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Comment: init 3

Problem

i8042: No controller found

Article is specific to NVIDIA drivers

Possible causes

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What it means

Means there is no PS/2 ports. Has no affect on system performance, but that message shows a few seconds before reaching GUI.

Solution

Reach a terminal and re-install NVIDIA driver, and attempt Method 1 or 2 to get the GUI up and running again.

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How to reach Terminal

Ctrl+alt+F2 (or F3/F4)

Ctrl+(left/right)Arrow key

Method 1

Reach terminal

rm -rf /etc/X11/xorg.conf

nvidia-xconfig

reboot

Method 2

From existing .run file that is initially included with your system

2 possible destinations:


/usr/local/CUDA_Install_Files/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.59xx.run

or

search your /root directory

Method 2


From NVIDIA driver website using wget (will expand later)Be sure to 'init 3' before attempting to re-install the NVIDIA driver

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