[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-08-04 Thread Christopher Torgalson
Thanks Daniel. I've spent all morning testing kernels, and here're my results. Spoiler nothing after 4.15 works reliably, and mostly doesn't work at all. In detail: - 4.15.0-12-generic: Works This is what I get after a minimal install where I don't allow the installer to download updates. - 4.

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-08-04 Thread Christopher Torgalson
** Description changed: With any Ubuntu variant I've tried (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie), the graphical installer works correctly, but on every post-install login, the screen goes black at the disk decryption screen. - The kernel version post-install is 4.14.0-29-generic. + The ker

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-07-29 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Thanks. I think the next step is to find out exactly where the fix first appeared. Please try more kernel versions and find the two versions closest together where one works and the other does not... http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/?C=N;O=D -- You received this bug notification be

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-07-28 Thread Christopher Torgalson
Update: I wanted to make sure of the problem still existing in the 4.18.0 kernel, so I started from scratch again with the following steps: 1. Reinstall Ubuntu minimal install (without downloading updates which is what updates the kernel to the problem version), 2. Update kernel to 4.18.0, 3. Ins

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-07-25 Thread Christopher Torgalson
@jsalisbury: Thanks! Tested with 4.18.0-041800rc6 & no change. Issue tags and status updated. ** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is s

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-07-24 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Almost, maybe related to bug 1782739 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1782934 Title: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://b

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-07-24 Thread Joseph Salisbury
Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v4.18 kernel[0]. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'. If the mainline kernel does not fix t

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-07-24 Thread 6d6f6f
I am experiencing the same problem. When I boot with any other kernel than 4.15.0-20-generic the internal display goes black after GRUB. IMPORTANT: External display through USB-C works fine. * Dell XPS 13 9350 Developer Edition. * Ubuntu 18.04 (fresh install). * Any other kernel than 4.15.0-20-ge

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-07-23 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Does switching VTs (Ctrl+Alt+F4) turn it on? Also if you SSH into the machine while it's still on the login screen, does writing to: /sys/class/backlight/*/brightness like cp /sys/class/backlight/*/max_brightness /sys/class/backlight/*/brightness then make the login screen visible? -- Yo

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-07-23 Thread Christopher Torgalson
Hi Daniel. The backlight keys do not help. Prior to the kernel version in question, Ubuntu 17.x and 18.x on this machine had occasional backlight problems on waking from suspend that I could resolve by closing the lid, waiting a few seconds and reopening the lid. As far as I can tell, this doesn'

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-07-22 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Do the backlight keys help at all? I'm wondering if it's just the backlight being turned off. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1782934 Title: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kerne

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-07-22 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Tags added: regression-update -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1782934 Title: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel To man

[Bug 1782934] Re: XPS 13 9350 black screen with latest kernel

2018-07-21 Thread Christopher Torgalson
** Description changed: With any Ubuntu variant I've tried (Ubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Budgie), the graphical installer works correctly, but on every post-install login, the screen goes black at the disk decryption screen. + + The kernel version post-install is 4.14.0-29-generic. Othe