Public bug reported:
When I install Ubuntu 16.04 on my computer the screen goes blank at
login. I can blindly login and it boots but I cannot use the display
(external monitor through HDMI).
I've looked online for an answer to this issue but could not find a
solution. However, many people report this issue in forums with the
4.4x kernel.
On my main computer, I upgraded from 14.04 to 16.04.1. On this computer
I was able to switch back to the 3.13 kernel which *does work*.
On the same computer, if I use a 16.04 live CD, it does the same thing.
The screen goes blank.
UEFI may be part of the issue as well. I have it disabled in bios (set
to legacy mode) but when I first boot, it seems to go into UEFI mode
first and then, after rebooting with <ctrl><alt><delete> it shows me the
list of kernels. I can select the kernel from there but if I use a 4.4x
kernel, it blanks out at encryption passphrase screen.
There are also people with similar issues on AskUbuntu.
Here's some basic HW info. If you require more, please ask.
sudo lshw | head
zbox
description: Notebook
product: ZBOX-ID18 (NA)
vendor: ZOTAC
version: XX
serial: GXXXX211XXXXX
width: 64 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.7 dmi-2.7 vsyscall32
configuration: boot=normal chassis=notebook family=NA sku=NA
uuid=00020003-0004-0005-0006-000700080009
*-core
sudo lshw -C display
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 09
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:45 memory:f7800000-f7bfffff memory:e0000000-efffffff
ioport:f000(size=64)
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release: 16.04
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: 16.04 gpu hdmi ivybridge kernel-bug
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Kernel 4.4x results in blackscreen - Intel Ivybridge
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