let me add that the commands # update-alternatives --auto i386-linux-gnu_egl_conf # update-alternatives --auto i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf are more straightforward, and that # ldconfig is needed afterwards
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-367 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1665581 Title: Xorg cannot use nvidia, missing symlink Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-367 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: hi I used the automated GUI tool to select the proprietary driver nvidia-367 but Xorg was not using the nvidia driver, claiming that [ 11.041] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia" [ 11.045] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia [ 11.045] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" [ 11.045] (II) Unloading nvidia [ 11.045] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) To solve the problem, I # ln -s /usr/lib/nvidia-367/xorg/nvidia_drv.so /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers now Xorg find the driver and it works fine. BTW , I have had to apply this fix many times in the past. a. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: nvidia-367 367.57-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-36-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Feb 17 10:05:42 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-20 (911 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-367 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-09-02 (167 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.modprobe.d.nvidia-367_hybrid.conf: [deleted] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-367/+bug/1665581/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
