that the blacklist ends up in the initramfs - if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then - /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u + ALTERNATIVE=$(readlink /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) + if [ "$ALTERNATIVE" = "/usr/lib/nvidia-375/ld.so.conf" ]; then + # Update initramfs so that the blacklist ends up in the initramfs + if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then + /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u " it the case of user who are using intel then update driver from nvidia-375.20 to nvidia-375.82 will get screen dark after prime-select nvidia later. syslog: " NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 375.20 Tue Nov 15 16:49:10 PST 2016 (using threaded interrupts) ...... NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 375.82, but NVRM: this kernel module has the version 375.20. Please NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver NVRM: components have the same version. " The root cause is the nvidia kernel module in initramfs not be updated in this case. impacted issues: - LP: #1651627 + LP: #1653592
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