Same problem with nvidia NVS 450 with 3 monitors. I got it to work intermittently with only one monitor connect with similar to comment #10 but slightly more newbie-proof:
Close any open application. If in X, you need to kill and and switch to a text terminal with the following: open a terminal sudo stop gdm Ctrl-Alt-F2 Cleanup to start fresh: sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-* xserver-xorg-video-nv xserver-xorg-video-nouveau sudo echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf Install specific nvidia drivers: curl -OL http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/256.53/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-256.53.run sudo bash ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-256.53.run -> it needs to succeed. Force a boot flag: sudo nano /etc/default/grub -> change the line to the following: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset" sudo update-grub You can now reboot: sudo shutdown -r now --- In the meantime I'll put back the video card into my windows box and NX into my linux machine :( -- Black screen after installing Nvidia drivers on 10.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/660596 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
