Driver Manager causing crash

[mcoult]

Driver manager recommended loading nvidia 440 for my K420 card instead of the the open source video-nouveau but failed to download

Failed to download package file

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Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/glibc/libc6_2.31-0ubuntu9_i386.deb Could not open file /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/libc6_2.31-0ubuntu9_i386.deb - open (13: Permission denied) [IP: 91.189.88.152 80]

Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/restricted/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-440/libnvidia-cfg1-440_440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb Could not open file /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/libnvidia-cfg1-440_440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb - open (13: Permission denied) [IP: 91.189.88.142 80]

Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/restricted/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers-440/nvidia-driver-440_440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb Could not open file /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/nvidia-driver-440_440.82+really.440.64-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb - open (13: Permission denied) [IP: 91.189.88.152 80]

tried to install but then Driver Manager and Software manager would not open when clicked, eventually whole system hung while logging into Mint Forum

Had to hard stop the computer and restart and still same symptoms so used Timeshift to restore point.

Now all working but still cant update Nvidia driver manager without repeating the cycle

[mcoult]

Not sure if this helps but herewith the system specs

System: Kernel: 5.4.0-37-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.6.3 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 20 Ulyana base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal Machine: Type: Desktop System: Dell product: Precision Tower 3620 v: N/A serial: Chassis: type: 3 serial: Mobo: Dell model: 09WH54 v: A00 serial: UEFI: Dell v: 2.13.1 date: 06/14/2019 CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-6700 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Skylake-S rev: 3 L2 cache: 8192 KiB flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 54398 Speed: 3796 MHz min/max: 800/4000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3782 2: 3747 3: 3700 4: 3792 5: 3796 6: 3703 7: 3745 8: 3788 Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:1912 Device-2: NVIDIA GK107GL [Quadro K420] driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:0ff3 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.8 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: NVE7 v: 4.3 Mesa 20.0.4 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a170 Device-2: NVIDIA GK107 HDMI Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0e1b Device-3: Texas Instruments PCM2704 16-bit stereo audio DAC type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus ID: 1-5:2 chip ID: 08bb:2704 Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-37-generic Network: Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: f040 bus ID: 00:1f.6 chip ID: 8086:15b7 IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: Drives: Local Storage: total: 7.86 TiB used: 970.72 GiB (12.1%) ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: MZVPV128HDGM-00000 size: 119.24 GiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: HDWE140 size: 3.64 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: ID-3: /dev/sdb vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 PRO 512GB size: 476.94 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: ID-4: /dev/sdc vendor: Toshiba model: HDWE140 size: 3.64 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: Partition: ID-1: / size: 29.00 GiB used: 9.18 GiB (31.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 ID-2: swap-1 size: 97.66 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdc9 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 35.0 C mobo: 35.0 C gpu: nouveau temp: 46 C Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 1064 mobo: 1404 gpu: nouveau fan: 3090 Repos: No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com ulyana main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main 2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse 3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse 4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse 5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse 6: deb http: //archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner Info: Processes: 269 Uptime: 18h 49m Memory: 31.26 GiB used: 5.18 GiB (16.6%) Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Client: Unknown python3.8 client inxi: 3.0.38

[clefebvre]

Is this still happening? It looks like a networking or repository issue?

[mcoult]

Yep you are right.

Soon after I logged the entry a tree came down and took the telephone line down, so it had been working way at the connection as I was trying to install the drivers. Lines reinstated and now drivers installed

Many thanks and apologies for blaming Mint 20, its a dream to work on, well done