Running Lubuntu 14.04.1 i386 desktop with an Intel 815 video chipset, I confirm the same behavior with any version of xserver-xorg-video-intel newer than 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1, but in terms of a workaround, I used Synaptic to force a downgrade, then I locked to that version, and so far software updater seems to respect that.
My troubleshooting and repair involved temporarily installing an ATI video card. After I found this bug, I used the ATI-equipped installation to get to the desktop and Synaptic, and when I removed the ATI I found that though I could now boot to the desktop under the i815, the Plymouth splash screen is broken (a white screen with some evenly spaced thin full-height vertical black bars across it). And so far I have not been able to fix it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1389904 Title: With the recent update to xserver-xorg-video-intel, system boots to a black screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1389904/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
