Bug#884917: nvidia-driver: Black screen after SDDM login

[Andreas Beckmann]

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On 2017-12-21 11:47, MH wrote:
> Package: nvidia-driver
> Version: 384.98-3

> Video is broken when passed from PC through AVR. No problem when video is
> passed directly to TV using the same HDMI cabling. 
> 
> Hardware setup as follows: HTPC>HDMI>AVR>HDMI>HDTV
> 
> Black screen after logging in via SDDM. I can access a terminal, login in as 
> root, run startx and my KDE desktop will display but no audio device is 
> detected. I can also do this as a regular user via the su command.
> 
> This problem did not exist with an older card using the nvidia-legacy driver.
> The problem first exhibited as a black SDDM screen. However, I was still able
> to login. After login, KDE desktop worked normally, both video and audio.
> After a recent update, the SDDM login screen appeared normally, but I could
> no longer see my desktop. Keyboard navigation is still possible with the
> black screen.

Is this still an issue with the latest driver (390.67) available in sid,
buster, and (soon) stretch-backports?


Andreas