NVIDIA / NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules
black background after certain time
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Description
NVIDIA Open GPU Kernel Modules Version
555.52.04
Please confirm this issue does not happen with the proprietary driver (of the same version). This issue tracker is only for bugs specific to the open kernel driver.
- I confirm that this does not happen with the proprietary driver package.
Operating System and Version
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Kernel Release
6.8.9
Please confirm you are running a stable release kernel (e.g. not a -rc). We do not accept bug reports for unreleased kernels.
- I am running on a stable kernel release.
Hardware: GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Describe the bug
after certain time background appears all black, everything keeps working
To Reproduce
just work few hours under vmware, when I come back to gnome screen is all black
I'm using Gnome 46.2
Bug Incidence
Always
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More Info
gnome-shell developers are also aware of this bug
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/7766
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start by reviewing the NVIDIA bug report attachment, the Ubuntu 24.04/kernel 6.8.9 and GNOME 46.2 details, and the linked GNOME issue 7766; done would require a reproducible diagnosis and a confirmed fix or documented project-side cause.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux, ubuntu
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100