https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468488
Bug ID: 468488
Summary: NVIDIA driver cannot boot after kernel upgrade.
Nouveau works.
Classification: I don't know
Product: kde
Version: unspecified
Platform: Kubuntu
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: critical
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: unassigned-b...@kde.org
Reporter: torge.rosend...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
I am running Kubuntu 22.10, everything up to date. As soon as I install any
(proprietary) nvidia driver, I cannot boot into a graphical system anymore.
SYSTEM INFO
Kubuntu 22.10
Kernel 5.19.0-1021-lowlatency
GPU: GeForce GTX 1660
DE: Plasma 5.25.5 (X11)
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
When I boot normally, using the nouveau driver, everything works. That is,
except for games that apparently require the proprietary driver.
As soon as I install any nvidia driver (I tried nvidia-driver-525 and -515), I
can't boot into the desktop. I am thrown into the boot screen with a message
saying
nvidia-gpu 0000:06:00.3: i2c timeout error e0000000
This however seems (according to other posts I've seen) not to be the source of
the problem. Iirc, I have seen this screen a couple of times before, but then
the DE still loaded.
REASON FOR BREAK: The system started to behave this way when I installed a
kernel upgrade some time ago. On the reboot after that, my system did not boot.
I "solved" it by opening tty (Ctrl+Alt+F2) and uninstalling the nvidia packages
from there. I cannot tell for sure, but I might have accidentally rebooted my
PC before all the kernel upgrades succeeded, I don't remember.
I have so far always been able to get back to the current semi-functional state
without an nvidia driver by uninstalling all nvidia-related packages through
tty.
ATTEMPTED SOLUTION(S)
I have tried different ways to install the driver, including apt and
ubuntu-drivers. The kubuntu-driver-manager utility does not allow me to select
a driver for some reason, it prints python errors to the terminal, but that's
probably a different issue.
All tools report the same driver versions, e.g. for nvidia-driver-525: VERSION
525.105.17-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
I have currently no packages matching *nvidia* installed (I did apt purge) . My
windows dualboot reports that the GPU works as expected.
I tried apt --reinstalling the linux-headers and then install the driver,
didn't change anything.
FURTHER IDEAS
Are there any ways I can easily get back to a previous kernel to try if that's
the issue?
Does it make a difference through which system tool I install the driver? (apt
/ ubuntu-drivers / kubuntu-driver-manager [broken!])
Should I try installing the driver through the NVIDIA homepage? The version
code is the same (525.105.17)
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