Bug#880704: bumblebee-nvidia: Upgrading mesa and nvidia drivers with bumblebee-nvidia installed breaks the desktop

[Luca Boccassi]

On Fri, 2017-11-17 at 07:47 -0500, John M. wrote:
> On Sun, 2017-11-05 at 17:35 +0000, Luca Boccassi wrote:
> > On Fri, 2017-11-03 at 19:41 -0500, JWM wrote:
> > > Package: bumblebee-nvidia
> > > Version: 3.2.1-16
> > > Severity: grave
> > > Justification: renders package unusable
> > > 
> > > Dear Maintainer,
> > > 
> > > My system is a Thinkpad T440p, with both an Intel and an NVIDIA
> > > Optimus cards.
> > > On Wednesday, upgrading both the Mesa libraries and the NVIDIA
> > > driver
> > > broke the
> > > desktop ---i.e., after reboot, the GDM target never showed up due
> > > to
> > > a Clutter
> > > error.
> > > 
> > > Synaptic's history shows the following as
> > > installed/upgraded/removed
> > > on that
> > > day:
> > > 
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > ---
> > > Commit Log for Wed Nov  1 08:23:33 2017
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Removed the following packages:
> > > libegl1-glvnd-nvidia
> > > libegl1-mesa-dev
> > > libgl1-mesa-glx:i386
> > > libgtk-3-dev
> > > primus
> > > primus-libs-ia32:i386
> > > primus-libs:i386
> > > 
> > > Upgraded the following packages:
> > > debconf (1.5.63) to 1.5.64
> > > debconf-i18n (1.5.63) to 1.5.64
> > > eog-plugin-map (3.25.92-1) to 3.26.1-1
> > > epiphany-browser (3.24.3-1) to 3.26.1-1
> > > epiphany-browser-data (3.24.3-1) to 3.26.1-1
> > > giada (0.14.1~dfsg1-1) to 0.14.3~dfsg1-1
> > > gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 (2.16.6-1) to 2.18.1-1
> > > gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 (2.16.6-1) to 2.18.1-1
> > > gnome-maps (3.25.91-1) to 3.26.1-1
> > > gnome-session (3.24.1-2) to 3.26.1-1
> > > gnome-session-bin (3.24.1-2) to 3.26.1-1
> > > gnome-session-common (3.24.1-2) to 3.26.1-1
> > > gnome-software (3.22.5-1) to 3.26.1-2
> > > gnome-software-common (3.22.5-1) to 3.26.1-2
> > > gnome-software-plugin-flatpak (3.22.5-1) to 3.26.1-2
> > > gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad (1.12.2-1+b1) to 1.12.3-2
> > > libegl-nvidia0 (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libegl1-mesa (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > libgbm1 (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > libgl1-glvnd-nvidia-glx (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libgl1-mesa-dri (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > libgl1-mesa-glx (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > libgl1-nvidia-glvnd-glx (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libglapi-mesa (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > libglapi-mesa:i386 (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > libgles-nvidia1 (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libgles-nvidia2 (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libgles1-glvnd-nvidia (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libgles1-nvidia (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libgles2-glvnd-nvidia (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libgles2-mesa (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > libgles2-nvidia (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libglx-nvidia0 (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libglx0-glvnd-nvidia (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 (1.12.2-1+b1) to 1.12.3-2
> > > libharfbuzz-dev (1.5.1-1) to 1.6.2-1
> > > libharfbuzz-gobject0 (1.5.1-1) to 1.6.2-1
> > > libharfbuzz-icu0 (1.5.1-1) to 1.6.2-1
> > > libharfbuzz0b (1.5.1-1) to 1.6.2-1
> > > libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 (2.16.6-1) to 2.18.1-1
> > > libnetcdf-c++4 (4.2-7) to 4.2-7+b1
> > > libnvidia-cfg1 (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libnvidia-eglcore (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libnvidia-glcore (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libnvidia-ml1 (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > libosmesa6 (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > libwayland-egl1-mesa (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 (2.16.6-1) to 2.18.1-1
> > > libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 (2.16.6-1) to 2.18.1-1
> > > libxatracker2 (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > mesa-vdpau-drivers (13.0.6-1+b2) to 17.2.3-1
> > > netcdf-bin (1:4.4.1.1-2) to 1:4.5.0-1
> > > nvidia-alternative (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > nvidia-driver (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > nvidia-driver-bin (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > nvidia-driver-libs (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > nvidia-egl-icd (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > nvidia-kernel-support (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > nvidia-smi (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > nvidia-vdpau-driver (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > nvidia-vulkan-icd (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > primus-libs (0~20150328-4) to 0~20150328-5
> > > xserver-xorg-video-nvidia (375.82-5) to 375.82-7
> > > xwayland (2:1.19.3-2) to 2:1.19.5-1
> > > 
> > > Installed the following packages:
> > > gir1.2-harfbuzz-0.0 (1.6.2-1)
> > > libegl1 (0.2.999+git20170802-5)
> > > libfwupd2 (1.0.0-4)
> > > libglvnd-core-dev (0.2.999+git20170802-5)
> > > libglvnd0:i386 (0.2.999+git20170802-5)
> > > libglx-mesa0 (17.2.3-1)
> > > libglx-mesa0:i386 (17.2.3-1)
> > > libllvm5.0 (1:5.0~+rc2-1)
> > > libllvm5.0:i386 (1:5.0~+rc2-1)
> > > libnetcdf13 (1:4.5.0-1)
> > > librtmidi4 (3.0.0~ds1-2)
> > > libxcb-xfixes0:i386 (1.12-1)
> > > python3-debconf (1.5.64)
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > In order to solved the issue, I uninstalled all the NVIDIA-
> > > related
> > > packages,
> > > reinstalled GDM and blacklisted nouveau.
> > > 
> > > After that, I tried installing bumblebee-nvidia again, which
> > > effectively broke
> > > the system once again.
> > > 
> > > So it seems the bumblebee-nvidia package is not compatible with
> > > the
> > > newest mesa
> > > and NVIDIA drivers.
> > 
> > With nvidia-driver 375.82-8 it should all be installable again,
> > please
> > re-try when you have time. Sorry for the inconvenience.
> > 
> > Kind regards,
> > Luca Boccassi
> 
> Indeed, the nvidia-driver 375.82-8 makes bumblebee-nvidia installable
> again.  Although it required uninstalling VLC in the process (no idea
> why), I was able to reinstall VLC afterwards.
> 
> --
> John.

Ok, thanks for confirming, I'll close the bug now then.

-- 
Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi
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