#1126045 nvidia-driver: Black screen after install

Package:
nvidia-driver
Source:
nvidia-driver
Submitter:
padraig looney
Date:
2026-01-20 21:39:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1126045#5
Date:
2026-01-20 21:37:24 UTC
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To:
Dear Maintainer,

After installation there is a blank screen. Nvidia-smi reports incorrect version. I performed a fulll purge of nvidia cuda prior to installation twice. The .run file from Nvidia works fine though.