Ubuntu – Unable toboot with Nvidia GTX 750 ti, even with latest beta drivers

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Yesterday I got a Nvidia GTX 750ti for my htpc (ubuntu headless 12.04) but the computer wont boot with it installed.
I've tried booting with nomodeset parameter and installing the latest beta driver from nvidia but I get black screen on boot. The machine does not seem to boot as I cannot ssh into it or invoke ctrl-alt-f*

Best Answer

I have ubuntu 13.04 64 bit and same problem: Nvidia GTX 750ti and no boot.
I solve by following these steps:

  1. go on nvidea driver download I have get NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-334.21.run
  2. put it in a folder you remember (your home) and make it executable (chmod u+x ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-334.21.run)
  3. sudo apt-get purge nvidia*
  4. sudo apt-get purge xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
  5. sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf or sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

  6. add at the end this lines

    blacklist vga16fb
    blacklist nouveau
    blacklist rivafb
    blacklist nvidiafb
    blacklist rivatv

    and save

  7. sudo gedit /etc/default/grub or better if you like vim: sudo vim /etc/default/grub

  8. find

    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

    and change it to

    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"

  9. sudo update-grub

  10. now you have to go text-only:

    use CTRL+ALT+F1 to go on text-only
    to come back on graphic mode use CTRL+ALT+F7

    1. sudo gdm service stop or sudo service lightdm stop
    2. sudo sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-334.21.run
    3. it give you some warning on pre build script I have continued
    4. it ask you to accept some condition, you give all yes
    5. let it change xorg.profile for you
    6. sudo reboot
if you have trouble at reboot you can do a new reboot and start in recovery mode:

  1. Advanced options
  2. recovery mode

after this if you continue by the normal boot you can login in graphical mode but after you are logged in you have to repeat step 7,8,9

at next login you can boot on graphical mode.

this procedure has worked for me I hope work for you too.

regards

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