An additional data point for reference .. did a netboot install of xubuntu using "daily" amd64 netboot mini.iso .. base install followed by taskselect install of xubuntu ..
boots normally plymouth and lightdm screens appear as expected .. also switching to foreign grub .. it still boots normally .. normal expected behaviour .. note: regular ubuntu daily also behaves this way .. but uses wayland no xorg .. rhetorical question: so what makes the full graphics install so fragile for intel i915 graphics? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1821609 Title: lightdm login screen briefly appears and then blanks out on Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5870 (crash in xorg before using "foreign grub") To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1821609/+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