modeset=0 sounds similar to the workaround for bug 1705369. Although the symptoms are a bit different.
** Also affects: gdm3 (Fedora) via https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402283 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New ** Also affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1724583 Title: gdm3 in Ubuntu 17.10 doesn't list wayland sessions when using hybrid graphics Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu: New Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: New Status in gdm3 package in Fedora: Unknown Bug description: I've just upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 and switched the login manager from sddm to gdm3. Unfortunately it doesn't list the -wayland sessions. The /usr/share/xsessions folder indeed only contains the -xorg -related sessions: $ ls -la /usr/share/xsessions total 36 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 okt 18 16:00 . drwxr-xr-x 427 root root 20480 okt 18 15:56 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 201 okt 13 12:56 gnome-xorg.desktop -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2354 aug 23 16:39 plasma.desktop -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 262 okt 13 12:56 ubuntu-xorg.desktop How can I enable the ubuntu-wayland session please? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gdm3 3.26.1-3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Oct 18 16:37:47 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-05 (408 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) SourcePackage: gdm3 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-18 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1724583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp