# Black screen after prime-select nvidia and log out using v346.35 drivers **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux\ **Created:** [February 13, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748 "2015-02-13T04:19:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ramsey](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@Ramsey](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Ramsey)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/1 "2015-02-13T04:19:57Z")
System: Razer Blade 14" 2015 OS: Ubuntu 14.10 When I sudo prime-select nvidia and then log out, my screen goes black. If I close my laptop until it sleeps and open the lid, the screen comes back and I can log in. If I reboot with nvidia graphics selected, I get a black screen after boot and must do the same process (close lid, wait for sleep, open lid, log in). If I switch to intel graphic or boot with intel graphics, behavior is normal. Otherwise, everything seems to work fine. I installed the drivers as described here > **[Linux on a new blade](https://insider.razer.com/index.php?threads%2Flinux-on-a-new-blade.4115%2F)** > > I'm wondering if anyone here has installed linux on a new blade. From what I read after some googling, the major problems involved the track pad, but... I have generated nvidia-bug-report.log.gz with verbose logging enabled. [nvidia-bug-report.log.gz](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/uploads/short-url/wL9FzTWGTKhllJe1PQCCBP0NyoK.gz) (63.1 KB) ---
**Author:** ![FlamM](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@FlamM](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/FlamM)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/2 "2015-02-13T16:35:33Z")
Hello, I am experiencing the exact same symptoms with my optimus laptop (Acer ASPIRE V Nitro VN7-791G-71R3 with a Nvidia GF GTX 860M) since upgrading to driver version 346.35. The laptop is running with ubuntu 14.10 with xorg and nvidia drivers packaged by the xorg-edgers ppa ([url][https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa[/url]](https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa%5B/url%5D)) If with prime I switch to or boot with nvidia gpu then the screen stays black. Or it won’t refresh when I switch from a tty console. But if I close the lid and then resume from sleep, the display is working fine. [nvidia-bug-report.log.gz](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/uploads/short-url/4AjO2W8DykSS1Mv2XYDLctsmFle.gz) (149 KB) ---
**Author:** ![GiraffeandBear](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@GiraffeandBear](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/GiraffeandBear)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/3 "2015-02-18T19:40:02Z")
I’m experiencing the same issue running Xubuntu 14.10 on a Dell Latitude E6430 with a Nvidia NVS5200M. When i install Nvidia 346.35, after a reboot the display turns black upon starting (just before the login screen should appear). When i switch to the Intel HD 4000 Graphics the display works, but when switching to the NVS 5200M the display turns black. I’ve installed driver 346.35 via “sudo apt-get install nvidia-346” got it from xorg-edgers ppa. Nvidia driver version 340.76 does not exhibit this problem. I’ve ran nvidia-bug-report.sh and collected a log file, but i can for the life of me figure out how to attach it to my post. If someone is willing to point out how i can attach the log that would be great. ---
**Author:** ![GiraffeandBear](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@GiraffeandBear](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/GiraffeandBear)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/4 "2015-02-18T19:54:22Z")
I’ve added the Nvidia bug report / logfile here: [url][http://paste.ubuntu.com/10295551/[/url]](http://paste.ubuntu.com/10295551/%5B/url%5D) Still i would like to now how i can upload a bug report directly to this forum… ---
**Author:** ![Ramsey](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@Ramsey](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Ramsey)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/5 "2015-02-19T17:00:11Z")
> [@GiraffeandBear](#): > > Still i would like to now how i can upload a bug report directly to this forum… I had the same problem to start :) Once you’ve posted, if you hover over the post, you should see a paperclip icon. Click it and you can upload your file. ---
**Author:** ![GiraffeandBear](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@GiraffeandBear](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/GiraffeandBear)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/6 "2015-02-19T17:49:16Z")
> [@Ramsey](#): > > > [@GiraffeandBear](#): > > > > Still i would like to now how i can upload a bug report directly to this forum… > > I had the same problem to start :) Once you’ve posted, if you hover over the post, you should see a paperclip icon. Click it and you can upload your file. Thanks a lot Ramsey i’ve just uploaded the bug report properly :) ---
**Author:** ![dbcaturra](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@dbcaturra](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/dbcaturra)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/7 "2015-02-20T20:45:14Z")
hi, i have the same problem. The user of linux need best Nvidia support. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Ramsey](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@Ramsey](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Ramsey)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/8 "2015-02-26T03:29:18Z")
Just a note for those interested: I updated to 346.47 and this behavior is unchanged. ---
**Author:** ![Revelator](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/revelator/32/10671_2.png) [@Revelator](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Revelator)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/9 "2015-02-26T08:29:08Z")
same problem here with xubuntu & ubuntu 14.10 64bit. but 14.04.2 works fine… … ---
**Author:** ![GiraffeandBear](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@GiraffeandBear](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/GiraffeandBear)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/10 "2015-02-26T19:23:40Z")
> [@Ramsey](#): > > Just a note for those interested: I updated to 346.47 and this behavior is unchanged. The strange thing is that i’ve installed NVIDIA driver version 346.47 via the xorg-edgers repository yesterday night, and the problem is gone. I can now use my notebook without running into Nvidia-related black-screen problems. Switching between the IGP and the discrete-gpu works fine. I’m still running Xubuntu 14.10 x86\_64. I have to add though that i made some configuration changes in terms of installed packages: i’ve upgraded the xorg-server-core and xserver-common packages to version (2:)1.16.1.901, among other things. I’ve added a link to part of my apt-log so you can compare any packages and perhaps try some different packages: > **[Ubuntu Pastebin](https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/10434474/)** ---
**Author:** ![FlamM](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@FlamM](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/FlamM)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/11 "2015-02-26T21:23:11Z")
I updated to 346.47 and the problem is still present. For info xorg is already at version 2:1.16.1.901-1ubuntu1~utopic1 ---
**Author:** ![Revelator](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/revelator/32/10671_2.png) [@Revelator](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Revelator)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/12 "2015-02-26T21:26:23Z")
> [@FlamM](#): > > I updated to 346.47 and the problem is still present. > > For info xorg is already at version 2:1.16.1.901-1ubuntu1~utopic1 same here same xorg- same drivers same bug… ---
**Author:** ![GiraffeandBear](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@GiraffeandBear](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/GiraffeandBear)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/13 "2015-02-26T22:02:30Z")
> [@FlamM](#): > > I updated to 346.47 and the problem is still present. > > For info xorg is already at version 2:1.16.1.901-1ubuntu1~utopic1 Well i’ve also upgraded the Intel Libdrm package to version 2.4.59: Upgrade: libdrm-intel1:amd64 (2.4.56-1, 2.4.59+git20150125.0c5aaeef-0ubuntu0ricotz~utopic) Now that i think of it: after upgrading the xserver-xorg-video-intel to version 2.99.917 the black-screen appeared again (at the time i was still using 340.76) after downgrading it to the default version (2.99.914-1) the problem disappeared. Well i’m off to bed I’ll check back tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![FlamM](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@FlamM](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/FlamM)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/14 "2015-04-01T19:17:36Z")
Did somebody try version 349 ? Is there any progress ? ---
**Author:** ![Revelator](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/revelator/32/10671_2.png) [@Revelator](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Revelator)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/15 "2015-04-03T08:54:41Z")
> [@FlamM](#): > > Did somebody try version 349 ? Is there any progress ? no at today same story same bug… ridicoulous… ---
**Author:** ![Tesgane](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@Tesgane](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/Tesgane)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/16 "2015-04-08T01:30:32Z")
Solved the issue. I am using the following setup: Laptop with GTX 970m. Optimus. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CUDA 7.0. There seems to be an issue with the xorg-edgers repo. When installing the latest version I start with a black screen. After closing the lid and opening it again, I can log in. Annoying. Here is my solution. 1. remove anything from xorg-edgers 1.1) sudo apt-get install ppa-purge 1.2) sudo ppa-purge xorg-edgers 1.3) suod apt-get remove nvidia-\* 2. install the latest properitary driver from NVIDIA (I am using 3.46.59 2.1) [http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/83686/en-us](http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/83686/en-us) 2.2) run the install file 2.3) sudo apt-get install nvidia-prime now restart. This will result in a login screen which is fine. If you lock in, you might get a empty desktop and Unity does not start. So log in to a console and set up the xorg.conf 3.1) sudo stop lightdm 3.2) edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and fill it with ============================= Section “ServerLayout” Identifier “layout” Screen 0 “nvidia” Inactive “intel” EndSection Section “Device” Identifier “intel” Driver “modesetting” EndSection Section “Screen” Identifier “intel” Device “intel” EndSection Section “Device” Identifier “nvidia” Driver “nvidia” BusID “PCI:1:0:0” EndSection Section “Screen” Identifier “nvidia” Device “nvidia” Option “UseDisplayDevice” “None” EndSection ============================ 3.3) sudo start lightdm If you want to use cuda sdk 4.) get and install CUDA 7.0 from NVIDIA. 4.1.) run install file and select “DO NOT INSTALL DRIVER” 5.) Have fun ---
**Author:** ![kayabey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/kayabey/32/10270_2.png) [@kayabey](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/kayabey)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/17 "2015-04-13T23:35:17Z")
you have hybrid graphic card and you are disabling intel ? did you get any performance after theese settings better than nvdia-prime or bumbleblee ? can you tell : ```auto sudo apt-get install mesa-utils ``` ```auto lspci | egrep "VGA|3D|Display" ``` ```auto glxinfo | grep render ``` ```auto xrandr ``` ---
**Author:** ![etejadag](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@etejadag](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/etejadag)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/18 "2015-04-19T21:53:04Z")
Tesgane, that actually helped! Now I can run CUDA and I don’t get the black screen at login. What I can’t do now is use: ```auto sudo prime-select nvidia ``` I keep getting this: ```auto Info: the current alternatives in use are: ['mesa', None] Error: the installed packages do not support PRIME Error: nvidia mode can't be enabled ``` ---
**Author:** ![kirby\_33](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@kirby\_33](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/kirby_33)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/19 "2015-05-31T20:23:58Z")
Hello everybody! As many others users, I get a black screen when I try to switch on the nvidia card. I am just a user, therefore I just give my feedback. I use nvidia-prime and the nvidia drivers coming from the ppa xorg-edgers ppa. I use also prime-indicator for quickly switch between the nvidia (GTX880M) and the intel card and my login manager is lightdm. First comment, for me the black screen issue doesn’t comes from the driver but of nvidia-prime. My first suggestion to solve the black screen. Using the the root privilege edit the file /sbin/prime-offload and just replace the first line #!/bin/sh by #!/bin/bash. Now, you can use the command: prime-select nvidia (or intel) and reboot your laptop. Normally, now you can switch between the two cards but the quick switch of “prime-indicator” doesn’t work. For the next step, I don’t have a real solution but just a workaround: With the root privilege edit the files /usr/lib/primeindicator/igpuon and /usr/lib/primeindicator/dgpuon and just before “sync” insert this line: service lightdm restart So you get this for the file igpuon: prime-select intel service lightdm restart sync And you get this for the file dgpuon: prime-select nvidia service lightdm restart sync I hope that this feed-back will be helpful to other people. ++ Kirby ---
**Author:** ![kirby\_33](https://developer.download.nvidia.com/images/forums/profile-default-devtalk-84.png) [@kirby\_33](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/kirby_33)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748/20 "2015-05-31T20:26:35Z")
I summarize what works for me: For a good starting point: sudo apt-get install ppa-purge sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-\* sudo ppa-purge ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa If you don’t know which driver to use, I suggest to go to the NVIDIA website: [Official Drivers | NVIDIA](http://www.nvidia.fr/Download/index.aspx?lang=en) select your graphic card (and Linux) and push the search button. For me, I have a GTX880M and I get the driver “Version: 346.72”. Therefore I use the driver nvidia-346 coming from the ppa xorg-edgers And now (of course replace the number 346 with the number you get from the NVIDIA website): sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nvidia-346 nvidia-346-uvm nvidia-settings nvidia-prime About the black-screen issue: Using the the root privilege edit the file /sbin/prime-offload: sudo gedit /sbin/prime-offload Just replace the first line #!/bin/sh by #!/bin/bash If you want to use the prime-indicator widget: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install prime-indicator I use lightdm as login manager, and for me, prime-indicator doesn’t work properly. I have fix the issue with this workaround: With the root privilege edit the files /usr/lib/primeindicator/igpuon and /usr/lib/primeindicator/dgpuon and just before “sync” insert this line: service lightdm restart So you get this for the file igpuon: prime-select intel service lightdm restart sync And you get this for the file dgpuon: prime-select nvidia service lightdm restart sync [Next page](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/black-screen-after-prime-select-nvidia-and-log-out-using-v346-35-drivers/36748.md?page=2)