Ubuntu 16.04 screen completely freezes only mouse moves
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Ever since I have upgraded my laptop (Click here for hardware specs.) my screen usually freezes. Mostly in chrome or Firefox browser. I am pretty sure this is a Nvidia driver problem but I can't seem to find the solution. I am running a Nvidia Quadro K2100M.
I am currently running Nvidia 361.42. I have tried using open source Xorg server without any luck.
The only solution I have found so far is forcefully turning off the computer by holding down the power button.
Things that I have tried:
- I got keyboard input
- I cannot switch to another terminal to restart
lightdm
crash driver nvidia ubuntu-16.04
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Ever since I have upgraded my laptop (Click here for hardware specs.) my screen usually freezes. Mostly in chrome or Firefox browser. I am pretty sure this is a Nvidia driver problem but I can't seem to find the solution. I am running a Nvidia Quadro K2100M.
I am currently running Nvidia 361.42. I have tried using open source Xorg server without any luck.
The only solution I have found so far is forcefully turning off the computer by holding down the power button.
Things that I have tried:
- I got keyboard input
- I cannot switch to another terminal to restart
lightdm
crash driver nvidia ubuntu-16.04
edited Mar 24 at 22:49
zx485
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asked Aug 10 '16 at 16:25
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up vote
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Ever since I have upgraded my laptop (Click here for hardware specs.) my screen usually freezes. Mostly in chrome or Firefox browser. I am pretty sure this is a Nvidia driver problem but I can't seem to find the solution. I am running a Nvidia Quadro K2100M.
I am currently running Nvidia 361.42. I have tried using open source Xorg server without any luck.
The only solution I have found so far is forcefully turning off the computer by holding down the power button.
Things that I have tried:
- I got keyboard input
- I cannot switch to another terminal to restart
lightdm
crash driver nvidia ubuntu-16.04
edited Mar 24 at 22:49
zx485
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asked Aug 10 '16 at 16:25
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Ever since I have upgraded my laptop (Click here for hardware specs.) my screen usually freezes. Mostly in chrome or Firefox browser. I am pretty sure this is a Nvidia driver problem but I can't seem to find the solution. I am running a Nvidia Quadro K2100M.
I am currently running Nvidia 361.42. I have tried using open source Xorg server without any luck.
The only solution I have found so far is forcefully turning off the computer by holding down the power button.
Things that I have tried:
- I got keyboard input
- I cannot switch to another terminal to restart
lightdm
crash driver nvidia ubuntu-16.04
crash driver nvidia ubuntu-16.04
edited Mar 24 at 22:49
zx485
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asked Aug 10 '16 at 16:25
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edited Mar 24 at 22:49
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This problem came to me occasionally, making me really annoyed.
As illustrated in many blogs, this may be caused by graphic driver problem. For me, my desktop has a NVIDIA video card, you can run lspci | grep VGA to see what type of your video type, in my case, it returned:
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G98 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2] (rev a1)
I followed the instruction on jiakai zhang's blog to reinstall proper drivers for the desktop, hope this will help you.
The key steps in [1] are to reinstall the ubuntu desktop and nvidia drivier by:
$ sudo su
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
$ apt-get install unity
$ apt-get remove --purge nvidia*
$ reboot
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
$ sudo reboot
answered Oct 18 '16 at 18:35
Qoros
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Providing the instructions, along with the referenced link, would benefit future visitors in case the link ever goes dead.
– gravitymixes
Oct 18 '16 at 18:55
Worked for me when all else failed. Thanks. I had installed .run driver but login screen was corrupted. Reinstalling ubuntu-desktop is what fixed this!
– r11
Oct 17 '17 at 4:37
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I have since fixed this problem by re-installing Ubuntu 16.04 and not switching from the nouveau video driver. I also disable updates and everything been working good for about 2 months now.
Gaming is pretty good but I usually play steam games so doesn't push any kinda hard core graphics
answered Oct 20 '16 at 13:00
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Well, I had the same problem: My PC was freezing randomly. I tried Ubuntu 16, 17 and 18.04 and everything was the same. I tried several drivers and didn't get a solution. I tried several solutions that I found in the forums (including this) and got bad and harmful results.
My solution was: I stopped using the graphical nvidia card, removed it and now I'm using the integrated Intel HD graphics card (Intel® HD Graphics 530 card (Skylake GT2)) and all the problems were solved!
answered Mar 24 at 18:33
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I fixed mine using a few commands from @Qoros solution above. i just ran apt-get update, apt-get install nvidia-current, and sudo reboot. cheers to @Qoros btw!
answered Nov 10 at 5:52
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This problem came to me occasionally, making me really annoyed.
As illustrated in many blogs, this may be caused by graphic driver problem. For me, my desktop has a NVIDIA video card, you can run lspci | grep VGA to see what type of your video type, in my case, it returned:
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G98 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2] (rev a1)
I followed the instruction on jiakai zhang's blog to reinstall proper drivers for the desktop, hope this will help you.
The key steps in [1] are to reinstall the ubuntu desktop and nvidia drivier by:
$ sudo su
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
$ apt-get install unity
$ apt-get remove --purge nvidia*
$ reboot
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
$ sudo reboot
answered Oct 18 '16 at 18:35
Qoros
178213
Providing the instructions, along with the referenced link, would benefit future visitors in case the link ever goes dead.
– gravitymixes
Oct 18 '16 at 18:55
Worked for me when all else failed. Thanks. I had installed .run driver but login screen was corrupted. Reinstalling ubuntu-desktop is what fixed this!
– r11
Oct 17 '17 at 4:37
add a comment |
up vote
9
down vote
This problem came to me occasionally, making me really annoyed.
As illustrated in many blogs, this may be caused by graphic driver problem. For me, my desktop has a NVIDIA video card, you can run lspci | grep VGA to see what type of your video type, in my case, it returned:
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G98 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2] (rev a1)
I followed the instruction on jiakai zhang's blog to reinstall proper drivers for the desktop, hope this will help you.
The key steps in [1] are to reinstall the ubuntu desktop and nvidia drivier by:
$ sudo su
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
$ apt-get install unity
$ apt-get remove --purge nvidia*
$ reboot
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
$ sudo reboot
answered Oct 18 '16 at 18:35
Qoros
178213
Providing the instructions, along with the referenced link, would benefit future visitors in case the link ever goes dead.
– gravitymixes
Oct 18 '16 at 18:55
Worked for me when all else failed. Thanks. I had installed .run driver but login screen was corrupted. Reinstalling ubuntu-desktop is what fixed this!
– r11
Oct 17 '17 at 4:37
add a comment |
up vote
9
down vote
up vote
9
down vote
This problem came to me occasionally, making me really annoyed.
As illustrated in many blogs, this may be caused by graphic driver problem. For me, my desktop has a NVIDIA video card, you can run lspci | grep VGA to see what type of your video type, in my case, it returned:
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G98 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2] (rev a1)
I followed the instruction on jiakai zhang's blog to reinstall proper drivers for the desktop, hope this will help you.
The key steps in [1] are to reinstall the ubuntu desktop and nvidia drivier by:
$ sudo su
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
$ apt-get install unity
$ apt-get remove --purge nvidia*
$ reboot
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
$ sudo reboot
answered Oct 18 '16 at 18:35
Qoros
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This problem came to me occasionally, making me really annoyed.
As illustrated in many blogs, this may be caused by graphic driver problem. For me, my desktop has a NVIDIA video card, you can run lspci | grep VGA to see what type of your video type, in my case, it returned:
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G98 [GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2] (rev a1)
I followed the instruction on jiakai zhang's blog to reinstall proper drivers for the desktop, hope this will help you.
The key steps in [1] are to reinstall the ubuntu desktop and nvidia drivier by:
$ sudo su
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
$ apt-get install unity
$ apt-get remove --purge nvidia*
$ reboot
$ sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
$ sudo reboot
answered Oct 18 '16 at 18:35
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answered Oct 18 '16 at 18:35
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answered Oct 18 '16 at 18:35
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answered Oct 18 '16 at 18:35
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Providing the instructions, along with the referenced link, would benefit future visitors in case the link ever goes dead.
– gravitymixes
Oct 18 '16 at 18:55
Worked for me when all else failed. Thanks. I had installed .run driver but login screen was corrupted. Reinstalling ubuntu-desktop is what fixed this!
– r11
Oct 17 '17 at 4:37
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Providing the instructions, along with the referenced link, would benefit future visitors in case the link ever goes dead.
– gravitymixes
Oct 18 '16 at 18:55
Worked for me when all else failed. Thanks. I had installed .run driver but login screen was corrupted. Reinstalling ubuntu-desktop is what fixed this!
– r11
Oct 17 '17 at 4:37
Providing the instructions, along with the referenced link, would benefit future visitors in case the link ever goes dead.
– gravitymixes
Oct 18 '16 at 18:55
Providing the instructions, along with the referenced link, would benefit future visitors in case the link ever goes dead.
– gravitymixes
Oct 18 '16 at 18:55
Worked for me when all else failed. Thanks. I had installed .run driver but login screen was corrupted. Reinstalling ubuntu-desktop is what fixed this!
– r11
Oct 17 '17 at 4:37
Worked for me when all else failed. Thanks. I had installed .run driver but login screen was corrupted. Reinstalling ubuntu-desktop is what fixed this!
– r11
Oct 17 '17 at 4:37
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I have since fixed this problem by re-installing Ubuntu 16.04 and not switching from the nouveau video driver. I also disable updates and everything been working good for about 2 months now.
Gaming is pretty good but I usually play steam games so doesn't push any kinda hard core graphics
answered Oct 20 '16 at 13:00
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up vote
2
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I have since fixed this problem by re-installing Ubuntu 16.04 and not switching from the nouveau video driver. I also disable updates and everything been working good for about 2 months now.
Gaming is pretty good but I usually play steam games so doesn't push any kinda hard core graphics
answered Oct 20 '16 at 13:00
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up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
I have since fixed this problem by re-installing Ubuntu 16.04 and not switching from the nouveau video driver. I also disable updates and everything been working good for about 2 months now.
Gaming is pretty good but I usually play steam games so doesn't push any kinda hard core graphics
answered Oct 20 '16 at 13:00
DontKnow
8818
I have since fixed this problem by re-installing Ubuntu 16.04 and not switching from the nouveau video driver. I also disable updates and everything been working good for about 2 months now.
Gaming is pretty good but I usually play steam games so doesn't push any kinda hard core graphics
answered Oct 20 '16 at 13:00
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Well, I had the same problem: My PC was freezing randomly. I tried Ubuntu 16, 17 and 18.04 and everything was the same. I tried several drivers and didn't get a solution. I tried several solutions that I found in the forums (including this) and got bad and harmful results.
My solution was: I stopped using the graphical nvidia card, removed it and now I'm using the integrated Intel HD graphics card (Intel® HD Graphics 530 card (Skylake GT2)) and all the problems were solved!
answered Mar 24 at 18:33
wmora2
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Well, I had the same problem: My PC was freezing randomly. I tried Ubuntu 16, 17 and 18.04 and everything was the same. I tried several drivers and didn't get a solution. I tried several solutions that I found in the forums (including this) and got bad and harmful results.
My solution was: I stopped using the graphical nvidia card, removed it and now I'm using the integrated Intel HD graphics card (Intel® HD Graphics 530 card (Skylake GT2)) and all the problems were solved!
answered Mar 24 at 18:33
wmora2
11
add a comment |
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up vote
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Well, I had the same problem: My PC was freezing randomly. I tried Ubuntu 16, 17 and 18.04 and everything was the same. I tried several drivers and didn't get a solution. I tried several solutions that I found in the forums (including this) and got bad and harmful results.
My solution was: I stopped using the graphical nvidia card, removed it and now I'm using the integrated Intel HD graphics card (Intel® HD Graphics 530 card (Skylake GT2)) and all the problems were solved!
answered Mar 24 at 18:33
wmora2
11
Well, I had the same problem: My PC was freezing randomly. I tried Ubuntu 16, 17 and 18.04 and everything was the same. I tried several drivers and didn't get a solution. I tried several solutions that I found in the forums (including this) and got bad and harmful results.
My solution was: I stopped using the graphical nvidia card, removed it and now I'm using the integrated Intel HD graphics card (Intel® HD Graphics 530 card (Skylake GT2)) and all the problems were solved!
answered Mar 24 at 18:33
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I fixed mine using a few commands from @Qoros solution above. i just ran apt-get update, apt-get install nvidia-current, and sudo reboot. cheers to @Qoros btw!
answered Nov 10 at 5:52
Brian Anthony Monsales
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I fixed mine using a few commands from @Qoros solution above. i just ran apt-get update, apt-get install nvidia-current, and sudo reboot. cheers to @Qoros btw!
answered Nov 10 at 5:52
Brian Anthony Monsales
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I fixed mine using a few commands from @Qoros solution above. i just ran apt-get update, apt-get install nvidia-current, and sudo reboot. cheers to @Qoros btw!
answered Nov 10 at 5:52
Brian Anthony Monsales
473
I fixed mine using a few commands from @Qoros solution above. i just ran apt-get update, apt-get install nvidia-current, and sudo reboot. cheers to @Qoros btw!
answered Nov 10 at 5:52
Brian Anthony Monsales
473
answered Nov 10 at 5:52
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