Ubuntu 18.04 is very slow on high end laptop
I have just installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop and it worked perfectly. After installing it on another one (Asus RoG, i7, Nvidia GTX 950M, 16gb RAM), everything worked so poorly.
How it manifests: Whenever I want to drag a window with my mouse, or to write something, or to select an area on the screen, the rendering is so slow.
EDIT1: After doing what pilot6 pointed out, I managed to go past the slowness, but got stuck in an infinite loop at the login screen. Heynnema tried to help me out, but my .Xauthority file was missing.
EDIT2: In the end I gave up and reinstalled it again, but this time I chose something else instead of 'nomodeset' (noapic, nolapic, acpi=off), after some research. That fixed my problem.
nvidia
edited Mar 3 at 23:05
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I have just installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop and it worked perfectly. After installing it on another one (Asus RoG, i7, Nvidia GTX 950M, 16gb RAM), everything worked so poorly.
How it manifests: Whenever I want to drag a window with my mouse, or to write something, or to select an area on the screen, the rendering is so slow.
EDIT1: After doing what pilot6 pointed out, I managed to go past the slowness, but got stuck in an infinite loop at the login screen. Heynnema tried to help me out, but my .Xauthority file was missing.
EDIT2: In the end I gave up and reinstalled it again, but this time I chose something else instead of 'nomodeset' (noapic, nolapic, acpi=off), after some research. That fixed my problem.
nvidia
edited Mar 3 at 23:05
karel
60.6k13132155
asked Mar 1 at 21:16
OldDewOldDew
33
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– Mitch♦
Mar 2 at 6:54
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Possible duplicate of Ubuntu 18.04 is too slow on my Asus r558ur
– Pilot6
Mar 3 at 14:25
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I have just installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop and it worked perfectly. After installing it on another one (Asus RoG, i7, Nvidia GTX 950M, 16gb RAM), everything worked so poorly.
How it manifests: Whenever I want to drag a window with my mouse, or to write something, or to select an area on the screen, the rendering is so slow.
EDIT1: After doing what pilot6 pointed out, I managed to go past the slowness, but got stuck in an infinite loop at the login screen. Heynnema tried to help me out, but my .Xauthority file was missing.
EDIT2: In the end I gave up and reinstalled it again, but this time I chose something else instead of 'nomodeset' (noapic, nolapic, acpi=off), after some research. That fixed my problem.
nvidia
edited Mar 3 at 23:05
karel
60.6k13132155
asked Mar 1 at 21:16
OldDewOldDew
33
I have just installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop and it worked perfectly. After installing it on another one (Asus RoG, i7, Nvidia GTX 950M, 16gb RAM), everything worked so poorly.
How it manifests: Whenever I want to drag a window with my mouse, or to write something, or to select an area on the screen, the rendering is so slow.
EDIT1: After doing what pilot6 pointed out, I managed to go past the slowness, but got stuck in an infinite loop at the login screen. Heynnema tried to help me out, but my .Xauthority file was missing.
EDIT2: In the end I gave up and reinstalled it again, but this time I chose something else instead of 'nomodeset' (noapic, nolapic, acpi=off), after some research. That fixed my problem.
nvidia
nvidia
edited Mar 3 at 23:05
karel
60.6k13132155
asked Mar 1 at 21:16
OldDewOldDew
33
edited Mar 3 at 23:05
karel
60.6k13132155
asked Mar 1 at 21:16
OldDewOldDew
33
edited Mar 3 at 23:05
karel
60.6k13132155
edited Mar 3 at 23:05
karel
60.6k13132155
edited Mar 3 at 23:05
karel
60.6k13132155
60.6k13132155
asked Mar 1 at 21:16
OldDewOldDew
33
asked Mar 1 at 21:16
OldDewOldDew
33
asked Mar 1 at 21:16
OldDewOldDew
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– Mitch♦
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Your initial problem of video slowness is caused by your Nvidia drivers needing reinstallation, and the removal of nomodeset in your /etc/default/grub.
Now, we clear up your login problem. If you've been starting graphic applications from the terminal using sudo, that's what probably caused your problem. Always use sudo -H.
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /# remount the disk as rw
cd /home/your_username# change directory
ls -al .*thority*# list some files
You should see something like this...
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 407910 Nov 2 08:56 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
If it DOES NOT show -rw------- then...
sudo chmod 600 .*thority*# change file protection
If it DOES SHOW root root then...
sudo chown your_username:your_username .*thority*# change file ownershipreboot# reboot the computer
Reboot and see if you can log in.
answered Mar 1 at 23:56
heynnemaheynnema
21.1k22360
Thank you for your answer, but after I write the "ls -al .*thority*" command, I don't see .Xauthority. I only see .ICEauthority. As a result, the other commands do not help me.
– OldDew
Mar 2 at 8:25
@OldDew is .ICEauthority owned by root:root, or by you? If root:root, then the other commands will still work for you.
– heynnema
Mar 2 at 12:43
Sorry for the long wait. In the end I gave up and reinstalled it again, but this time I chose something else instead of 'nomodeset' (noapic, nolapic, acpi=off), after some research. That fixed my problem. The install went smoothly and I never had those problems again. The problem would have been fixed by this answer if I had the .Xauthority file.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 19:47
@OldDew but... by setting noapic, nolapic, acpi=off, you've partially crippled your computer.
– heynnema
Mar 3 at 20:16
That was the only way I could work around it. After installing it, I've changed them back to normal and now everything seems fine.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 20:19
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Your initial problem of video slowness is caused by your Nvidia drivers needing reinstallation, and the removal of nomodeset in your /etc/default/grub.
Now, we clear up your login problem. If you've been starting graphic applications from the terminal using sudo, that's what probably caused your problem. Always use sudo -H.
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /# remount the disk as rw
cd /home/your_username# change directory
ls -al .*thority*# list some files
You should see something like this...
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 407910 Nov 2 08:56 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
If it DOES NOT show -rw------- then...
sudo chmod 600 .*thority*# change file protection
If it DOES SHOW root root then...
sudo chown your_username:your_username .*thority*# change file ownershipreboot# reboot the computer
Reboot and see if you can log in.
answered Mar 1 at 23:56
heynnemaheynnema
21.1k22360
Thank you for your answer, but after I write the "ls -al .*thority*" command, I don't see .Xauthority. I only see .ICEauthority. As a result, the other commands do not help me.
– OldDew
Mar 2 at 8:25
@OldDew is .ICEauthority owned by root:root, or by you? If root:root, then the other commands will still work for you.
– heynnema
Mar 2 at 12:43
Sorry for the long wait. In the end I gave up and reinstalled it again, but this time I chose something else instead of 'nomodeset' (noapic, nolapic, acpi=off), after some research. That fixed my problem. The install went smoothly and I never had those problems again. The problem would have been fixed by this answer if I had the .Xauthority file.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 19:47
@OldDew but... by setting noapic, nolapic, acpi=off, you've partially crippled your computer.
– heynnema
Mar 3 at 20:16
That was the only way I could work around it. After installing it, I've changed them back to normal and now everything seems fine.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 20:19
add a comment |
Your initial problem of video slowness is caused by your Nvidia drivers needing reinstallation, and the removal of nomodeset in your /etc/default/grub.
Now, we clear up your login problem. If you've been starting graphic applications from the terminal using sudo, that's what probably caused your problem. Always use sudo -H.
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /# remount the disk as rw
cd /home/your_username# change directory
ls -al .*thority*# list some files
You should see something like this...
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 407910 Nov 2 08:56 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
If it DOES NOT show -rw------- then...
sudo chmod 600 .*thority*# change file protection
If it DOES SHOW root root then...
sudo chown your_username:your_username .*thority*# change file ownershipreboot# reboot the computer
Reboot and see if you can log in.
answered Mar 1 at 23:56
heynnemaheynnema
21.1k22360
Thank you for your answer, but after I write the "ls -al .*thority*" command, I don't see .Xauthority. I only see .ICEauthority. As a result, the other commands do not help me.
– OldDew
Mar 2 at 8:25
@OldDew is .ICEauthority owned by root:root, or by you? If root:root, then the other commands will still work for you.
– heynnema
Mar 2 at 12:43
Sorry for the long wait. In the end I gave up and reinstalled it again, but this time I chose something else instead of 'nomodeset' (noapic, nolapic, acpi=off), after some research. That fixed my problem. The install went smoothly and I never had those problems again. The problem would have been fixed by this answer if I had the .Xauthority file.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 19:47
@OldDew but... by setting noapic, nolapic, acpi=off, you've partially crippled your computer.
– heynnema
Mar 3 at 20:16
That was the only way I could work around it. After installing it, I've changed them back to normal and now everything seems fine.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 20:19
add a comment |
Your initial problem of video slowness is caused by your Nvidia drivers needing reinstallation, and the removal of nomodeset in your /etc/default/grub.
Now, we clear up your login problem. If you've been starting graphic applications from the terminal using sudo, that's what probably caused your problem. Always use sudo -H.
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /# remount the disk as rw
cd /home/your_username# change directory
ls -al .*thority*# list some files
You should see something like this...
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 407910 Nov 2 08:56 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
If it DOES NOT show -rw------- then...
sudo chmod 600 .*thority*# change file protection
If it DOES SHOW root root then...
sudo chown your_username:your_username .*thority*# change file ownershipreboot# reboot the computer
Reboot and see if you can log in.
answered Mar 1 at 23:56
heynnemaheynnema
21.1k22360
Your initial problem of video slowness is caused by your Nvidia drivers needing reinstallation, and the removal of nomodeset in your /etc/default/grub.
Now, we clear up your login problem. If you've been starting graphic applications from the terminal using sudo, that's what probably caused your problem. Always use sudo -H.
- boot to the GRUB menu
- choose Advanced Options
- choose Recovery mode
- choose Root access
- at the # prompt, type:
sudo mount -o remount,rw /# remount the disk as rw
cd /home/your_username# change directory
ls -al .*thority*# list some files
You should see something like this...
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 407910 Nov 2 08:56 .ICEauthority
-rw------- 1 your_username your_username 58 Jun 23 2017 .Xauthority
If it DOES NOT show -rw------- then...
sudo chmod 600 .*thority*# change file protection
If it DOES SHOW root root then...
sudo chown your_username:your_username .*thority*# change file ownershipreboot# reboot the computer
Reboot and see if you can log in.
answered Mar 1 at 23:56
heynnemaheynnema
21.1k22360
edited Mar 3 at 14:03
answered Mar 1 at 23:56
heynnemaheynnema
21.1k22360
answered Mar 1 at 23:56
heynnemaheynnema
21.1k22360
answered Mar 1 at 23:56
heynnemaheynnema
21.1k22360
21.1k22360
Thank you for your answer, but after I write the "ls -al .*thority*" command, I don't see .Xauthority. I only see .ICEauthority. As a result, the other commands do not help me.
– OldDew
Mar 2 at 8:25
@OldDew is .ICEauthority owned by root:root, or by you? If root:root, then the other commands will still work for you.
– heynnema
Mar 2 at 12:43
Sorry for the long wait. In the end I gave up and reinstalled it again, but this time I chose something else instead of 'nomodeset' (noapic, nolapic, acpi=off), after some research. That fixed my problem. The install went smoothly and I never had those problems again. The problem would have been fixed by this answer if I had the .Xauthority file.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 19:47
@OldDew but... by setting noapic, nolapic, acpi=off, you've partially crippled your computer.
– heynnema
Mar 3 at 20:16
That was the only way I could work around it. After installing it, I've changed them back to normal and now everything seems fine.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 20:19
add a comment |
Thank you for your answer, but after I write the "ls -al .*thority*" command, I don't see .Xauthority. I only see .ICEauthority. As a result, the other commands do not help me.
– OldDew
Mar 2 at 8:25
@OldDew is .ICEauthority owned by root:root, or by you? If root:root, then the other commands will still work for you.
– heynnema
Mar 2 at 12:43
Sorry for the long wait. In the end I gave up and reinstalled it again, but this time I chose something else instead of 'nomodeset' (noapic, nolapic, acpi=off), after some research. That fixed my problem. The install went smoothly and I never had those problems again. The problem would have been fixed by this answer if I had the .Xauthority file.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 19:47
@OldDew but... by setting noapic, nolapic, acpi=off, you've partially crippled your computer.
– heynnema
Mar 3 at 20:16
That was the only way I could work around it. After installing it, I've changed them back to normal and now everything seems fine.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 20:19
Thank you for your answer, but after I write the "ls -al .*thority*" command, I don't see .Xauthority. I only see .ICEauthority. As a result, the other commands do not help me.
– OldDew
Mar 2 at 8:25
Thank you for your answer, but after I write the "ls -al .*thority*" command, I don't see .Xauthority. I only see .ICEauthority. As a result, the other commands do not help me.
– OldDew
Mar 2 at 8:25
@OldDew is .ICEauthority owned by root:root, or by you? If root:root, then the other commands will still work for you.
– heynnema
Mar 2 at 12:43
@OldDew is .ICEauthority owned by root:root, or by you? If root:root, then the other commands will still work for you.
– heynnema
Mar 2 at 12:43
Sorry for the long wait. In the end I gave up and reinstalled it again, but this time I chose something else instead of 'nomodeset' (noapic, nolapic, acpi=off), after some research. That fixed my problem. The install went smoothly and I never had those problems again. The problem would have been fixed by this answer if I had the .Xauthority file.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 19:47
Sorry for the long wait. In the end I gave up and reinstalled it again, but this time I chose something else instead of 'nomodeset' (noapic, nolapic, acpi=off), after some research. That fixed my problem. The install went smoothly and I never had those problems again. The problem would have been fixed by this answer if I had the .Xauthority file.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 19:47
@OldDew but... by setting noapic, nolapic, acpi=off, you've partially crippled your computer.
– heynnema
Mar 3 at 20:16
@OldDew but... by setting noapic, nolapic, acpi=off, you've partially crippled your computer.
– heynnema
Mar 3 at 20:16
That was the only way I could work around it. After installing it, I've changed them back to normal and now everything seems fine.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 20:19
That was the only way I could work around it. After installing it, I've changed them back to normal and now everything seems fine.
– OldDew
Mar 3 at 20:19
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Possible duplicate of Ubuntu 18.04 is too slow on my Asus r558ur
– Pilot6
Mar 3 at 14:25