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I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on a 64 bit Intel box with a GeForce GTX 750 Ti (used for gaming on my Windows partition).

Every time I get an update to Ubuntu Base, I lose graphics. The only way I've figured out how to fix it is to boot into safe mode, drop into a root prompt, and run the NVIDIA driver installer.

It wasn't just a one-time thing; it's been probably the past 5-6 updates.

I'd imagine this perhaps has something to do with X settings, but I'm not completely sure. Is there some way I can make this automated (a script that perhaps fixes whatever settings get messed up)?

Or, perhaps, is this a bug that the community should be made aware of?

Thanks!

user3722952
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Check that you have installed the package called dkms. After that, when you run the nvidia installer, it will ask you whether you want to register with DKMS. Tell it to do so.

Next time when a kernel update happens, it will recompile the shim code automatically.

The only thing you need to watch out for are MESA updates. Those tend to clobber the OpenGL setup. It's fixed by re-running the installer. I'm currently waiting to see if step no. 10 of this tutorial fixes the problem permanently. I don't care about MESA, I do not intend to run the open-source driver anyway.

Silviu C.
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