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Bug 773918 - gnome3 has black screen after upgrade: 304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, 304.132-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
gnome3 has black screen after upgrade: 304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, 304.132-0ubu...
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: drivers
3.10.x
Other Linux
: Normal major
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-11-03 21:47 UTC by alwuzomondo
Modified: 2016-11-05 14:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---



Description alwuzomondo 2016-11-03 21:47:22 UTC
Gnome desktop session produces black screen.No GUI after logging in. A Unity session works fine.

Bug also reported at:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/+bug/1639051

reverting following packages fixes the problem:
nvidia-current:amd64 (304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, 304.132-0ubuntu0.14.04.2)
nvidia-304:amd64 (304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, 304.132-0ubuntu0.14.04.2)
nvidia-libopencl1-304:amd64 (304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, 304.132-0ubuntu0.14.04.2)
nvidia-opencl-icd-304:amd64 (304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, 304.132-0ubuntu0.14.04.2)
libcuda1-304:amd64 (304.131-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, 304.132-0ubuntu0.14.04.2)

Hardware used:
:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RX780/RX790 Host Bridge
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RX780/RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (external gfx0 port A)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port E)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD790 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port F)
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 40)
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 42)
00:14.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller (rev 40)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) (rev 40)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller (rev 40)
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (rev 40)
00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:15.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
00:16.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:16.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control
01:00.0 USB controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 03)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
03:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6315 Series Firewire Controller (rev 01)
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF106 [GeForce GTS 450] (rev a1)
04:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF106 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
Comment 1 Florian Müllner 2016-11-03 22:40:13 UTC
3.10.x is really old and hasn't been supported upstream for years. Is there a chance that you can test with 3.22?
Comment 2 André Klapper 2016-11-05 14:47:38 UTC
> Bug also reported at:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-304/+bug/1639051

...and I'd prefer that the bug is handled only there, as you are using version 3.10 which is too old and not supported anymore by GNOME developers. GNOME developers are no longer working on that older version, so unfortunately there will not be any bug fixes by GNOME developers for the version that you use.

By upgrading to a newer version of GNOME you could receive bug fixes and new functionality. You need to upgrade your Linux distribution to obtain a newer version of GNOME.

Please feel free to reopen this bug if the problem still occurs with a recent version of GNOME (currently: 3.22 or 3.20), and feel free to follow the bug report in the bug tracking system of your Linux distribution as your distribution still supports your version 3.10.x.