John, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. To see if this is already resolved, could you please test http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ and advise to the results?
** Tags added: bios-outdated-a14 ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- 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/1559237 Title: black screen Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: after grub boot it gives a black screen, i can still boot into upstart mode though ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-35.40-generic 4.2.8-ckt5 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-35-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 352.63 Sat Nov 7 21:25:42 PST 2015 GCC version: gcc version 5.2.1 20151010 (Ubuntu 5.2.1-22ubuntu2) ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 18 10:48:47 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: wily DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bbswitch, 0.7, 4.2.0-35-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-352, 352.63, 4.2.0-35-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0527] NVIDIA Corporation GK104 [GeForce GTX 660 OEM] [10de:1185] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:098a] InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-18 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) MachineType: Alienware Alienware X51 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-35-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=743abf76-ff3b-4a2c-b5b2-9658d4ff3680 ro init=/sbin/upstart SourcePackage: xorg UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/27/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware dmi.bios.version: A11 dmi.board.name: 06G6JW dmi.board.vendor: Alienware dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware dmi.chassis.version: 00 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA11:bd12/27/2012:svnAlienware:pnAlienwareX51:pvr00:rvnAlienware:rn06G6JW:rvrA00:cvnAlienware:ct3:cvr00: dmi.product.name: Alienware X51 dmi.product.version: 00 dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+15.10.20151202-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.64-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.0.2-1ubuntu4 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.0.2-1ubuntu4 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0+git20150819-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20150808-0ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu3 xserver.bootTime: Fri Mar 18 10:44:52 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input Video Bus KEYBOARD, id 7 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 8 input Logitech M310 MOUSE, id 9 input Logitech K520 KEYBOARD, id 10 xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: xserver.version: 2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1559237/+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