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sierraTango 08-20-2014 04:32 AM
Unclaimed display Nvidia 840M Ubuntu 14.04
 
I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Dell 3XXX and ran sudo lshw too make sure everything works I noticed that my GT 840M was coming back UNCLAIMED when running

Code:
sudo lshw
So I installed Synaptic Package Manager and installed the latest drivers but it still comes back UNCLAIMED, has anyone got a solution to this?

lspci readout
Code:
08:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM108M [GeForce 840M] (rev a2)
Distro & Kernel
Code:
Ubuntu 14.04
3.13.0-34-generic

ondoho 08-20-2014 02:42 PM
do you have an actual problem or are you simply curious about the phrase "unclaimed"?

if the first, please explain & show us the problem with as much relevant terminal output as you can.

sierraTango 08-20-2014 08:37 PM
It is a problem because it causes certain applications to lock my whole system up. From the research I have done all I can tell is that my kernel doesn't recognise the driver for some reason. My aim is to actually be using my graphics card.

What other information is required?

ondoho 08-21-2014 02:36 PM
how many graphic cards do you have (you cannot not be using your graphic card, or at least one of them).

please post output of:
Code:
lspci| grep -i vga
sudo cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep  '(EE)'
lsmod


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