The cause of this issue seems to be in fact Linux kernel 4.14.0-041400rc7 :
With Linux kernel 4.16.0-041600rc5 from http://kernel.ubuntu.com /~kernel-ppa/mainline and kernel option 'acpi_osi=! acpi_osi="Windows 2009"', Xorg works correctly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-nouveau in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1732574 Title: 10de:1c8c [MSI] nouveau fails to manage GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+bug/1732574/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp