New Build of 14.04 doesn't arrive at Login Screen

**mc4man** · October 14th, 2014

I thought I saw a thread recently that was very similar, if I stumble across will link (i believe they had hd3000
You could possibly try downgrading some packages but that's risky & somewhat complicated with no login to a session
(gnome-flashback > metacity may work thru recovery > resume

As far as recovery, usually recovery > resume to an ubuntu (unity) session would log you in under llvmpipe, that's not happening for you.
It's possible if you installed nvidia drivers & nvidia-prime that you may get a working session but you'd also get tearing as there is no vsync under nvidia-prime.

A shot in the dark -
go recovery > fsck > root shell prompt and remove - (or any other way to remove a package), this isn't needed when using intel
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Then reboot normally..

**jamesisin** · October 14th, 2014

What is that package? I suppose I could just run sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau, but that seems extreme.

**mc4man** · October 14th, 2014

Originally Posted by jamesisin

What is that package? I suppose I could just run sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau, but that seems extreme.

Not extreme at all. It has no value when using the Intel drivers & no value I've seen when using nvidia drivers on an optimus laptop. I don't have it installed here on a lenovo Y510P (Haswell HD4600

doug@doug-Y510P:~$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
Version table:
1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 0
500 http://ubuntu.mirror.constant.com/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

alt. shot in dark, if on a 64 bit install what does this return? -

Code:

sudo update-alternatives --display  x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf

on 32 bit may be this, not really sure -
sudo update-alternatives --display i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf

**jamesisin** · October 14th, 2014

Here is that ouput:

Code:

sudo update-alternatives --display x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf

x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf - auto mode
  link currently points to /usr/lib/nvidia-331/ld.so.conf
/usr/lib/nvidia-331-prime/ld.so.conf - priority 8603
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_grub_fb_blacklist: /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-331.grub-gfxpayload
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_man_nvidiaxconfig.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-xconfig.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-debugdump: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-debugdump
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-smi.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-smi.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_app_profile: /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_bug_report: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_modconf: /lib/nvidia-331/modprobe.conf
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_smi: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-smi
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_xconfig: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-xconfig
/usr/lib/nvidia-331/ld.so.conf - priority 8604
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_grub_fb_blacklist: /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-331.grub-gfxpayload
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so.1: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so.1_lib32: /usr/lib32/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so_lib32: /usr/lib32/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_man_nvidiaxconfig.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-xconfig.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_man_persistenced.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-persistenced.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-control: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-control
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-control.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-cuda-mps-control.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-server: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-server
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-debugdump: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-debugdump
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-smi.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-smi.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_app_profile: /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_bug_report: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_drv: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/xorg/nvidia_drv.so
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_modconf: /lib/nvidia-331/modprobe.conf
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_persistenced: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-persistenced
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_smi: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-smi
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_xconfig: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-xconfig
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_xorg_extra_modules: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/xorg
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf - priority 500
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_xorg_extra_modules: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/x11-extra-modules
Current 'best' version is '/usr/lib/nvidia-331/ld.so.conf'.

**jamesisin** · October 14th, 2014

Purging removed two packages:

Code:

sudo apt-get purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  xserver-xorg-video-all* xserver-xorg-video-nouveau*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 374 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 200272 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing xserver-xorg-video-all (1:7.7+1ubuntu8) ...
Removing xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...

**jamesisin** · October 14th, 2014

No change in behavior after reboot.

**mc4man** · October 14th, 2014

x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf - auto mode
link currently points to /usr/lib/nvidia-331/ld.so.conf

That would likely be an issue if nvidia drivers & nvidia-prime aren't installed.
Try switching to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf

Code:

sudo update-alternatives --config  x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf

Then choose the mesa alt., ect.

Edit: - there may be an add. commands needed after switching, should track down..

Code:

sudo ldconfig
sudo update-initramfs -u

Did you install nvidia drivers?, post says new install, ect.

**jamesisin** · October 14th, 2014

No change.

Code:

sudo update-alternatives --config x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf

There are 3 choices for the alternative x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf (providing /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf).

  Selection    Path                                       Priority   Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0            /usr/lib/nvidia-331/ld.so.conf              8604      auto mode
  1            /usr/lib/nvidia-331-prime/ld.so.conf        8603      manual mode
  2            /usr/lib/nvidia-331/ld.so.conf              8604      manual mode
  3            /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf   500       manual mode

Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 3
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf (x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in manual mode


sudo update-alternatives --display x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf

x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf - manual mode
  link currently points to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf
/usr/lib/nvidia-331-prime/ld.so.conf - priority 8603
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_grub_fb_blacklist: /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-331.grub-gfxpayload
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_man_nvidiaxconfig.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-xconfig.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-debugdump: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-debugdump
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-smi.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-smi.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_app_profile: /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_bug_report: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_modconf: /lib/nvidia-331/modprobe.conf
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_smi: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-smi
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_xconfig: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-xconfig
/usr/lib/nvidia-331/ld.so.conf - priority 8604
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_grub_fb_blacklist: /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-331.grub-gfxpayload
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so.1: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so.1_lib32: /usr/lib32/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.1
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_libvdpau_nvidia.so_lib32: /usr/lib32/nvidia-331/vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_man_nvidiaxconfig.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-xconfig.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_man_persistenced.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-persistenced.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-control: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-control
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-control.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-cuda-mps-control.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-cuda-mps-server: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-cuda-mps-server
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-debugdump: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-debugdump
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia-smi.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/alt-nvidia-331-smi.1.gz
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_app_profile: /usr/share/nvidia-331/nvidia-application-profiles-331.38-rc
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_bug_report: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_drv: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/xorg/nvidia_drv.so
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_modconf: /lib/nvidia-331/modprobe.conf
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_persistenced: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-persistenced
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_smi: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-smi
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_nvidia_xconfig: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/bin/nvidia-xconfig
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_xorg_extra_modules: /usr/lib/nvidia-331/xorg
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf - priority 500
  slave x86_64-linux-gnu_xorg_extra_modules: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xorg/x11-extra-modules
Current 'best' version is '/usr/lib/nvidia-331/ld.so.conf'.


sudo ldconfig


sudo update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-37-generic


sudo update-grub
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-37-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-37-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-32-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done


sudo shutdown -r now

Broadcast message from poplocaladmin@ubun-sea5n-music
	(/dev/pts/3) at 8:59 ...

The system is going down for reboot NOW!

**jamesisin** · October 16th, 2014

I killed that build and built it over. I installed one update at a time until I found the culprit package. The naughty package is ubuntu-drivers-common. Does this help us?

**Bashing-om** · October 18th, 2014

jamesisin; Hello;

Pardon me if I am butting in here. But, with Intel and Nvidia graphics what I have seen recommended is
BumbleBee:
https://wiki.debian.org/Bumblebee

OR
Nvidia-prime:
http://www.webupd8.org/2013/08/using...vers-with.html

"www.webupd8.org" has a good explanation of what is not going on.

Hope my little bit helps