Honestly, I think it got worst at some point, after some update or after I changed from Unity to Gnome. Unfortunately I don't really have any additional info.
Why do you "say" that the bios is outdated ? It is the last from the manufacturer, HP Elite Book 840 G1. ``` # dmidecode 3.0 Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs. SMBIOS 2.7 present. Handle 0x000D, DMI type 0, 24 bytes BIOS Information Vendor: Hewlett-Packard Version: L71 Ver. 01.39 Release Date: 09/26/2016 Address: 0xF0000 Runtime Size: 64 kB ROM Size: 8192 kB Characteristics: PCI is supported PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported BIOS is upgradeable BIOS shadowing is allowed Boot from CD is supported Selectable boot is supported EDD is supported Print screen service is supported (int 5h) 8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h) Serial services are supported (int 14h) Printer services are supported (int 17h) ACPI is supported USB legacy is supported Smart battery is supported BIOS boot specification is supported Function key-initiated network boot is supported Targeted content distribution is supported UEFI is supported BIOS Revision: 1.39 Firmware Revision: 21.89 ``` Thanks, for your reply. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1771539 Title: Xorg crash Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: When I try to use ubuntu with dual desktop display it crashes continuously, and entering into login mode. I cannot use dual display. To use an external monitor, I have to start the laptop with the computer closed. It seems to be related to the graphic card, maybe dual graphic card of the laptop. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-124.148-generic 4.4.117 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-124-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.16 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Classic:GNOME Date: Wed May 16 10:36:05 2018 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [103c:198f] Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Mars [Radeon HD 8730M] [1002:6601] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Mars [Radeon HD 8730M] [103c:1990] InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-13 (153 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 840 G1 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-124-generic root=UUID=e1833df7-4a4b-41b2-8393-d88536dd0165 ro quiet splash radeon.runpm=0 vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display Title: Xorg crash UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/26/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: L71 Ver. 01.39 dmi.board.name: 198F dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 15.59 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 5CG44010XD dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrL71Ver.01.39:bd09/26/2016:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook840G1:pvrA3009DD10303:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn198F:rvrKBCVersion15.59:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 840 G1 dmi.product.version: A3009DD10303 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1~16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A xserver.bootTime: Thu Mar 8 12:39:32 2018 xserver.configfile: default xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2~16.04.1 xserver.video_driver: modeset To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1771539/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp