Public bug reported: I finally had the time to upgrade my Sony vaio SVF15N17CXB from Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.10. The nouveau and also the nvidia drivers use to work perfectly on ubuntu 14.04, but neither work properly on 16.10.
lspci | grep "3D\|VGA" 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) 04:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK208M [GeForce GT 735M] (rev a1) When booting, I hear the log in sound but the screen is just black. In order to actually get a screen I can add 'nomodeset' to the kernel line (not always works) or also use the advanced options to ubuntu -> recovery mode -> resume normal boot (always works). If the system hibernates or if I lock the screen, black screen. I already found similar bugs online and found an infinite amount of suggestions (e.g. http://askubuntu.com/questions/760374/ubuntu-16-04 -nvidia-driver-blank-screen) but I didn't find nothing really conclusive. Moreover, I also tried IRC at the #ubuntu and #nvidia channels a couple of months ago, but didn't had any luck with the information I received. Back then, I was advised to try installing the new nvidia drivers by hand, but that didn't work (had to format it afterwards). Nvidia's driver's get installed works ... but then it suddenly crashes, or it gives me the black screen eventually. Basically, after a lot of formating I am reaching the conclusion that some important X code was removed from the version 14.04 to 16.10. Lastly, I also dual boot with Windows 8.1, which is working fine, thus my hardware is ok. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-30.32-generic 4.8.6 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-30-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.1: ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Dec 29 12:14:58 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: yakkety DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Sony Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [104d:90c3] Subsystem: Sony Corporation GK208M [GeForce GT 735M] [104d:90c3] InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-01 (57 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2) MachineType: Sony Corporation SVF15N17CXB ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-30-generic root=UUID=aa507252-7abc-4f5c-b1e3-f5b83cee8be6 ro recovery nomodeset Renderer: Software SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/18/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: R1140DD dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A dmi.board.name: VAIO dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.board.version: N/A dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrR1140DD:bd09/18/2014:svnSonyCorporation:pnSVF15N17CXB:pvrC10K1FAU:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: SVF15N17CXB dmi.product.version: C10K1FAU dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.0+16.10.20160818.2-0ubuntu2 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.70-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 12.0.3-1ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 12.0.3-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.1-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160706-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-2 xserver.bootTime: Thu Dec 29 11:38:00 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1 ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 ubuntu yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1653132 Title: Black screen log in after upgrade to 16.10 (coming from 14.04) when using nouveau. Same issue if I use the 3rd parties drivers from NVIDIA. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+bug/1653132/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
