Thanks. This appears likely to be the problem; the Nvidia driver can't
find a monitor!?
Dec 17 15:07:44 shahar-desktop /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2137]: (II)
NVIDIA(0): Validated MetaModes:
Dec 17 15:07:44 shahar-desktop /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2137]: (II)
NVIDIA(0): "NULL"
Dec 17 15:07:44 shahar-desktop /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2137]: (II)
NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 640 x 480
Dec 17 15:07:44 shahar-desktop /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2137]: (WW)
NVIDIA(0): Unable to get display device for DPI computation.
...
Dec 17 15:07:44 shahar-desktop /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2137]: (II)
NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "NULL"
** No longer affects: gdm3 (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-435 (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1856507
Title:
[nvidia] Login screen doesn't show up after installing the Nvidia
driver, on a desktop with only an Nvidia GPU
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-435 package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Attempting to boot after installing nvidia-driver-435, the login
screen does not show up.
I tried editing /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and uncommenting the line:
#WaylandEnable=false
And then rebooting. No apparent change. Still no login screen.
Screenshot attached.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: nvidia-driver-435 435.21-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-24.26-generic 5.3.10
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Dec 16 10:46:58 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-12 (3351 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
SourcePackage: nvidia-graphics-drivers-435
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-10-23 (53 days ago)
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