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Sorry if this sounds like retard question on linux system

I installed nvidia driver on my laptop (720M) and it showed black screen after reboot, BUT if I enter my password and hit enter the screen goes back to normal on desktop, it just didn’t show anything on the first lock screen

I’ve followed linux mint nvidia driver instructions, removing the package re installing, etc.

P.S. All of the question I found on the internet seems to be total black screen after installing the driver, whereas mine could work after I entered my password

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  • 3
    I once had this behaviour one an Ubuntu. Maybe a stupid question, but what does mint use below the hood? If I remember it correctly, Mint is based on Ubuntu, which for some time used Wayland, which (if I remember it correctly) fucked the Nvidia drivers pretty good...)
  • 2
    @Wack it's under ubuntu, most of ubuntu tutorials or guide work too on linux mint
  • 3
    @theKarlisK nvm I just found out my vga doesn't support tensorflow gpu processing, rolling back my driver now and requesting uni computer

    thanks for the tips
  • 1
    I got a similar issue. Video acceleration is not activaed my debian linux. Ive been playing around with drivers and reinstalled the machine acouple of times with no succcess yet.
  • 2
    @theKarlisK btw it's xorg.conf isn't it? I can't find xorg.conf.d
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    @theKarlisK my screen goes full black even after enterjng the password, I purge all nvidia driver and now it worked. Well I can live without gpu driver
  • 1
    Nvidia driver never worked for me I had to keep them off, I am attaching a message from Linus to nvidia if not seen https://youtu.be/_36yNWw_07g
  • 1
    i love when this kind of things happen, sort of you hate it but you love it
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