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[Bug 1559576] Re: Ubuntu GNOME boots to black screen when using proprietary Nvidia drivers

To: group.of.nepali.translators@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Jeremy Bicha <jeremy@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2017 16:21:04 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1559576 <1559576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Package changed: gdm3 (Ubuntu) => gnome-shell (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => In Progress

** No longer affects: linux (Ubuntu)

** No longer affects: linux (Ubuntu Xenial)

** Also affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Yakkety)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: Triaged => In Progress

** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Yakkety)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Yakkety)
   Importance: Undecided => Critical

** Description changed:

  To fix this now without waiting for the Stable Release Update
  =============================================================
  Install xserver-xorg-legacy
  
  Impact
  ======
  Many users are unable to use their computers after installing the NVIDIA proprietary drivers to Ubuntu GNOME. Specifically, the log in screen does not load.
  
  The problem is that many of nvidia-* driver packages do not depend on
  xserver-xorg-legacy which is needed for gdm/gnome-shell to work
  
  Test Case
  =========
- 1. Check that the nvidia-* packages depend on xserver-xorg-legacy.
+ 1. Check that gnome-shell depends on xserver-xorg-legacy.
  
  2. Optionally, if you have an affected computer, set gdm as the default
  login manager (sudo apt install gdm3; sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm3; sudo
  reboot). Does the login screen show up? And can you log in to gnome
  (sudo apt install gnome-shell)?
  
  Regression Potential
  ====================
  Low. Installing a missing dependency should cause no issues; if it does, something is very broken already.
+ 
+ Other Info
+ ==========
+ The most minimal fix here for 16.04 LTS and 16.10 is to just have gnome-shell depend on xserver-xorg-legacy. Updating all the nvidia-* packages in Ubuntu and the PPAs would be a lot more trouble; although that would still be a good idea so that this gnome-shell dependency could be dropped in future Ubuntu releases.
+ 
+ xserver-xorg-legacy is a very small package.
  
  Original Bug Report
  ===================
  Using latest Ubuntu Gnome x64 daily build with all updates installed.
  Lenovo Z70-80 laptop with Nvidia 840M, BIOS updated to latest version, secure boot and other potentially problematic BIOS settings disabled.
  
  Can only see a black screen instead of a log-in screen after boot completes when proprietary Nvidia drivers are installed.
  Regular Ubuntu works absolutely fine on the same machine with the same driver version. Attempting to use older drivers on Ubuntu Gnome made no difference.
  
  Bug is affecting more than just me. We were talking about workarounds in
  ubuntuforums. User fthx claims that switching to lightdm fixes the issue
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2317628&p=13457703#post13457703
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: linux-image-4.4.0-14-generic 4.4.0-14.30
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-14.30-generic 4.4.5
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-14-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Mar 19 23:19:21 2016
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=4f8fb76c-f99d-4c54-8a67-eed0653d8eb6
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-19 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160318)
  MachineType: LENOVO 80FG
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-14-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=572a19f6-7324-4269-ad36-7ffc9919f7a2 ro noprompt persistent quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-14-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-14-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.156
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/22/2015
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: ABCN96WW
  dmi.board.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Lenovo Z70-80
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: NO DPK
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Z70-80
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrABCN96WW:bd09/22/2015:svnLENOVO:pn80FG:pvrLenovoZ70-80:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoZ70-80:rvrNODPK:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoZ70-80:
  dmi.product.name: 80FG
  dmi.product.version: Lenovo Z70-80
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

** Changed in: ubuntu-gnome
       Status: Triaged => Fix Committed

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Title:
  Ubuntu GNOME boots to black screen when using proprietary Nvidia
  drivers

Status in gdm:
  Confirmed
Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
  Fix Committed
Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in gnome-shell source package in Xenial:
  In Progress
Status in gnome-shell source package in Yakkety:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  To fix this now without waiting for the Stable Release Update
  =============================================================
  Install xserver-xorg-legacy

  Impact
  ======
  Many users are unable to use their computers after installing the NVIDIA proprietary drivers to Ubuntu GNOME. Specifically, the log in screen does not load.

  The problem is that many of nvidia-* driver packages do not depend on
  xserver-xorg-legacy which is needed for gdm/gnome-shell to work

  Test Case
  =========
  1. Check that gnome-shell depends on xserver-xorg-legacy.

  2. Optionally, if you have an affected computer, set gdm as the
  default login manager (sudo apt install gdm3; sudo dpkg-reconfigure
  gdm3; sudo reboot). Does the login screen show up? And can you log in
  to gnome (sudo apt install gnome-shell)?

  Regression Potential
  ====================
  Low. Installing a missing dependency should cause no issues; if it does, something is very broken already.

  Other Info
  ==========
  The most minimal fix here for 16.04 LTS and 16.10 is to just have gnome-shell depend on xserver-xorg-legacy. Updating all the nvidia-* packages in Ubuntu and the PPAs would be a lot more trouble; although that would still be a good idea so that this gnome-shell dependency could be dropped in future Ubuntu releases.

  xserver-xorg-legacy is a very small package.

  Original Bug Report
  ===================
  Using latest Ubuntu Gnome x64 daily build with all updates installed.
  Lenovo Z70-80 laptop with Nvidia 840M, BIOS updated to latest version, secure boot and other potentially problematic BIOS settings disabled.

  Can only see a black screen instead of a log-in screen after boot completes when proprietary Nvidia drivers are installed.
  Regular Ubuntu works absolutely fine on the same machine with the same driver version. Attempting to use older drivers on Ubuntu Gnome made no difference.

  Bug is affecting more than just me. We were talking about workarounds
  in ubuntuforums. User fthx claims that switching to lightdm fixes the
  issue
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2317628&p=13457703#post13457703

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: linux-image-4.4.0-14-generic 4.4.0-14.30
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-14.30-generic 4.4.5
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-14-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Mar 19 23:19:21 2016
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=4f8fb76c-f99d-4c54-8a67-eed0653d8eb6
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-19 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160318)
  MachineType: LENOVO 80FG
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-14-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=572a19f6-7324-4269-ad36-7ffc9919f7a2 ro noprompt persistent quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-14-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-14-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.156
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/22/2015
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: ABCN96WW
  dmi.board.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Lenovo Z70-80
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: NO DPK
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Z70-80
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrABCN96WW:bd09/22/2015:svnLENOVO:pn80FG:pvrLenovoZ70-80:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoZ70-80:rvrNODPK:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoZ70-80:
  dmi.product.name: 80FG
  dmi.product.version: Lenovo Z70-80
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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