Nvidia Optimus / Purple screen at boot
I have a ThinkPad T430 with an Nvidia NVS 5400M dual booting Raring and Windows 8.
If I boot directly into Ubuntu or reboot Ubuntu then the system boots with a purple screen directly after grub. It's still responsive in the background as I can reboot using Ctrl-Alt-Delete. If boot into Windows 8 and then reboot, the system boots into Ubuntu just fine.
I've tried a number of different options in grub: nomodeset, nox2apic, etc. and these don't seem to make a difference. I've also tried different combinations in the BIOS for discrete vs. integrated graphics and Optimus detection.
I assume there's something that Windows 8 is triggering in the card that's getting it in the right state to boot. Any ideas, similar experiences... or even a solution?
I have a ThinkPad T430 with an Nvidia NVS 5400M dual booting Raring and Windows 8.
If I boot directly into Ubuntu or reboot Ubuntu then the system boots with a purple screen directly after grub. It's still responsive in the background as I can reboot using Ctrl-Alt-Delete. If boot into Windows 8 and then reboot, the system boots into Ubuntu just fine.
I've tried a number of different options in grub: nomodeset, nox2apic, etc. and these don't seem to make a difference. I've also tried different combinations in the BIOS for discrete vs. integrated graphics and Optimus detection.
I assume there's something that Windows 8 is triggering in the card that's getting it in the right state to boot. Any ideas, similar experiences... or even a solution?
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