Stretch hangs on Nividia Graphics Card problem

[jaonei90]

Upgraded from Jessie to Stretch. Stretch boots and hangs. Last messages on console:

Started Update UTMP about System Runlevel Changes
Started User Manager for UID112

I got a similar hit on the UTMP message in Google indicating a Nividia Graphics Card problem on a Jessie upgrade.

The Nividia upgrade portion complains about incorrect drivers for the card.

Has anyone experienced a similar problem & is there a suggested resolution?

Thank you

[jaonei90]

Update to problem & partial solution.

Performed the following on Jessie before upgrade:
1. apt-get update
2. apt-get dist-upgrade

Upgrade to stretch procedures:
1. cd /etc/apt
2. vi sources.list and remove contrib non-free from any existing entries & change jessie to stretch.
3. apt-get update
4. apt-get upgrade
5. dpkg --add-architecture i386
6. vi /etc/apt/sources.list and add contrib non-free to org/debian/ stretch main and also to org/debian/ stretch-updates main entries within the file.
7. apt-get update
8. apt-get upgrade
9. shutdown -r now

Currently running stretch base release and Nividia Graphics Card & Ralink wifi work just fine. If I run apt-get dist-upgrade at any point during the stretch upgrade neither my Nividia Graphics Card nor my Ralink wifi work upon reboot.
So the good news is I have upgraded from jessie to stretch base release. The bad news is that I can't run apt-get dist-upgrade successfully without disabling the graphics card and my wifi connection.
Any suggestions?

Thanks...

[dilberts_left_nut]

5. dpkg --add-architecture i386
6. vi /etc/apt/sources.list and add contrib non-free to org/debian/ stretch main and also to org/debian/ stretch-updates main entries within the file.

Why do this, part way through your upgrade?

You need to do dist-upgrade to remove the obsolete jessie packages and allow their replacement by the stretch versions, otherwise you are only part way there, and running a system that is neither jessie nor stretch.

https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/releasenotes

[jaonei90]

Performing steps 5 & 6 after apt-get upgrade is the only way that I have found so far that will load the correct Nividia drivers. It only seems to work after apt-get upgrade.
I tried apt-get upgrade & apt-get dist-upgrade initially and the rest of the install choked.
The dist-upgrade either won't allow me to load the drivers or it crushes them after I load them in 5 & 6.
I have tried apt-get dist-upgrade separately after each apt-get upgrade and it corrupts the graphics card & ralink wifi drivers.

After upgrade reboot the /etc/debian_version says 9.0 which I think is the stretch base release. I just haven't figured out a way to upgrade all of the other packages except the Nividia graphics card & Ralink wifi drivers.

Thanks...

[jaonei90]

I have a procedure to recreate & reload the Ralink wifi drivers that I used to upgrade from wheezy to jessie.
I am imagining that will work for the Ralink wifi drivers this time after running an apt-get dist-upgrade.
But I have not found any successful procedure for reloading the correct Nividia graphics drivers after running the apt-get dist-upgrade.