Can't boot 14.04

[Jim]

On 11/06/2016 05:43 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Nov 2016 16:20:16 -0600, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>> On 11/06/2016 02:21 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>>> Does this make a difference
>>>
>>>    sudo apt-get purge $(dpkg -l nvidia* | grep ii | cut -d" " -f3)
>>>    sudo apt-get update
>>>    sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
>>
>> Unfortunately no.
>>
>> Looking at sys.log I no longer see the message about the mismatch
>> between the kernel and the client.
>
> This is already an important difference.

I agree, but it has not changed my situation.

>
>> Nov  6 21:39:14 Jims-1404 kernel: [   15.146820] nvidia: module
>> license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
>> Nov  6 21:39:14 Jims-1404 kernel: [   15.146826] Disabling lock
>> debugging due to kernel taint
>> Nov  6 21:39:14 Jims-1404 kernel: [   15.157800] nvidia: module
>> verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting
>> kernel
>>
>> (googling this didn't seem to produce anythin useful)
>
> http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/118116/linux-what-is-a-tainted-kernel
>
>

Yes I have seen that, but unless I missed something it did not offer any 
solutions to my problem.

I found some instructions on how to install the nouveaU drivers, do you 
think that is a good option. I'm thinking of being able to boot to a 
graphical interface where I will feel more comfortable trying to fix this.

Regards,  Jim