I have the same configuration as the OP it seems so if they have abandoned the report I am happy to take over. The error in the log was: Failed to initialize EGL
I have a mobile AMD GPU with open source drivers: Gallium 0.4 on AMD RV620 Full unity 8 log here: http://paste.ubuntu.com/16581290/ The comment suggesting $ sudo sysctl restart lightdm fails with sysctl: cannot stat /proc/sys/restart: No such file or directory sysctl: cannot stat /proc/sys/lightdm: No such file or directory Switching TTYs and back again doesn't help. I still have a completely black screen. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1537389 Title: The Desktop Never Loads and just stays on a black screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mir/+bug/1537389/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
