Ubuntu Mate 16.04 System Keeps Locking Up / Frequent Crashes

Sorry slow getting back to this. Seems to be going ok now…

This is what I did:

  • Removed nvidia card and tried using internal graphics. This installed nvidia drivers for internal graphics.

  • Seemed to be much more stable as a result of this.

  • Possible nvidia card had come loose and wasn’t seated correctly - but only a maybe.

  • Re inserted nvidia graphics card. Seems to be pretty stable at this point.

  • Removed all nvidia drivers as per the first part of this guide.

Does seem pretty stable now. Has only crashed once. Time will tell. One thing I did notice but not a 100% on this, is now the driver says it is open source (nvidia 340.96) where as before I’m sure it said proprietary.

Thanks for all the help.