Bug#787443: Similar problems with 367.57 @ Kernel 4.8.11-1 (using GNOME)

[Andreas Beckmann]

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On Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:21:06 +0000 Luca Boccassi
<luca.boccassi at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 2017-01-07 at 15:42 +0100, Truth wrote:
> > After installing GTX 1060 GPU and nvidia-drivers I have similar problems
> > on my family server (using GNOME).
> > Unless UNiGiNE Benchmark is (in most/many cases) running fine (60 fps) I
> > have  the following ...
> > 
> > Problems:
> >   *  Switching to an other user crashes the background picture
> >   *  Sometimes systems screen is weird
> >   *  System is (often) very slow or hang up completely
> > 
> > "nvidia-modeset: WARNING: GPU:0: Lost display notification; continuing."
> > ... seems to be related to driver higher than 364.19 but downgrading is
> > not an option while using GTX1060.
> > (see
> > https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/968193/linux/-367-to-375-20-980m-ubuntu-16-10-error-gpu-0-idling-display-engine-timed-out/)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for the report. I've set the bug as forwarded since there's not
> much we can do until Nvidia fixes this upstream.

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

The forum entry indicates it is fixed.


Andreas