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---
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.
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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 <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>F3</kbd>, 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.
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