Blank screen after installing nvidia restricted driver - Ask Ubuntu


i've installed current nvidia restricted driver , rebooted machine , black or blank screen.

how can fix this?

remove nvidia-related packages

  1. log in terminal: ctrl+alt+f1 (terminal visible blank screen)

  2. sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-*

start scratch

  1. sudo apt-get remove --purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-nv

reinstall everything

  1. sudo apt-get install nvidia-common
  2. sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
  3. sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-dri xserver-xorg-core

reconfigure x server

  1. sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

source: ubuntu wiki


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