[mdlug] Ubuntu 14.04 server console/dmesg error

Ingles, Raymond Raymond.Ingles at dynatrace.com
Mon Feb 1 12:40:25 EST 2016


> >I got roped into looking at an Ubuntu server that is getting an error on console and in dmesg.

>Check out this page.  Since it sounds like they aren't using this as a game machine, you might want to switch to a generic video driver.  Or consider installing the proprietary one.

><http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/243757/ubuntu-14-nouveau-error>

If it's related to desktop compositing, switching to another interface (KDE, XFCE, etc.) might avoid the issue as well. Since this is a server, presumably the GUI isn't critical to whatever function it's performing. Alternatively, switching graphics hardware might also be an option.


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