I recently updated my system, as I do routinely - but, unfortunately, it seems to have broken my NVidia drivers, as they simply do not work now. I have the option to install them, under software & updates and additional drivers, and the process seems to work normnally - but, when I restart my computer, it's locked on a low resolution, and all of the NVidia utilities fail to connect to the driver. If I switch to the x Org open source drivers, they work, though I have to use xrandr to fix the overscan. But the open source drivers only support OpenGL up to version 3.20, and I need higher versions for a video game I am programming. And probably to play video games as well, though I haven't actually checked that part.
Anyway, I have tried uninstalling the NVidia driver and reinstalling it several times, and have tried several different versions - 470, 515, 520, and 515 server all have the same problem. I was using 515 just fine before all this started, and it was working fine.
The system is Xubuntu 22.04, newest version, using an NVidia 1050ti. If you need any more information from me, just ask!
Some basic information:
(base) angle@Sager:~/Desktop$ lsb_release --all
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti]
Kernel driver in use: nouveau
Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau
(This is using the X Org driver again, so my resolution isn't awful while I try and debug the damn thing. Can get this for the NVidia driver too, but IIRC it was basically the same.)
(base) angle@Sager:~/Desktop$ glxinfo -B
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
Vendor: nouveau (0x10de)
Device: NV137 (0x1c82)
Version: 22.0.5
Accelerated: yes
Video memory: 4077MB
Unified memory: no
Preferred profile: core (0x1)
Max core profile version: 4.3
Max compat profile version: 4.3
Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.2
OpenGL vendor string: nouveau
OpenGL renderer string: NV137
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.3 (Core Profile) Mesa 22.0.5
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.30
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile
OpenGL version string: 4.3 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.0.5
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.30
OpenGL context flags: (none)
OpenGL profile mask: compatibility profile
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 22.0.5
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.20
(base) angle@Sager:~/Desktop$ neofetch
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.+yddddddddddddddddddy+. -----------
:yddddddddddddddddddddddddy: OS: Xubuntu 22.04.1 LTS x86_64
-yddddddddddddddddddddhdddddddy- Kernel: 5.17.0-1020-oem
odddddddddddyshdddddddh`dddd+ydddo Uptime: 26 mins
`yddddddhshdd- ydddddd+`ddh.:dddddy` Packages: 5055 (dpkg), 11 (brew), 34
sddddddy /d. :dddddd-:dy`-ddddddds Shell: bash 5.1.16
:ddddddds /+ .dddddd`yy`:ddddddddd: Resolution: 1920x1080
sdddddddd` . .-:/+ssdyodddddddddds DE: Xfce 4.16
ddddddddy `:ohddddddddd WM: Xfwm4
dddddddd. +dddddddd WM Theme: Default
sddddddy ydddddds Theme: Greybird [GTK2/3]
:dddddd+ .oddddddd: Icons: elementary-xfce-darker [GTK2/
sdddddo ./ydddddddds Terminal: xfce4-terminal
`yddddd. `:ohddddddddddy` Terminal Font: Monospace 12
oddddh/` `.:+shdddddddddddddo CPU: Intel i5-6500 (4) @ 3.600GHz
-ydddddhyssyhdddddddddddddddddy- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
:yddddddddddddddddddddddddy: Memory: 2342MiB / 24002MiB
.+yddddddddddddddddddy+.
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After I switch over to NVidia-470:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti]
Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau
(base) angle@Sager:~/Desktop$ glxinfo -B
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
Vendor: Mesa/X.org (0xffffffff)
Device: llvmpipe (LLVM 13.0.1, 256 bits) (0xffffffff)
Version: 22.0.5
Accelerated: no
Video memory: 24002MB
Unified memory: no
Preferred profile: core (0x1)
Max core profile version: 4.5
Max compat profile version: 4.5
Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.2
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa/X.org
OpenGL renderer string: llvmpipe (LLVM 13.0.1, 256 bits)
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.5 (Core Profile) Mesa 22.0.5
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.50
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile
OpenGL version string: 4.5 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 22.0.5
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.50
OpenGL context flags: (none)
OpenGL profile mask: compatibility profile
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 22.0.5
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.20
(base) angle@Sager:~/Desktop$ neofetch
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.+yddddddddddddddddddy+. -----------
:yddddddddddddddddddddddddy: OS: Xubuntu 22.04.1 LTS x86_64
-yddddddddddddddddddddhdddddddy- Kernel: 5.17.0-1020-oem
odddddddddddyshdddddddh`dddd+ydddo Uptime: 10 mins
`yddddddhshdd- ydddddd+`ddh.:dddddy` Packages: 5075 (dpkg), 11 (brew), 34
sddddddy /d. :dddddd-:dy`-ddddddds Shell: bash 5.1.16
:ddddddds /+ .dddddd`yy`:ddddddddd: Resolution: 1024x768
sdddddddd` . .-:/+ssdyodddddddddds DE: Xfce 4.16
ddddddddy `:ohddddddddd WM: Xfwm4
dddddddd. +dddddddd WM Theme: Default
sddddddy ydddddds Theme: Greybird [GTK2/3]
:dddddd+ .oddddddd: Icons: elementary-xfce-darker [GTK2/
sdddddo ./ydddddddds Terminal: xfce4-terminal
`yddddd. `:ohddddddddddy` Terminal Font: Monospace 12
oddddh/` `.:+shdddddddddddddo CPU: Intel i5-6500 (4) @ 3.600GHz
-ydddddhyssyhdddddddddddddddddy- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
:yddddddddddddddddddddddddy: Memory: 1911MiB / 24002MiB
.+yddddddddddddddddddy+.
`-/osyhddddhyso/-`
