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Switch to the console by using CTRL+ ALT+ F1, or reboot and select recovery mode from the GRUB menu.

This is a bug about displays on digital outputs being blank when using NVIDIA driver, and can be resolved by editing your /etc/X11/nf: If you do not hear any sound, you are more than likely experiencing unrelated problems. The usual hint that you have this problem is when you hear the startup sound but nothing appears on the screen. This is caused by the driver outputting video to the VGA port on the graphics card, instead of DVI.

Using a laptop with a GeForce Go card, or connecting the sole display via DVI on a dual-head system sometimes results in the screen not receiving a picture. Mine HP Laptop has Nvidia GTX 950M graphics card. Note : The solution I have provide has been tested on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10 for two GPUs. NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-361.28.run and follow the on screen instructions. In case you have installed the nvidia driver from their site then uninstall it as per that instructions.Uninstall that driver by running, as root, sh. Note : Maybe it is explicitly necessary to select the NVIDIA adapter in BIOS. Enter your user name and the password, then execute : sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa When the login screen appears press Ctrl + Alt + F1. Now install the latest official stable NVIDIA drivers.Boot the computer, when the GRUB menu appears. Enter your user name and the password, then execute : sudo apt-get purge nvidia*

Press F10 to boot the Ubuntu operating system. Highlight the Ubuntu menu entry and press the E key.Add nouveau.modeset=0 to the end of the linux line. It seems you are also encountering a different issue due to nvidia drivers.įirst uninstall the currently installed NVIDIA drivers.Boot the computer, when the GRUB menu appears. I had a login loop issue as mentioned here. I am referring to this answer from my other answers.