From cec95aa2559fc095e4351e5dc69f2268f6350651 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Burwell Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 22:12:24 -0400 Subject: General cleanup --- ...23-getting-login-to-work-ubuntu-15.04-nvidia.md | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2015-04-23-getting-login-to-work-ubuntu-15.04-nvidia.md (limited to '_posts/2015-04-23-getting-login-to-work-ubuntu-15.04-nvidia.md') diff --git a/_posts/2015-04-23-getting-login-to-work-ubuntu-15.04-nvidia.md b/_posts/2015-04-23-getting-login-to-work-ubuntu-15.04-nvidia.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fd8c0c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2015-04-23-getting-login-to-work-ubuntu-15.04-nvidia.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +title: Getting Login to Work on Ubuntu 15.04 with NVIDIA Drivers +description: When I upgraded to Ubuntu 15.04, logging in broke. Here's how I fixed it. +--- + +When I upgraded to Ubuntu 15.04, I was unable to log in. The machine started +normally and I was presented with the login window. But when I entered my +password, the screen went black for a few moments and then the login screen came +back. + + + +Since I'm using an [NVIDIA GeForce GTX +750](http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-750), which +Ubuntu's Nouveau drivers don't support, I previously needed to install the +NVIDIA graphics drivers. + +By entering Ctrl + Alt + F3, I was able to drop +to a shell. When I checked `/var/log/Xorg.0.log`, I found a message stating that +the NVIDIA driver had failed to load the GLX module, despite earlier messages +that it had been loaded. The message also recommended reinstalling the NVIDIA +driver. + +In the same shell, I ran: + +``` +wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/349.16/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-349.16.run +chmod u+x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-349.16.run +sudo service lightdm stop +sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-349.16.run +``` + +After that, restarting my computer cleared up the issue. -- cgit v1.2.3