login loop problem after installing nvidia graphics driver

Question

i have tried adding nouveau blacklisting problem and I also tried it in ubuntu 18.04, 16.04, 14.04 but nothing worked for me. but whenever I install the nvidia driver and restart, it gets into login loop.

It is solved now, you just have to disable the secure boot – Rajat Sharma Jan 20 '19 at 08:20 — Rajat Sharma, Jan 20 '19 at 08:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 18 '18 at 08:16

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Try pressing Crtl + Alt + F2, then login and run:

sudo apt-get purge nvidia.*

Then re-boot.

answered Jul 18 '18 at 08:16

SteveInBavaria

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but i need nvidia graphics driver to support cuda as i am using my laptop to train deep learning models using gpu – Rajat Sharma Jul 20 '18 at 09:35
If you do as I suggest you will be using the open source nouveau driver, which as far as I know doesn't support cuda. You never mentioned cuda in your OP. – SteveInBavaria Jul 21 '18 at 12:49
i have gtx1060 nvidia graphic card which supports cuda as mentioned in their website – Rajat Sharma Jul 22 '18 at 18:35

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 18 '18 at 08:25

You need to confirm if the drivers install are the correct one for you video card.

first solution:

sudo apt purge nvidia* sudo apt autoremove sudo apt install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core sudo apt install nvidia-driver-xxx <--- go to the website and see what card you are using.

Second solution

sudo chown $USER:$USER $HOME

login loop problem after installing nvidia graphics driver

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