nvidia: probe of 0000:01:00.0 failed with error -1

Question

I have to figure out what the output is, I know what the answer is but I just have no idea how they got that answer. If someone could do a step by step explanation that would be great.

a = int(input())
b = int(input())
c = int(input())
result = 0
while a < b:
    result = a * 2
    print(result)
    if result > c:
        break
    a += 4

Solution

It seems that the graphics card was not detected properly.
Install the NVIDIA 352 drivers by using a different method.

First uninstall (possibly partially) installed NVIDIA drivers software.

Highlight the Ubuntu entry in the GRUB boot menu and press the E key.
Add nouveau.modeset=0 to the end of the linux line - press F10 to boot.

On login screen press Ctrl+Alt+F1 - enter user name and password - then execute :

sudo apt-get purge nvidia*  
sudo reboot  

Now Install the drivers 352.63 supporting NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 630.

Highlight the Ubuntu entry in the GRUB boot menu and press the E key.
Add nouveau.modeset=0 to the end of the linux line - press F10 to boot.

On login screen press Ctrl+Alt+F1 - enter user name and password - then execute :

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-352
sudo reboot  

Note : In case it doesn't work with nouveau.modeset=0 - retry it with the parameter nomodeset.

Comments

[Fabby]

Have you tried apt-get install nvidia-340 yet?

[Fabby]

I'm fetching someone who's better then me to have a look.

[Александр Б]

Thank you very much. I have followed all steps you described but it did not change anything. It does not help. :-( May be my mainboard not compatible with my nvidia card?

[cl-netbox]

@АлександрБ : When installing the drivers this way does not work, it is most likely a hardware problem.

[Александр Б]

It seems so. Thank you anyway. Is there another way to check if it is a hardware problem?

[cl-netbox]

@АлександрБ : You're welcome - but before I mislead you, I better say nothing special, because I have no good idea. But sometimes something easy solves problems ... so why not try whether unplugging and re-plugging the NVIDIA graphics card device ... and then try to install the drivers again, does do the trick ? :)

[Александр Б]

No, it does not. Even I have tried use the video card on two different computer. And it does not work anyway. I think to make sure it is a card problem I need Windows. So I will try to find it. And I will try to install nvideo drivers for the card on it.

[Bono]

Live saver. I somehow kept getting the same message when I tried to access terminal 1 (ctrl + alt + f1), but after a couple of tries it worked. For me nouveau.modeset=0 worked.