Yes, I am assuming "hangs" means that the user interface is hung, but not the internals of the system. So that's why the instructions in comment #15 require a second machine and for you to be logged in from that already before reproducing the graphical hang.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1697450 Title: Gnome Shell hangs at startup Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I'm trying to install from the daily Artful desktop image (20170612). After boot, the gnome session hangs at startup, while the "zoom" animation is being shown. I have an intel card: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 29 Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M] Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] I/O ports at f000 [size=64] [virtual] Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit- Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features Kernel driver in use: i915 Kernel modules: i915 I'm not sure how to debug this further, but I had similar issues with the installer from Zesty as well (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1681846) With Artful, at least it gets past the splash screen but then it hangs. Note that the system is currently running Yakkety with no issue. --- ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-30 (71 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170730) NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl Package: linux PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-59.64-generic 4.8.17 Tags: artful wayland-session Uname: Linux 4.8.0-59-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip libvirt lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1697450/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
