Latest NVidia driver f-d up my video

[MR ZenWiz]

On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 10:48 AM MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz at gmail.com> wrote:
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In recovery mode on the 6.8.0.40 kernel, I saved a few tidbits:

# lsmod | grep nvidia
nvidia_uvm           1429504  0
nvidia_drm             77824  0
nvidia_modeset       1212416  1 nvidia_drm
nvidia              35643392  2 nvidia_uvm,nvidia_modeset
video                  73728  2 asus_wmi,nvidia_modeset

>>> Why is  it loading nvidia anything when they're supposed to be disabled or uninstalled???

# uname -a
Linux marbase 6.8.0-40-generic #40~22.04.3-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC
Tue Jul 30 17:30:19 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

# dpkg -l | grep nvidia | grep ii
ii  linux-modules-nvidia-470-6.5.0-45-generic
6.5.0-45.45~22.04.1                      amd64        Linux kernel
nvidia modules for version 6.5.0-45
ii  linux-modules-nvidia-470-6.8.0-40-generic
6.8.0-40.40~22.04.3                      amd64        Linux kernel
nvidia modules for version 6.8.0-40
ii  linux-modules-nvidia-470-generic-hwe-22.04
6.8.0-40.40~22.04.3                      amd64        Extra drivers
for nvidia-470 for the generic-hwe-22.04 flavour
ii  linux-objects-nvidia-470-6.5.0-45-generic
6.5.0-45.45~22.04.1                      amd64        Linux kernel
nvidia modules for version 6.5.0-45 (objects)
ii  linux-objects-nvidia-470-6.8.0-40-generic
6.8.0-40.40~22.04.3                      amd64        Linux kernel
nvidia modules for version 6.8.0-40 (objects)
ii  linux-signatures-nvidia-6.5.0-45-generic
6.5.0-45.45~22.04.1                      amd64        Linux kernel
signatures for nvidia modules for version 6.5.0-45-generic
ii  linux-signatures-nvidia-6.8.0-40-generic
6.8.0-40.40~22.04.3                      amd64        Linux kernel
signatures for nvidia modules for version 6.8.0-40-generic
ii  nvidia-kernel-common-470
470.256.02-0ubuntu0.22.04.1              amd64        Shared files
used with the kernel module

>>> This is the driver I left in place because the booting kernel needs it - so far.

Here is my hardware configuration as I save it (the full lshw output
is too long to post):

Internal hardware:
M/B:     ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PRO (WI-FI)
CPU:    AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core Processor (no GPU)
RAM:   32GB Crucial DDR4-3200
K/b:      Dell DP/N 0U4730 USB PID LZ03778D0AFH
Mou:    Logitech    MX3000 Cordless Desktop (laser mouse)
sds:    /dev/sda    TOSHIBA-TL100 240G SSD
          /dev/sdb    PNY CS900 2TB SSD
          /dev/sdc    Western Digital 2TB SATA-6 WDBGKN0020HNC-NRSN
          /dev/sdd    HGST HDN726040AL 4TB SATA-6
dvd:   /dev/sr0    LG HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40
          /dev/sr1    LG HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSB0
vid:    Gigabyte NVidia GEForce GT 1030
nic:    10/100/1G on-board
f/w:    AMI BIOS v3603 2021/03/20

External:
mon:    LG 32GK650F 31.6" 2560x1440 (HDMI)
mps:    EVGA NI Series 650w L0908
ups:    APC BackUPS NS 700 1500VA
usb:    Brother HL-2240D laser printer
           HP OfficeJet 4654 all-in-one
           Plugable USB 3.0 hot-swap hard drive pluggable interface
router: Linksys AC2200 WiFi (wired connection)
cable:  Netgear CM1000v2
spkrs:  Creative Labs A250 2.1

Labels:
NAME    MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda         8:0    0 223.6G  0 disk
├─sda1  8:1    0   512M  0 part /boot/efi
├─sda2  8:2    0 191.1G  0 part /
└─sda3  8:3    0    32G  0 part [SWAP]
sdb        8:16   0   1.8T  0 disk
└─sdb1 8:17   0   1.8T  0 part /home
sdc        8:32   0   1.8T  0 disk
└─sdc1 8:33   0   1.8T  0 part /ttera
sdd        8:48   0   3.6T  0 disk
└─sdd1 8:49   0   3.6T  0 part /htera

I did notice that the 6.8 boot started and stopped lightdm several
times, but the fina lines were errors relating to ata7 (which is the
blue-ray writer /dev/sr0.

Still lost as to why this is consistent on every boot (and fails).

Mark