I would like to add that another symptom of probably the same problem is constant freezes when on prime with intel selected. My system (XPS 15 9560, GTX1050M) boots fine, but freezes basically within 1 minute of the start of X.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-prime in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1663926 Title: Dell XPS 15 9560 (Nvidia 1050) black screen, Feb 11, 2017 Status in Nvidia: New Status in nvidia-prime package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: There have been multiple reports that "nvidia-prime select intel" results in a black screen on the new Dell XPS 15 (9560, with Nvidia 1050) See the following threads: 1. (initial report). https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/5qjq4v/dell_xps_15_kaby_lake_w_nvidia_1050_review_2017/ 2. (lots of confirmations of the same thing) https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/5rxb5x/any_dell_xps_15_9560_linux_users/ 3. (additional confirmation) https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/5t2b5d/high_cpu_temp_and_fan_usage_for_ubuntu_on_9560/ 4. (reported on Nvidia forums) https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/991853/complete-freeze-with-nvidia-prime/ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia/+bug/1663926/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp