[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

** No longer affects: xorg (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

Just a quick note to confirm that removing and installing previous failing DKMS modules for kernel 4.4.0-116 as explained in comment 30, worked wonders for our issue with vboxdrv issue and retpoline. Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

Tomorrow, I boot my PC on 3.13.0.142 kernel. There was lots of updates for several compiler. Right after I reboot my PC and go to the -143 kernel. dkms remove nvidia, dkms install nvidia. then, modinfo nvidia| grep vermagic now shoes "retpoline". At this point I know everything was fixed.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

Multiple Ubuntu 14.04 systems with newer compilers, and I don't really want to remove them... Can we get updated compilers in the ubuntu-toolchain-r/test ppa ... or optional kernels without 'retpoline'? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

to Sebastien (olorinseb) about " infinite login loop problem": It's another bug, reported here: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=891960 https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1029683/suspend-swap-group- failed-resume-swap-group-failed-nvidia-390-25/ According to Debian staff,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

How to install the latest gcc compiler without pain sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test # the best remedy whatsoever sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:jonathonf/gcc-7.2# (also broken

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 kernel 3.13.0-143-generic. I have the infinite login loop problem. On older kernel (-142) everything still working correctly I have gcc 4.8.5 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

Could we please know when this bug is going to be fixed at last? If is not uncommon, actually quite common I would say, to have a NVIDIA graphic card and a more recent version of GCC installed than the one in the Ubuntu distribution, which is quite old. And then the machine is broke when the new

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

Yep, mine reverts to 1024x760 76Hz and has no options whatsoever. It's a bit of a showstopper. dmesg: nvidia: version magic '3.13.0-143-generic SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '3.13.0-143-generic SMP mod_unload modversions retpoline ' works: Linux betlogbrick 3.13.0-142-generic

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

I had the same problem however I don't have a Nvidia driver (Intel HD Graphics instead) I got this message before enter a loop: video: version magic '3.13.0-143-generic SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '3.13.0-143-generic SMP mod_unload modversions retpoline ' drm: version magic

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

I had the same problem with zfs too. Changed : CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y to CONFIG_RETPOLINE=n in /boot/config-4.4.0-116-generic and reinstalled the nvidia/zfs kernel modules. To me it seems that the config file shipped with the kernel is not matching the version used for compiling. -- You received

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

Hello everyone, Thanks to your answers and this discussion. I ran into this problem yesterday. Although I tried the instructions by @cjjefcoat on #57, it didn't give me back my display as expected. Unity got screwed up and although I could see the display, the rendering was not proper. The

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

Bryce Schober (bryce-schober): I had a very similar issue, but on 16.04 and wanting gcc-7. Adding the the toolchain ppa made gcc-5 subject to upgrading, triggering this issue. I managed to deal with it with package pinning and aptitude (see comment 58). Here are a few more details if in case you

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

On Ubuntu 14.04, I've installed the ubuntu-toolchain-r/test ppa in order to get a gcc-5 compiler, and the assumedly-conflicting 4.8.5-2ubuntu1~14.04.1 came from that PPA along for the ride. Is there a better PPA option for installing gcc-5 on Ubuntu 14.04? -- You received this bug notification

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

Solve the problem with the instruction from #57 under Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS. At first, I cannot find the driver when I typed nvidia-smi. So I try to reinstall the nvidia driver. In this process, I met the absolutely same problem as https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1030325/nvidia-driver-

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

I manage 300+ machines that run openafs that has a dkms built kernel module like the nvidia module that needs to be built. I also manage dozens of nvidia gpu servers where users have sudo access and can install anything they want. Here is a snippet of what I found. Note this is for 16.04 systems

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient compiler!

probably related to bug #1749261 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) by an insufficient

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

switching to "beta" version of gcc (Ubuntu 7.3.0-5ubuntu1~14.04.york0) 7.3.0 and rebuilding the kernel modules in question for 4.4.0-116 seemingly did the job. is this really what you wanted from a good amount of the end users by publishing those kernel? ** Summary changed: - 4.4.0-116 Kernel

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

are you thinking of something like this? https://launchpad.net/~jonathonf/+archive/ubuntu/gcc-7.3 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Same here error with edvi's DisplayLinkManager process to get a displaylink screen from a USB 3.0 hub/docking station like https://www.anker.com/store/USB-3.0-Docking-Station/68ANDOCKS-BA went back to 4.4.0-112 to work. Will wait future 4.4.0-(>116) kernel to retry. -- You received this bug

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

@cjjefcoat Thanks for your advice,I have meet the same issue in virtualbox after the ubuntu 14.04 kernel update to 116. After downgrade the gcc to 4.8.4, and reinstall the 116 kernel and virtualbox 5.2,it work! ** Attachment added: "Virtualbox errror info"

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

As mentioned in #47, same problem on trusty + xenial HWE stack (14.04.5). Additionally, had a gcc version mismatch, don't know where that came from. Meta package gcc was 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6, but /usr/bin/gcc (and corresponding package gcc-4.8) was 4.8.5-1ubuntu1~14.04 . I also had installed just

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Silvano (spaccabyte), if you never added that PPA (and the majority of Ubuntu users will not have) then there is nothing to remove. In that case, you probably have the "standard" gcc and could just follow the instructions at

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

trying the comment 57 sudo ppa-purge ppa: ubuntu- toolchain- r / test Updating packages lists PPA to be removed: ppa: ppa: Warning: Could not find package list for PPA: ppa: ppa: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

I resolved the problem with #57 instructions. Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

It seems like the kernel and the nvidia driver weren't built using the same compiler. Please, either ssh into your machine, or press CTRL+ALT+F2 and do the following: 1) Make sure security updates are enabled, and update your system ("apt- cache policy gcc-5" should report 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.9

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Had the same issue on 14.04 with HWE kernel. Last Friday morning I got offered the -116 kernel - which broke the nvidia driver module, forcing me to revert back to the -112 kernel. Only today (not checked during the weekend) I got offered the compiler update, from 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.3 to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

The instructions provided by @cjjefcoat also fixed it for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Following instructions provided by @cjjefcoat, I managed to get kernel -116 running. It turns out that just removing the "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test" ppa and reinstalling the gcc-4.8 wasn't sufficient to get it downgraded to "gcc (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.4) 4.8.4". Anyway, *purging* the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Hello, just had the same experience :( not so funny, Thanks to you all, I just downloaded linux-image- extra-4.4.0-116-generic_4.4.0-116.140_amd64.deb via internet on my mobile , then copy paste to pc, and installed manualy (sudo dpkg -i linux-image-extra-4.4.0-116-generic_4.4.0-116.140_amd64.deb)

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Hello, just had the same experience :( not so funny, Thanks to you all, I just donloaded 116 and installed manualy, after reboot all good, back in business baby :D -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Thanks to the instructions posted by @cjjefcoat I was able to get 116 up and running on my machine. The only difference was that after purging the toolchain ppa I had to run update-alternatives to get gcc to point to gcc-5. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

Re: [Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

The version in the toolchain ppa currently does not match the "retpoline" changes in the new kernel ( see discussion above), so should not be used to compile modules. Which is a pain if you still want to use a newer gcc alongside for other purposes, because adding the ppa upgrades the default gcc.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

@matpen, I had similar problems with gcc 5.4.1 on Ubuntu 16.04. I don't think that version has been updated. My gcc 5.4.1 version was from the ubuntu-toolchain-r/test ppa. I removed that repository and "downgraded" to the official Ubuntu 16.04 gcc-5 (5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.9). (See

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

I can use my Ubuntu 14.04.05 with kernel 4.4.0-112-generic normally, but when it comes to booting with 4.4.0-116-generic Nvidia drivers don't work. My gcc-4.8 version is "gcc (Ubuntu 4.8.5-2ubuntu1~14.04.1) 4.8.5" and gcc-5 version is "gcc-5 (Ubuntu 5.4.1-2ubuntu1~14.04) 5.4.1 20160904". I tried

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

I am facing both the Nvidia problem (cannot login into gnome) and the VirtualBox problem (cannot start VMs). I just tried all instructions found here (reinstalling the kernel, even reinstalling VirtualBox and DKMS modules manually) with both the official gcc and the new gcc-7 from PPA, but no

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Having the exact same issue with nvidia-390 package at my Ubuntu 16.04, rolled back to nvidia-387 and had the same issue. And later I rolled back nvidia-384, and still the same issue. Then I downloaded NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.111.run from Nvidia's website to see if I am able to get it up and

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

I purged the -116 packages and then re-installed them but it didn't help. What's worse, is that now Unity doesn't work in -112, but fortunately my Gnome session still works fine. Here are the commands I executed to reinstall the -116 kernel: sudo apt-get purge linux-image-4.4.0-116-generic sudo

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Those for whom it didn't work, see post #7 at https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2385621=13742673#post13742673 - it sounds like maybe you have to remove four items, not just two, but I'm not sure. If that works for anyone please let us know. -- You received this bug notification because

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

After I reinstalled gcc from the main repo, I still get the version mismatch between apt and gcc. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Just to be sure, I just reinstalled the -116 kernel as suggested by earthspike, and fun fact, DMKS was not run at all. No kernel modules were built. Also, no errors nor warnings that I can see. Any ideas? ** Attachment added: "full command line output of -116 kernel reinstall (from -112)"

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Anyone else having this? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) To manage notifications

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

I also tried to switch to the main ubuntu server for maybe the local mirror did not yet get the gcc update, but apt does not want to install anything more from main. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Hi, same here, after kernel update no nvidia-340. Tried the manual dkms rebuild, but no retpoline in vermagic afterwards either. Checked gcc: apt says 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6, but /usr/bin/gcc says 4.8.5-1ubuntu1~14.04 . `which gcc` confirms using /usr/bin/gcc What about that? -- You received this

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

** Description changed: Running fine with nvidia-384 until this kernel update came along. When booted into the new kernel, got super low resolution and nvidia-settings was missing most of its functionality - could not change resolution. Rebooted into 4.4.0-112 kernel and all was well.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

John (earthspike), you said your version is gcc-4.8.real (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.4) 4.8.4 but when I run gcc --version I get just gcc (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.4) 4.8.4 The version number appears to be the same but instead of gcc-4.8.real I only see gcc. Is that a significant

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

My 14.04 machine received the gcc update after the -116 update, just as others have noted. I resolved this by booting into -112 then: sudo apt-get purge linux-headers-4.4.0-116 linux-headers-4.4.0-116-generic sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-xenial And then rebooted into -116 with

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Tim Habigt wrote in #30: > Yes, I also got the gcc update after the kernel update. With the new gcc, I could fix the Nvidia kernel module. > Here's how: > # Show the current vermagic string of the kernel module > modinfo nvidia-384 -k 4.4.0-116-generic > # It will probably say: > # vermagic:

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

My Trusty (14.04) also shows gcc-4.8 version 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.4 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

For Trusty (14.04) I successfully installed the driver with gcc version 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

@glenpike For Xenial you need gcc-5 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.9. You can find which version you have installed via "dpkg -l | grep gcc-5". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

I had the same problem with my -116 kernel upgrade. So I am running `gcc version 5.4.1 20160904 (Ubuntu 5.4.1-2ubuntu1~16.04)` but this was already installed it seems - I can't see in the dpkg.log* files when this was added. I am assuming that this is a newer version of GCC than is needed, but

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

@cjmather If you are sure that you have the latest gcc and you are still seeing kernel panics with the -116 kernel, please file a new bug and report back here what that bug # is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

I took the *-116 kernel a few days ago on my 16.04.3 desktop, got a mouse freeze after booting, and went back to *-112. I see from my dpkg.log that version 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.9 of gcc installed over a day before the *-116 kernel. I see also from

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

The -116 kernel contains protections against the Spectre / Meltdown exploits. So yeah, it's pretty great. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

How would the average person know to (or know how to) avoid this problem, before it happens? Is there something in the -116 kernel that's so great, and time sensitive that it's worth putting folks through the huge inconvenience of tracking down the root cause and booting into a previous kernel?

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

That was it Jay Flory! I too had a different version of gcc in my 16.04 installation (an upgrade I got from the ubuntu-toolchain-r ppa, which I used in order to test something with gcc-7). I use Timeshift, so I was able to go back to before adding the ppa. Upgrading normally from that point,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

As long as you have the updated gcc installed before you install the kernel, it works fine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Shouldn't the -116 kernel be blacklisted? On a fresh install I'm still seeing the -116 update available. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Unfortunately I don't currently have a 14.04 installation so I don't know which versions of gcc are available to you. I am using the package "gcc-5" from the Xenial (16.04) repositories and it is working. You may also want to check: 1. "which gcc" a. Make sure this points to the version of gcc

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Yes, I also got the gcc update after the kernel update. With the new gcc, I could fix the Nvidia kernel module. Here's how: # Show the current vermagic string of the kernel module modinfo nvidia-384 -k 4.4.0-116-generic # It will probably say: # vermagic: 4.4.0-116-generic SMP mod_unload

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Jay Flory, your information was the key! I removed the -116 kernel and reinstalled it, and the graphics are fine now. It looks like this was indeed due to a timing problem between when my system got the gcc update and the kernel update. It appears that I'll have to reinstall virtualbox as well.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Looking at apt logs, it appears my system got a gcc update the day AFTER the kernel was pushed out. I'll try reinstalling the kernel and see if that makes a difference. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Jay Flory, that's important information and sounds like it can lead those of us affected to a solution. However, my version of gcc is the default one for 14.04, I do not have a custom version, yet I still have this problem. Do you know what version of gcc I should install? -- You received this

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

The newer Ubuntu kernel has the new retpoline Spectre mitigation. In order to load, your kernel modules will need to be compiled with a version of gcc that supports retpoline. You can determine if the module has it with the command "modinfo " and look for the version magic. If you are using

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

ok so boot in to old 112 is ok, but not ideal. this also may be affecting some ethernet/usb connections as well. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1750937 Title: 4.4.0-116 Kernel

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

This does not only affect the NVIDIA modules, but seems to affect all kernel modules built on the system itself. (Meaning all DKMS-built modules and for example VMWare Workstation/Player modules) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Kaan Akşit: You are going down the same rabbit hole that I did and it won't work, and will just mess up your system. The problem is not the nVidia driver, it's the kernel upgrade. Go to the thread at https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2385621=13742281#post13742281 and you will see what

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Having the exact same issue with nvidia-390 package at my Ubuntu 16.04, rolled back to nvidia-387 and had the same issue. And later I rolled back nvidia-384, and still the same issue. Then I downloaded NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.111.run from Nvidia's website to see if I am able to get it up and

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

FWIW some NVIDIA-related changes were apparently made in 114: 2018-02-09 - Khalid Elmously linux (4.4.0-114.137) xenial; urgency=medium * linux: 4.4.0-114.137 -proposed tracker (LP: #1748484) * ALSA backport missing NVIDIA GPU codec IDs to patch table to Ubuntu

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Add me to the List of People with this problem, nvidia 384.111 worked great until this kernel now same problem as original poster. Had to go back to 112 to get it to work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Not only same video issue as others on Trusty with Nvidia 340.102 driver for GEForce 8400GS, but am also unable to log in.Entering PW just keeps flipping me back to "Enter PW box". Old 112 kernel works just fine so I will stick with that until a fix is available. -- You received this bug

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

This also seems to affect ZFS on Linux modules: zavl: version magic '4.4.0-116-generic SMP mod_unload modversions ' should be '4.4.0-116-generic SMP mod_unload modversions retpoline ' -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Bill Miller, I can ssh into the system and install packages - apt-get still works, etc. Right now the only thing I can't do is get into the desktop; it shows a login screen but won't accept my password (even though my password works fine in ssh). I think it is because when I tried to install the

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Same thing here on 16.04, with nvidia driver 384.111. Kernel 4.4.0-112: no problems kernel 4.4.0-116: Low res and can't login on graphical mode. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall nvidia drivers to no effect. I did a diff for dmesg output on both cases. The relevant bits are: > Spectre

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Mythological, you have to fix the system to the point that you can install packages. I am not sure you are that point yet from your description. Once you are there, you can install an old kernel by following the procedure outlined here

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Bo9b Miller, how do I install "-112"? I am afraid I have already dug myself into so deep a hole I don't want to make any more mistakes, and I have no idea what you mean by "-112". Please explain, or point me to a page that does. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

Bob Miller, how do I install "-112"? I am afraid I have already dug myself into so deep a hole I don't want to make any more mistakes, and I have no idea what you mean by "-112". Please explain, or point me to a page that does. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1750937] Re: 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04)

** Summary changed: - 14.04 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers + 4.4.0-116 Kernel update on 2/21 breaks Nvidia drivers (on 14.04 and 16.04) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu.