I'm seeing this issue on a fresh 14.04 install. However, unlike 13.10, using "nomodeset" and the generic SVGA X drivers seem to work enough to start the display at its native resolution.
As you can see, the Intel driver isn't being loaded at all on my ux302lg: # lshw -c video *-display UNCLAIMED description: VGA compatible controller product: Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 version: 09 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list configuration: latency=0 resources: memory:f7400000-f77fffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:f000(size=64) I'm going to attempt to install the intel-drm-next kernel, and will report back once I've done so. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1263015 Title: 8086:0a16 [ASUS Zenbook UX302LG] Black screen on boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1263015/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs