I believe that I have identified why the newer nvidia drivers which depend on the new nvidia_drm kernel module fail on Mac hardware. That new module depends on the ipmi modules. On Mac hardware, unsurprisingly, the ipmi_si module fails to load and the ipmi device is not created. Motherboards with issues supporting on the PC probably explain the similar errors reported at...
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1037997/xid-61-black-screen-on- startup-ubuntu-18-04-gtx-1060-mobile/ So Ubuntu should definitely hold onto the nvidia-340 package as long as possible to support that hardware. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1797791 Title: nvidia-340 installation issues need to be resolved and the package marked as 'tested' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-340/+bug/1797791/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
