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[Bug 1362848] Re: ubuntu 14.04 after install nvidia binary driver 331.89 black screen and freeze

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From: Arhiiivs <arhiiivs@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:23:51 -0000
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Same problem here. When the nvidia GPU is prime-selected, I'm getting a black screen on startup, though Ubuntu booted and I can hear it working when I adjust sound volume with the keyboard.  When intel GPU prime-selected, everything works fine.
Like others who posted here, for me the GPU switching function worked before end of January, when after some updates (I really don't know which ones, I didn't follow) this error occured and keeps persisting. I tryed the solutions described on the posts #15 and #18 but they didn't work for me. Additionally I get an error message at startup: "System program problem detected. Do you want to report the problem now?". When I select "Report problem...", it shows a screen where I can check error details and it says "ExecutablePath  /usr/bin/Xorg".
Please keep this thread alive, we need a solution.

OS: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS 64bit
Laptop: Acer E5-571G
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 840M and Intel HD 4400
Kernel: 3.13.0-45-generic
CPU: Intel Core i7-4510U 

Regard
arhiivs

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Title:
  ubuntu 14.04 after install nvidia binary driver  331.89  black screen
  and freeze

Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-346 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 64bit, after install nvidia binary driver
  331.89 from Additional Drivers application then reboot, it shows black
  screen, no login window, I even can't use ctrl+alt+F2 to switch to
  text mode, then I reboot and go to recovery mode, use 'prime-select
  intel' to switch to intel GPU and reboot, everything is fine, but as
  soon as I switch to nvidia GPU, still same issue.

  OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64bit
  Laptop: HP ENVY 15t Nvidia GeForce GT 740M + Intel HD 4600
  Desktop: Unity
  Kernel: 3.13.0
  CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ

  Thanks!

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