I just tried with 4.18.0-14-generic, the same issue happens there as well. And, another school reported the issue on HD Graphics 630:
root@pc02:~# lspci -nn -k | grep -A 2 VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 630 [8086:5912] (rev 04) Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation HD Graphics 630 [1849:5912] Kernel driver in use: i915 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1815172 Title: Black screen on skylake after 18.0 => 18.2 update Status in Mesa: Fix Released Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in mesa package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux source package in Bionic: New Status in mesa source package in Bionic: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Cosmic: New Status in mesa source package in Cosmic: Fix Committed Bug description: Several schools reported black screens after normally updating their Ubuntu boxes from 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~18.04.1 to 18.2.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.1. Downgrading mesa fixes the problem. lspci: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 530 [8086:1912] (rev 06) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. HD Graphics 530 [1043:8694] Kernel modules: i915 Unfortunately I can't find a lot of useful information, here are some bits: * systemctl --failed says "gpu-manager" and "lightdm" have failed * Xorg.log is clean: https://termbin.com/6l2b * dmesg too: https://termbin.com/ip4e * It happens on lightdm/MATE, I don't know about Ubuntu GNOME. * If one runs `xinit` from ssh, it fails with: i965: Failed to submit batchbuffer: Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mesa/+bug/1815172/+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