Ubuntu-drivers allows installation of (nvidia-340) drivers, which are broken/break things (Kubuntu 20.04)
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Ubuntu-drivers allows installation of (nvidia-340) drivers, which are broken/break things.
Allowing ( :-P ) ubuntu-drivers to install nvidia-340 results in no GUI on reboot, only console available.
X does appear to be running, but only a black screen.
Kernel:
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5.4.0-33.37-generic 5.4.34
CPU:
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processor : 3
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 23
model : 17
model name : AMD Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega Graphics
stepping : 0
GPU:
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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G96CGL [Quadro FX 580] (rev a1)
0a:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raven Ridge [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] (rev c8)
Error:
================
"
root@XXXXX# ubuntu-drivers list
ERROR:root:No "nvidia-dkms-340" can be found.
nvidia-340
"
1) Expected action - running 'ubuntu-drivers' lists NO drivers being available, as allowing drivers to be installed that the installer seems(?) to know are broken/will break things, is illogical.
2) Improvements - I had access to terminal (Ctrl-Alt Fxxx).
Why is there not an 'uninstall' option for ubuntu-drivers?
"
root@XXX# ubuntu-drivers
Available commands:
list: Show all driver packages which apply to the current system.
list-oem: Show all OEM enablement packages which apply to this system
devices: Show all devices which need drivers, and which packages apply to them.
install: Install drivers that are appropriate for your hardware.
debug: Print all available information and debug data about drivers.
"
Reproduction:
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1) ubuntu-drivers list
2) which shows:
"
ERROR:root:No "nvidia-dkms-340" can be found.
nvidia-340
"
3) ubuntu-drivers install nvidia-340
4) Reboot ==> black screen, no login screen
Solved problem by reinstall (later research showed that " apt-get purge *nvidia* " may have rolled-back changes, however
" ubuntu-drivers uninstall nvidia-340 " would be a LOT more user-friendly).
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
Architecture: amd64
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CurrentDesktop: KDE
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubuntu-
PackageArchitec
ProcVersionSign
Tags: focal
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-37-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:
_MarkForUpload: True
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
Architecture: amd64
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DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-06-12 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: ubuntu-
PackageArchitec
ProcVersionSign
Tags: focal
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-37-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:
_MarkForUpload: True
| Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote | #1 |
| tags: | added: bot-comment |
| affects: | ubuntu → ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu) |
| tags: | added: rls-ff-incoming |
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #2 |
| tags: |
added: rls-ff-wontfix removed: rls-ff-incoming |
| Changed in ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| tags: |
added: rls-ff-notfixing removed: rls-ff-wontfix |
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #3 |
| Elroy Liddington (unclown.nz) wrote Dependencies.txt | #4 |
| tags: | added: apport-collected focal |
| description: | updated |
| Elroy Liddington (unclown.nz) wrote ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt | #5 |
| Elroy Liddington (unclown.nz) wrote ProcEnviron.txt | #6 |
| Elroy Liddington (unclown.nz) wrote UbuntuDriversDebug.txt | #7 |
| Elroy Liddington (unclown.nz) wrote Dependencies.txt | #8 |
| description: | updated |
| Elroy Liddington (unclown.nz) wrote ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt | #9 |
| Elroy Liddington (unclown.nz) wrote ProcEnviron.txt | #10 |
| Elroy Liddington (unclown.nz) wrote UbuntuDriversDebug.txt | #11 |
| Elroy Liddington (unclown.nz) wrote | #12 |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #13 |
| Changed in ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Expired |
| Scott S (luvallcomputers1) wrote | #14 |
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