Bit of a niggle

[bulldog]

Hi,
Having a bit of a niggle at the moment, having installed the latest updates including, Nvidia.
PC is a bit reluctant to boot up right away, it takes several attempts to do so.

My system is
Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon 64-bit
Cinnamon Version 3.6.7
Linux Kernel 4.13.0-26-generic
Processor Intel Core i5-7400 CPU @3.00GHz x 4
Memory 15.6 GiB
Hard Drive 2332.0 GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA 1c81

[Pjotr]

Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- Launch a terminal window (this is how to launch a terminal window);
- make the terminal window full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- Copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxz

(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter)

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.

[michael louwe]

@ bulldog, .......

...

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You likely need to revert to the previous stable kernel and wait for kernel 4.13.27 or 4.14 or 4.15 LTS.

[bulldog]

Thanks for that.

[Pjotr]

If you provide the system overview I asked for, I can determine whether your hardware is likely to run well on the 4.4.0-109 kernel. Which also contains the fixes for Meltdown.

@michael louwe: please don't advise people to continue with a kernel with Meltdown vulnerabilities, when there's still the potential option of 4.4.0-109 to be investigated.

[michael louwe]

@ Pjotr, .......

Hi,
Having a bit of a niggle at the moment, having installed the latest updates including, Nvidia.
PC is a bit reluctant to boot up right away, it takes several attempts to do so.

My system is
Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon 64-bit
Cinnamon Version 3.6.7
Linux Kernel 4.13.0-26-generic
Processor Intel Core i5-7400 CPU @3.00GHz x 4
Memory 15.6 GiB
Hard Drive 2332.0 GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA 1c81

[Pjotr]

True, but only inxi -Fxz can give the full particulars.

[bulldog]

Pjotr » Mon Jan 15, 2018 9:56 am
True, but only inxi -Fxz can give the full particulars

Sorry for delay in responding but have been rather busy elsewhere.

Here is the information I think you requested.

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~ $ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: grandad-System-Product-Name Kernel: 4.13.0-26-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 2.24.30)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: H170M-PLUS v: Rev X.0x
           Bios: American Megatrends v: 2002 date: 09/20/2016
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i5-7400 (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 24000
           clock speeds: max: 3500 MHz 1: 3000 MHz 2: 3000 MHz 3: 3000 MHz
           4: 3000 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA Device 1c81 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: nouveau
           Resolution: 1280x1024@60.02hz, 1280x1024@60.02hz
           GLX Renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 5.0, 256 bits)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.4 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 NVIDIA Device 0fb9 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
           Card-2 Intel Sunrise Point-H HD Audio
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Card-3 Logitech Clear Chat Comfort USB Headset
           driver: USB Audio usb-ID: 001-005
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-26-generic
Network:   Card: Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k bus-ID: 00:1f.6
           IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 2480.5GB (12.0% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: KINGSTON_SUV400S size: 480.1GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ST1000DM010 size: 1000.2GB
           ID-3: /dev/sdc model: ST1000DM003 size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 391G used: 23G (7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 17.09GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0
Info:      Processes: 217 Uptime: 44 min Memory: 2163.9/15962.4MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 

Thanks

[Pjotr]

New hardware, so the (relatively old) 4.4 kernel series might not work. Yet it's worth a try:

1. Update Manager - panel: View - Linux kernels

2. Install the latest kernel from the 4.4 series (currently 4.4.0-109).

3. Then reboot and make sure that you boot from the 4.4.0-109 kernel (it should be under the Advanced section of the Grub bootloader menu).

4. Test and if satisfactory, remove all installed kernels from all higher series.

[bulldog]

Sorry No good it booted up OK but only with half a screen.

[Pjotr]

Sorry No good it booted up OK but only with half a screen.

In that half screen, can you launch Driver Manager and install the closed non-free Nvidia driver it'll probably offer you? If so, do so and then reboot.

[bulldog]

I have already done that, still problems. I think I shall re-install mint 18.2
many thanks for your help. I shall keep you informed.
It was all working fine until upgraded to 18.3 and kernel upgrade.

Regards

[bulldog]

I think I may have solved this problem.
Chose another driver from driver manager.
nvidia-384.111 was installed
now installed xserver-xorg-video-nouveau version 1:1.0.12-build2
have booted up twice one after the other and all seems well. shall see when i boot after a couple of hours rest.

thanks for your help and assistance.

Regards

[Pjotr]

That's not the optimal solution, because Nvidia cards perform best on the closed non-free driver.... So I advise to give the nvidia-390 a try, which can be installed by means of the reliable graphics-drivers PPA:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... rivers-PPA
(item 1, left column)

[bulldog]

by Pjotr » Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:08 am

Thanks very much! That works a treat.
system seems to be working fine now.
Think we can now call this closed.
Many thanks for your continued help
Kind regards

[prestonR]

Sorry No good it booted up OK but only with half a screen.

Looks suspiciously like this glitch viewtopic.php?f=46&t=261475. There seems to be a bug in grub/plymouth that affects only patched kernels and maybe only some of them (definitely Mints 4.13.0-25/26 and the patched 4.14. on manjaro/arch), on some machines.

Basically, the 2 top grub options (the only ones you get on a single boot) will get you to a broken screen if you pick one of the patched kernels, booting without the fix below. On dual/multi-boots only the system that's in charge of grub (the top one) will show the screen breakage and will need fixing.

Can you reinstall the nvidia drivers and boot the kernel that broke the screen once again but adding
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text at grub?

[Pjotr]

@prestonR: the problem appears to be solved already....

[prestonR]

@prestonR: the problem appears to be solved already....

True, sorry about that, was meant as a possible solution for the secondary 'half a screen' issue that popped up when the OP tried to apply your tip to run with 4.4.109. Left my post open for hours before submitting, though, thereby missing the happy end ...

[Moem]

system seems to be working fine now.
Think we can now call this closed.

That's great news. Please mark the thread as SOLVED to indicate that!