Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Ubuntu 16.04.3 - Nvidia driver causing error (login loop) + GPU not showing in Xsettings

After installing Ubuntu the system would hang after the bios boot logo, which I fixed using the following solution:



Hold shift after bios logo to enter GRUB, go to advanced options, press E on top selection and add:




nomodeset


I made this change permenant by entering the desktop and entering in terminal:



sudo nano /etc/default/grub


Add nomodeset to the linux line and then running the following command:




sudo update-grub


Once that was sorted have tried installing several Nvidia drivers including ver 375 recommended via the additional drivers section, all cause a login loop to occur.



To fix the issue and enter the desktop again I must use the following command to switch to IGP:



sudo prime-select intel



I am guessing this has something to do with the kernel 4.10 which I am using.



When I enter Xsettings with Nvidia drivers installed it shows no GPU.
Here are my specs:



Intel I7 7700HQ
16GB ram
GTX 1050
Intel HD 630 graphics




Does anyone know any solutions?

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