Black screen after install of nvidia driver ubuntu

Graphics / Linux Linux
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Please follow this:

  • delete /etc/X11/xorg.conf
  • make sure nvidia-prime is installed (sudo apt install --reinstall nvidia-prime)
  • switch to nvidia (sudo prime-select nvidia)
  • remove stray blacklist files (sudo rm /lib/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia.conf /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia.conf)
  • update the initrd (sudo update-initramfs -u)
  • reboot
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