[SOLVED] Driver problems

ferrari · 08-24-2018, 12:14 AM

Usually I would expect the nvidia package to include the blacklisting. (That's how it is with openSUSE at least.)

Ztcoracat · 08-24-2018, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ferrari

Usually I would expect the nvidia package to include the blacklisting. (That's how it is with openSUSE at least.)

Ok-

I'll see if I can find out if Mint has a default blacklisting or not. (not sure)

ferrari · 08-24-2018, 02:17 AM

Check /etc/modprobe.d/ for blacklist files.

hydrurga · 08-24-2018, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

hydrurga,

With the nvidia 304 driver installed doesn't nouveau have to blacklisted?

Having not used Nvidia, I'm not sure to be honest. However I assume that if you change the driver through Mint's Driver Manager then this will be done automatically if required. Otherwise it would probably have been mentioned in the documentation.

https://linuxmint-installation-guide...t/drivers.html

Ztcoracat · 08-24-2018, 03:14 PM

When Mark choose the legacy binary driver in the 'Driver Manager' Cinnamon crashes and the os can only run in fallback mode. Than when he tries to set it to the xserver-xorg-video-nouveau the os locks up. Sounds like nvidia is hanging up somehow and effecting the DE. While searching I found lots of google hits for Cinnamon crashing and staying in fallback mode. This seems to be a consistant issue.

-::- A few ideas-::-

Try installing the Mate desktop. Cinnamon has had a history of crashing.

-Open the Software Manager and look for mint-meta-mate and install it. Reboot.
-Create a new user. Is the result the same?
-Run Cinnamon in nomodeset mode and see if that fixes it.

Before installing 'Mate' try:
-Run this in the terminal and see what it returns:

Code:

ls /etc/modprobe.d/

After reading this thread purging nvidia may help:
https://community.spiceworks.com/top...-fallback-mode

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=194502

Did this start happening after an update Mark?

Mark Yoder · 08-24-2018, 10:56 PM

Thanks for your help.
I first updated to Mint 18.3. Then I went on with Mint 19.
When installing updates I get this message: You have 36 broken packages in your system. Use the "Broken" filter to find them.
Then when I close that it says: Could not apply changes! Fix broken packages first.
Can someone help this poor ignorant man?
What is the "Broken" filter? Where to I find it? How do I repair the broken packages?
Thanks,
Mark

Ztcoracat · 08-24-2018, 11:03 PM

You should be able to fix broken packages in your Synaptic Package Manager.

Sorry I don't know more (never heard of 'broken' filter) I'm not running Mint at this time.

Maybe hydrurga or ferrari will know.

hydrurga · 08-25-2018, 05:56 AM

Please paste the output from the following (not including the line of equals signs):

Code:

dpkg -l | grep -v "^ii"

This will show all the packages that are not properly installed, i.e. those that are "broken".

Mark Yoder · 08-25-2018, 07:52 AM

Okay here they are. Now how do I fix them? Sorry I am so ignorant.

Code:

 dpkg -l | grep -v "^ii"
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                                  Version                                      Architecture Description
+++-=====================================-============================================-============-================================================================================
iU  cinnamon                              3.8.8+tara                                   amd64        Modern Linux desktop
iU  cinnamon-common                       3.8.8+tara                                   all          Cinnamon desktop (Common data files)
iU  cinnamon-session                      3.8.2+tara                                   amd64        Cinnamon Session Manager - Minimal runtime
iU  gnome-session-bin                     3.28.1-0ubuntu3                              amd64        GNOME Session Manager - Minimal runtime
rc  libdouble-conversion1v5:amd64         2.0.1-3ubuntu2                               amd64        routines to convert IEEE floats to and from strings
iU  libgl1-mesa-glx:i386                  18.0.5-0ubuntu0~18.04.1                      i386         transitional dummy package
iU  libglu1-mesa:i386                     9.0.0-2.1build1                              i386         Mesa OpenGL utility library (GLU)
iU  libmuffin0                            3.8.2+tara                                   amd64        window and compositing manager (shared library)
rc  libperl5.22:amd64                     5.22.1-9ubuntu0.5                            amd64        shared Perl library
iU  libqt4-opengl:amd64                   4:4.8.7+dfsg-7ubuntu1                        amd64        Qt 4 OpenGL module
iU  libqt4-opengl:i386                    4:4.8.7+dfsg-7ubuntu1                        i386         Qt 4 OpenGL module
iU  libqtwebkit4:amd64                    2.3.2-0ubuntu13                              amd64        Web content engine library for Qt
iU  libqtwebkit4:i386                     2.3.2-0ubuntu13                              i386         Web content engine library for Qt
iU  libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb               1:6.0.3-0ubuntu1                             amd64        HSQLDB SDBC driver for LibreOffice
rc  libsidplay2v5                         2.1.1-14ubuntu2                              amd64        SID (MOS 6581) emulation library
rc  libvlccore8                           2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4                       amd64        base library for VLC and its modules
rc  nvidia-304                            304.137-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1                  amd64        NVIDIA legacy binary driver - version 304.137
rc  nvidia-384                            384.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.1                     amd64        NVIDIA binary driver - version 384.130
rc  nvidia-opencl-icd-384                 384.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.1                     amd64        NVIDIA OpenCL ICD
iU  openjdk-8-jre:amd64                   8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.18.04.1                   amd64        OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
iU  rss-glx                               0.9.1-6.1ubuntu1                             amd64        Really Slick Screensavers GLX Port
rc  systemd-shim                          9-1bzr4ubuntu1                               amd64        shim for systemd
rc  vlc-nox                               2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4                       amd64        multimedia player and streamer (without X support)
iU  xorg                                  1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1                            amd64        X.Org X Window System
rc  xserver-xorg-video-intel              2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2            amd64        X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver
marcos@marcos-MS-7597 ~ $

hydrurga · 08-25-2018, 07:57 AM

Can you please go back to your post and remove the line of equals signs so that we can have a normal width thread? Many thanks.

Mark Yoder · 08-25-2018, 08:04 AM

I am sorry. I am not sure I understand. Is this right now?

dpkg -l | grep -v "^ii"
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description

iU cinnamon 3.8.8+tara amd64 Modern Linux desktop
iU cinnamon-common 3.8.8+tara all Cinnamon desktop (Common data files)
iU cinnamon-session 3.8.2+tara amd64 Cinnamon Session Manager - Minimal runtime
iU gnome-session-bin 3.28.1-0ubuntu3 amd64 GNOME Session Manager - Minimal runtime
rc libdouble-conversion1v5:amd64 2.0.1-3ubuntu2 amd64 routines to convert IEEE floats to and from strings
iU libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~18.04.1 i386 transitional dummy package
iU libglu1-mesa:i386 9.0.0-2.1build1 i386 Mesa OpenGL utility library (GLU)
iU libmuffin0 3.8.2+tara amd64 window and compositing manager (shared library)
rc libperl5.22:amd64 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.5 amd64 shared Perl library
iU libqt4-opengl:amd64 4:4.8.7+dfsg-7ubuntu1 amd64 Qt 4 OpenGL module
iU libqt4-opengl:i386 4:4.8.7+dfsg-7ubuntu1 i386 Qt 4 OpenGL module
iU libqtwebkit4:amd64 2.3.2-0ubuntu13 amd64 Web content engine library for Qt
iU libqtwebkit4:i386 2.3.2-0ubuntu13 i386 Web content engine library for Qt
iU libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb 1:6.0.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 HSQLDB SDBC driver for LibreOffice
rc libsidplay2v5 2.1.1-14ubuntu2 amd64 SID (MOS 6581) emulation library
rc libvlccore8 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4 amd64 base library for VLC and its modules
rc nvidia-304 304.137-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA legacy binary driver - version 304.137
rc nvidia-384 384.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA binary driver - version 384.130
rc nvidia-opencl-icd-384 384.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenCL ICD
iU openjdk-8-jre:amd64 8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 amd64 OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
iU rss-glx 0.9.1-6.1ubuntu1 amd64 Really Slick Screensavers GLX Port
rc systemd-shim 9-1bzr4ubuntu1 amd64 shim for systemd
rc vlc-nox 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4 amd64 multimedia player and streamer (without X support)
iU xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1 amd64 X.Org X Window System
rc xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2 amd64 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver
marcos@marcos-MS-7597 ~ $

hydrurga · 08-25-2018, 08:06 AM

No, you actually need to go back to post #24 and edit that particular post to remove the equals signs. The fact that they exist in that post stretches the thread width and makes it difficult for me and others to read the thread on smaller screens.

Mark Yoder · 08-25-2018, 08:51 AM

Does that do it? Do you mean take this line of equal signs out after I paste it here? That is what I did now. I hope it is okay.

Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description

iU cinnamon 3.8.8+tara amd64 Modern Linux desktop
iU cinnamon-common 3.8.8+tara all Cinnamon desktop (Common data files)
iU cinnamon-session 3.8.2+tara amd64 Cinnamon Session Manager - Minimal runtime
iU gnome-session-bin 3.28.1-0ubuntu3 amd64 GNOME Session Manager - Minimal runtime
rc libdouble-conversion1v5:amd64 2.0.1-3ubuntu2 amd64 routines to convert IEEE floats to and from strings
iU libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~18.04.1 i386 transitional dummy package
iU libglu1-mesa:i386 9.0.0-2.1build1 i386 Mesa OpenGL utility library (GLU)
iU libmuffin0 3.8.2+tara amd64 window and compositing manager (shared library)
rc libperl5.22:amd64 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.5 amd64 shared Perl library
iU libqt4-opengl:amd64 4:4.8.7+dfsg-7ubuntu1 amd64 Qt 4 OpenGL module
iU libqt4-opengl:i386 4:4.8.7+dfsg-7ubuntu1 i386 Qt 4 OpenGL module
iU libqtwebkit4:amd64 2.3.2-0ubuntu13 amd64 Web content engine library for Qt
iU libqtwebkit4:i386 2.3.2-0ubuntu13 i386 Web content engine library for Qt
iU libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb 1:6.0.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 HSQLDB SDBC driver for LibreOffice
rc libsidplay2v5 2.1.1-14ubuntu2 amd64 SID (MOS 6581) emulation library
rc libvlccore8 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4 amd64 base library for VLC and its modules
rc nvidia-304 304.137-0ubuntu0~gpu16.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA legacy binary driver - version 304.137
rc nvidia-384 384.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA binary driver - version 384.130
rc nvidia-opencl-icd-384 384.130-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenCL ICD
iU openjdk-8-jre:amd64 8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 amd64 OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
iU rss-glx 0.9.1-6.1ubuntu1 amd64 Really Slick Screensavers GLX Port
rc systemd-shim 9-1bzr4ubuntu1 amd64 shim for systemd
rc vlc-nox 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4 amd64 multimedia player and streamer (without X support)
iU xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1 amd64 X.Org X Window System
rc xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2 amd64 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver

hydrurga · 08-25-2018, 08:55 AM

No, but don't worry, I'll ask a mod to edit the relevant post.

hydrurga · 08-25-2018, 11:09 AM

Right. Those packages marked "rc" can be ignored - the rc just means that the package was removed but not purged, and thus there are residual configuration files left behind.

However, those marked "iU" are more problematic. These usually mean that the package was unpacked but can't be configured as it has unmet dependencies (either because they are unobtainable or they haven't yet been configured themselves).

Normally I would recommend purging those "iU" packages and reinstalling them. However, some of them are crucial, e.g. cinnamon, xorg etc. - purging would cause problems. A huge question is "how did they get that way". Are you sure you haven't encountered any other major problems recently?

So, let's first check if the packages can't be configured because of some problem with your software sources. Please paste the output from the following command:

Code:

inxi -r

P.S. Thanks to the mod who edited your original post to place your output within CODE tags.