GIMP not starting up after graphics driver update

Weapon S · 06-24-2019, 10:57 PM

I successfully installed the latest proprietary driver of nVidia on Debian stable. I let it change my xorg.conf file.
GIMP doesn't start up anymore. It doesn't show anything. If I start the command via a terminal emulator, it outputs nothing on the terminal, and just hangs (0% CPU usage).
Any tips for what I could try? Caches I could clear, etc?

mrmazda · 06-25-2019, 01:12 AM

Which DE are you using? Do you get the same failure by opening an alternative DE session (e.g. IceWM instead of Gnome)? Did Gnome work OK using the modesetting DDX or the nouveau DDX? Which NVidia GPU do you have? Do you have Optimus (Intel + NVidia graphics)? Are there any clues in ~/.xsession-errors?

Try letting X decide on its own how it should be configured - rename xorg.conf something else.

ondoho · 06-25-2019, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Weapon S

I successfully installed the latest proprietary driver of nVidia on Debian stable. I let it change my xorg.conf file.
GIMP doesn't start up anymore. It doesn't show anything. If I start the command via a terminal emulator, it outputs nothing on the terminal, and just hangs (0% CPU usage).
Any tips for what I could try? Caches I could clear, etc?

only GIMP? Everything else works?
Remove (not delete) xorg.conf.
Try re-installing gimp.
Give more info.

John VV · 06-25-2019, 02:39 PM

the nVidia driver should not have anything to do with Gimp

now a gegl update or babl update might cause a issue but not nVidia

and there is no error in the terminal ? odd
there should at least be a massage about babl and sRGB
( normal warnings for gimp 2.10 )