Please check for evidence of gnome-shell crashing per comment #3. If gnome-shell is not crashing then the problem could also be:
* gnome-shell failing to start * gnome-shell starting on the wrong VT or wrong X server Logs gathered per comment #3 should hopefully show that, but I am also concerned this bug is now oversubscribed by multiple people and there's a risk that different people are really experiencing different root causes. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2089709 Title: Ubuntu 24.04 (X11) sometimes logs in to a black screen with only an X cursor To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/2089709/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs