The nvidia kernel driver is built but not being used by the kernel: 0a:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation GM108M [GeForce 940M] [10de:1347] (rev a2) ... Kernel driver in use: nouveau Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia
and nvidia-installer.log says: -> The distribution-provided pre-install script failed! Are you sure you want to continue? (Answer: Continue installation) ERROR: The Nouveau kernel driver is currently in use by your system. This driver is incompatible with the NVIDIA driver, and must be disabled before proceeding. Please consult the NVIDIA driver README and your Linux distribution's documentation for details on how to correctly disable the Nouveau kernel driver. So I think what you need to do is disable the kernel modesetting system. That will prevent 'nouveau' from working and will make the proper 'nvidia' driver happy. To do that you just need to: 1. Add 'nomodeset' to your GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX in /etc/default/grub. 2. sudo update-initramfs 3. Reboot 4. Tell us if it worked. If that didn't work then the next step is: 5. Run: dmesg > dmesg.txt 6. Send us the new dmesg.txt file. ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1783784 Title: NVIDIA Driver Not loading up Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Few days ago the NVIDIA driver and display was working fine. But now its unable to load nvidia driers. I uninstalled and reinstalled nvidia drivers but it isn't working now. 'lsmod | grep nvidia' isn't working. Neither nvidia-settings opening. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log' CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Jul 26 20:12:25 2018 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: bionic DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: nvidia, 390.77, 4.15.0-29-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company HD Graphics 5500 [103c:8096] Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company GM108M [GeForce 940M] [103c:8096] InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-19 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) MachineType: HP HP Pavilion Notebook ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_IN SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-29-generic root=UUID=86533d4a-01e4-4bc4-a1fc-a6459c24c844 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/30/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.41 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 8096 dmi.board.vendor: HP dmi.board.version: 89.23 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: HP dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.41:bd07/30/2015:svnHP:pnHPPavilionNotebook:pvrType1ProductConfigId:rvnHP:rn8096:rvr89.23:cvnHP:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: 103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=HP S=PAV X=Null dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion Notebook dmi.product.version: Type1ProductConfigId dmi.sys.vendor: HP version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.91-2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~18.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~18.04.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/+bug/1783784/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp