Yes that's due to safe mode. Please reboot and follow the instructions in comment #4 while not in safe mode.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1906086 Title: DIsplay is limited to top half of the screen Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Display is limited to the top half of the screen. I have tried changing the resolution, without success. I am attempting to trial Ubuntu 20.10 from a USB stick. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.4 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log' CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CasperVersion: 1.445.1 CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sat Nov 28 04:09:34 2020 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: focal DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 530 [8086:1912] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company HD Graphics 530 [103c:8058] LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731) MachineType: HP HP EliteOne 800 G2 23-in Touch AiO ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash --- SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/24/2019 dmi.bios.vendor: HP dmi.bios.version: N11 Ver. 02.45 dmi.board.name: 8058 dmi.board.vendor: HP dmi.board.version: KBC Version 05.39 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: AUD6100LCF dmi.chassis.type: 13 dmi.chassis.vendor: HP dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHP:bvrN11Ver.02.45:bd12/24/2019:svnHP:pnHPEliteOne800G223-inTouchAiO:pvr:rvnHP:rn8058:rvrKBCVersion05.39:cvnHP:ct13:cvr: dmi.product.family: 103C_53307F G=D dmi.product.name: HP EliteOne 800 G2 23-in Touch AiO dmi.product.sku: T6T88PA#ABG dmi.sys.vendor: HP version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.101-2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.0.8-0ubuntu1~20.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20200226-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1906086/+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