Another possibility is that Wayland really was being attempted first even on older kernels, and mutter was just failing to start for one reason or another, resulting in an automatic fallback to Xorg.
** Tags added: hybrid multigpu ** Tags removed: regression-update ** Tags added: regression-release ** Tags removed: regression-release ** Tags added: regression-update ** Also affects: linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-hwe-6.8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2080498 Title: Default session type changed from Xorg to Wayland in some new installs of 22.04 on Nvidia hybrids since kernel 6.8 Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu: Opinion Status in linux-hwe-6.8 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: [Summary] On HP ZBook Fury G11 platform preloaded with Ubuntu 22.04. The windowing system in "Settings -> About" is Xorg. After doing kernel upgrade from 6.5-oem to 6.8-hwe, windowing system become Wayland. [Reproduce Steps] 1. Update kernel by command "sudo apt install linux-image-oem-22.04d linux-modules-nvidia-535-oem-22.04d" 2. Reboot system 3. After enter desktop, check windowing system via "Settings -> About" [Results] Expected: Windowing system remain Xorg Actual: Windowing system become Wayland To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/2080498/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp