I found a solution to my particular issue. DISCLAIMER: I'm not positive that I experienced the same issue as other commenters since the problem was more pronounced than others have been describing. Since this is a new system, this was the first time I tried to install Ubuntu. I'll try to describe what I found in some detail since this was thread seemed like the most pertinent to my issue it may help others.
In my case I had neglected to enroll an MDK correctly. I was able to use the system a little longer by using Ctrl-Alt-F2 to login instead of using X. Once in the terminal I was able to see some useful messages when the lockup occured. In one instance I got a hard lockup: [ 99.065138] NMI watchdog: Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP on cpu9 The more useful message occurred during another lockup which was a series of messages from nouveau. Here are the first and last messages: [ 28.832124] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: secboot: error during falcon reset: -110 [ 43.811710] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: systemd-logind[1025]: failed to idle channel 2 [systemd-logind[1025]] Steps to reproduce (from memory, not verified): - Select proprietary drivers during install with UEFI boot mode and Secure Boot enabled. - Enter password for MDK - Reboot - MDK management screen displayed, select continue to boot (THIS WAS THE MISTAKE) I had never used an MDK before, so did not know that you had to elect to "Enroll" the MDK that was generated during the install process. I had expected to be prompted for a password at some point during the reboot based on the language in the installer. There is some user interaction required at that menu to enroll the MDK at which point the user is prompted for a password and then a reboot can be completed. Description of MDK with some screenshots: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UEFI/SecureBoot/DKMS Steps to address issue once reproduced (basically remove nouveau, install NVIDIA official driver): I blacklisted a number of modules in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf: blacklist amd76x_edac blacklist vga16fb blacklist nouveau blacklist rivafb blacklist nvidiafb blacklist rivatv I got the list of modules from: https://askubuntu.com/questions/481414 /install-nvidia-driver-instead-of-nouveau however I did not download the driver from NVIDIA, I used one from the repository: sudo apt install nvidia-driver-410 This laptop uses an i7-8750H which (I think) contains integrated graphics. The 1060 should be feeding the display, but I'm not sure if the presence of a second graphics adapter introduced a conflict. -- 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/1798961 Title: Random unrecoverable freezes on Ubuntu 18.10 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in linux source package in Bionic: Triaged Status in linux source package in Cosmic: Triaged Status in linux source package in Disco: Triaged Bug description: First thing I notice is that the mouse cursor freezes as I'm using it, then I hit the CAPS LOCK key and the LED indicator doesn't respond. Then I try the "REISUB" command, but it doesn't do anything either. Only a hard reset works, pressing down the power button for a few seconds. How to reproduce? I couldn't figure out a consistent method. It is still random to me. Version: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12 System information attached. Also happens under Arch Linux and Fedora. I've talked to another user on IRC who seems to be having the same freezes. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: linux-image-4.18.0-10-generic 4.18.0-10.11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: dsilva 1213 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: dsilva 1213 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat Oct 20 09:54:50 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-20 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.2) MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5458 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.18.0-10-generic root=/dev/mapper/xubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.18.0-10-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.18.0-10-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.175 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 02/02/2018 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A15 dmi.board.name: 09WGNT dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd02/02/2018:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5458:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn09WGNT:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5458 dmi.product.sku: Inspiron 5458 dmi.product.version: 01 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1798961/+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
