FC21 intermittently booting up to black/blank screen

[poma]

On 04.02.2015 20:49, linuxnutster wrote:
> 
> On 02/04/2015 02:19 PM, poma wrote:
>> On 04.02.2015 13:18, linuxnutster at videotron.ca wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Subsequent to a fedup from FC20 to FC21, I've been having bootup issues
>>> which I believe are VGA driver related. Every now and then I start my
>>> computer and it boots up to a blank screen and hangs. When I move the
>>> mouse, an X-shaped cursor appears. The latter does move with the mouse.
>>> Once I hit reset, it boots up normally each time.
>>>
>>> My vga card is an nvidia Geforce 210 ( Asus en210 ) 1GB. I started off
>>> by manually installing the nvidia proprietary, with no change, and then
>>> moved to akmod-nvidia-304xx. The issue remained. I am now using the
>>> akmod-nvidia-340xx and still have the same problem. It seems to me I had
>>> this problem for a little while under FC20 when it was released.
>>>
>>> Please note, I am not an expert. I tend to be an "install it and use it"
>>> type of user. I'm looking for input on how to troubleshoot this issue -
>>> logs, etc... also...am I the only one experiencing this?
>>>
>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items?rd=ForbiddenItems#NVIDIA_Proprietary_Graphics_Drivers
>> https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/board/98/linux/
>>
>> I am also "install it and use it" type of user. :)
>> Are not we all?
>>
>>
> Not precisely. You are more akin to the "expert" category I mentioned. 
> I've seen your posts :-) So, basically, reverting back to the nouveau 
> driver will mean less annoying issues....
> 

I am more akin to the pasta al burro e parmigiano. ;)

If you have problemos with nVidia
http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs/

Or go the path of least resistance, you decide for yourself.