Well then hopefully you can get it so this change to modesetting can be reverted & one isn't forced to get screen to sleep then awake. My whole point was that this report is claiming that the switch from Intel to Nvidia fails which is not true is any respect. It's purely a matter of no visible display until the display is put to sleep, the awakened
If the bug reporter had walked away from machine for 300 sec.'s, then pressed a key or moved a mouse they'd have gotten a visible working session under nvidia. examples, ect. where in prior reports - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1501041 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-prime/+bug/1492864 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1507676 Title: Nvidia-Prime not switching from intel to nvidia leading to a black screen Status in ubuntu-drivers-common package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: STEPS: 1. Install 15.10 on a laptop that supports optimus nvidia/intel hybrid graphics 2. Install nvidia and nvidia-prime 3. Open nvidia settings 4. Switch to nvidia 5. Log out 6. Hear the login drums EXPECTED: I expect to see the lightdm login page ACTUAL: You are presented with a black page TEMP WORKAROUND: 1. Tap ctrl-alt-f1 2. login 3. run sudo prime-select intel 4. run sudo service lightdm restart 5. System is back running on the intel stack alone. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1507676/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
