I have the same problem on my Acer. Since Kernel 5.8.0-36 and also 5.8.0-38 Ubuntu 20.04.1 cannot start in graphics mode. (It is possible to log in on the console using e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F4 though.)
With Kernel 5.4.0-58 the system works as expected. The problem occurs only on this system, which is also the only one with a Nvidia GPU (Nvidia drivers are currently not installed though because I initially suspected the updated nvidia-driver-460 were the problem.) dmidecode -t1 # dmidecode 3.2 Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs. SMBIOS 3.2.0 present. Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes System Information Manufacturer: Acer Product Name: Aspire A515-54G Version: V1.16 Serial Number: I deleted it. UUID: I deleted it. Wake-up Type: Power Switch SKU Number: 0000000000000000 Family: Aspire 5 ** Attachment added: "I guess the interesting part starts at line 80." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1911352/+attachment/5453568/+files/syslog -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1911352 Title: Black screen on boot after 20.04 upgraded to kernel 5.8 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1911352/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs