I have similar problems with nvidia-384.90, the only working solution
for me is to use the 4.4 kernel instead.
linux-image-4.10 enters a loop of doom at startup
linux-image-4.13 runs for some random amount of time usually fails within 15
minutes but then hangs the system completely
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I get loginloop where it is trying to set the video mode but just
resets. I cannot even login to a terminal as it constantly wipes it out
and sends me to tty7. My card is:
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: G71GL [Quadro FX 3500] [10DE:29D]
I was able to fix this problem on a MacBook Pro 4,1 with a GeForce 8600M GT by
following these instructions:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2209602
In this case, installing the current version of Ubuntu (16.04.1) via USB
with a GUID partition table was not a problem.
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I got some external cooling for this laptop & the problem went away.
I've run some intensive GPGPU + CPU processing for some hours with no
problems showing up. I have the 8400M GT running fine under Ubuntu
16.04. Removing myself from the "affects me" list.
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MensVeritas, it will help immensely if you filed a new report with Ubuntu by
ensuring you have the package xdiagnose installed, and that you click the Yes
button for attaching additional debugging information running the following
from a terminal:
ubuntu-bug xorg
Also, please feel free to
Have just tried using the manual install package from Nvidia, version
340.96. Same messages in the dmesg log:
[ 30.269523] NVRM: failed to copy vbios to system memory.
[ 30.269758] NVRM: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x30:0x:747)
[ 30.269781] NVRM: rm_init_adapter failed for device bearing
Also experiencing this issue, on a Sony Vaio laptop. The card is an
Nvidia GeForce 8400M GT. It was working under 15.10.
The latest driver in the graphics-drivers PPA, nvidia-364, does not
support the video card:
[ 243.591384] NVRM: The NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT GPU installed in this system is
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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after some more digging the problems might be related to the fact that
the disk partition table was left in the hybrid GPT/MBR format and thus
the mac is booting in the efi mode. according to
http://www.rodsbooks.com/ubuntu-efi/ this might cause limited support
for nvidia graphics card and related
this bug post is only about MacBookPro3,1.
in ubuntu 15.10 the nouveau driver did not work but nvidia drivers did.
now, in ubuntu 16.04, the nvidia drivers also do not work.
just to see why nouveau fails i uninstalled all nvidia packages and
purged dependencies. while booting without splash the
Darko Veberic, to clarify, only on the MacBookPro3,1 (not other
hardware) does using the nouveau driver allow x to start?
If not, you would want to file a new report about that not working by ensuring
you have the package xdiagnose installed, and that you click the Yes button for
attaching
Darko Veberic, to clarify, does using the nouveau driver allow x to
start?
** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => New
** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
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i forgot to mention that these macs do not work with nouveau so that the
legacy nvidia drivers are the only hope.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1547599
ok, i purged all nvidia related packages and installed your request. the
packages now are
libcuda1-340 340.96-0ubuntu2
nvidia-340340.96-0ubuntu2
nvidia-opencl-icd-340 340.96-0ubuntu2
nvidia-prime0.8.2
nvidia-settings
Darko Veberic, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu
better.
To advise, as per nvidia.com the latest driver version for your chipset
is https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 .
Hence, could you please uninstall the legacy package, install the 340
version
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