[Bug 1864781] Re: System with GeForce GT 520 failed to boot when nvidia-390 was installed

[C Chan]

1.  Added to /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config : needs_root_rights = yes (as instructed in bug 1716857.
2. Open terminal, input "sudo apt install nvidia-driver-390".
3. After installation complete, input "systemctl reboot" to reboot.
4. Screen went blank on reboot, cursor blinking at around the top left corner.
5. Pressed Alt Ctrl F2 to bring up tty2, then input "sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-*" to remove nvidia driver.
6. After removal complete, input "systemctl reboot" to reboot.
7. Reboot OK. System OK with Nouveau driver.
8. Ran journalctl to generate attached  

Summary: bug 1716857 didn't help.

** Attachment added: "boot-1.txt"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/+bug/1864781/+attachment/5331457/+files/boot-1.txt

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Title:
  System with GeForce GT 520 failed to boot when nvidia-390 was
  installed

Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-340 package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  System booted OK with Nouveau driver.   I used Driver Manager to apply
  change of "Using NVIDIA driver metapackage from nvidia-
  driver-390(proprietary,tested)".   After the NVIDIA proprietary driver
  installation, system failed to boot.   All i get was a blank screen,
  with a blinking cursor.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu12
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-40.32-generic 5.3.18
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-40-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.4
  Architecture: amd64
  BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
  CompositorRunning: None
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed Feb 26 12:02:15 2020
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: eoan
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GpuHangFrequency: I don't know
  GraphicsCard:
   NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 520] [10de:0de4] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. GF108 [GeForce GT 520] [1043:83d2]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-02-26 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
  MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P55A-UD3
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_HK:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_HK.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.3.0-40-generic root=UUID=41ad22bc-7a8c-443f-bcf6-d374c9d921da ro quiet splash text vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  Title: Xorg freeze
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: F11
  dmi.board.name: P55A-UD3
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.board.version: x.x
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF11:bd08/10/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnP55A-UD3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnP55A-UD3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: P55A-UD3
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  version.compiz: compiz N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.99-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 19.2.8-0ubuntu0~19.10.2
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.5+git20191008-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.0.1-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20190815-1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1

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