I created /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf with
blacklist nouveau
options nouveau modeset=0
AND (on second attempt)
blacklist nouveau
blacklist vga167fb
blacklist rivafb
blacklist nvidiafb
blacklist rivatv
alias nouveau off
alias lbm-nouveau off
installed nvidia-driver-390
sudo update-initramfs -u
shutdown -r now
sudo update-initramfs -u
WITH NO CHANGE (bug-report regenerated and attached)
On lshw -c video | grep ‘configuration’, I see nvidia in use
lsmod | grep nouveau or *fb or *tv is empty
lsmod | grep nvidia listed several modules though (one drm, one helper,…)
The driver is correctly installed and loaded. nvidia-smi even shows that an xserver and gnome-shell are running on the gpu so it’s odd that you don’t see anything. Unfortunately, no xorg logs and config are included in the nvidia logs.
Please run
sudo journalctl -b0 --no-pager _COMM=gdm-x-session >xorg.log
and attach thet
This is odd, everything is up and running but there’s simply no monitor detected. There’s also no other gpu detected so I don’t think you misconnected your monitor, please make sure anyway that you’ve used a connector on the nvidia card.
Looks rather like some strange driver bug, please add the ubuntu graphics ppa and install the latest driver using
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-410
OK, I did a clean re-install, update, upgrade of Ubuntu Server as described in op and then did:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-410
vi appended “blacklist nouveau\nblacklist nvidiafb\noptions nouveau modeset=0”
sudo shutdown -r now
sudo update-initramfs -u (forgot to run earlier)
sudo shutdown -r now
There is no visible change, I get the usual boot scroll which stops stops dead in its tracks before the Ubuntu login screen. I had to ctrl-alt-f2 to run sudo nvidia-bug-report.sh and sudo journalctl … (both attached)
:(
EDIT:
A.looking at the nvidia-bug-report, maybe “nvidia-persistenced” is the culprit?
B.looking at the xorg.log, maybe this is the issue:
“/usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1766]: dbus-daemon[1825]: [session uid=114 pid=1825] Activated service ‘org.freedesktop.systemd1’ failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with status 1”
C.on the positive side NVRM is no longer complaining about a module conflict :)
Something is completely wrong with your display connection.
From your nvidia-smi --query log:
Display Active : Disabled
From xorg.log:
NVIDIA(0): Validated MetaModes:
NVIDIA(0): "NULL"
NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 640 x 480
NVIDIA(0): Unable to get display device for DPI computation.
...
NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "NULL"
Please either replace your monitor cable or connect to another GPU output. Also check with your manufacture website if there’s a new BIOS available for your GPU and flash it.
Also, by any chance, do you have any files under /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d ?
I tried Linux Mint to narrow down the issue to either the nvidia drivers or Ubuntu.
With the exception of some overscan, the nvidia-driver-390.77 worked fine in Mint.
I will chase this up with Ubuntu. This is not an nvidia driver issue.