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Message #144273
[Bug 1507676] Re: Nvidia-Prime not switching from intel to nvidia leading to a black screen
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/wily-proposed/ubuntu-drivers-common
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1507676
Title:
Nvidia-Prime not switching from intel to nvidia leading to a black
screen
Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Bug description:
STEPS:
1. Install 15.10 on a laptop that supports optimus nvidia/intel hybrid graphics
2. Install nvidia and nvidia-prime
3. Open nvidia settings
4. Switch to nvidia
5. Log out
6. Hear the login drums
EXPECTED:
I expect to see the lightdm login page
ACTUAL:
You are presented with a black page
TEMP WORKAROUND:
1. Tap ctrl-alt-f1
2. login
3. run sudo prime-select intel
4. run sudo service lightdm restart
5. System is back running on the intel stack alone.
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