Public bug reported: Ubuntu 17.10.1 boots into a black screen with no display, when switching into "EFI VGA" during boot up.
Modifying the boot menu to run in "text" mode, shows the last line as below, before losing all monitor output: "Switching to EFI VGA" The 15m DisplayPort cable shouldn't be a problem, but using a DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter and a 1m DVI cable works PC Specs CPU : Intel Core i9-7900X 4.3GHz 10-Core MBO : ASRock X299 Taichi RAM : Corsair Vengeance 32GB GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: Ubuntu 17.10 boots into a black screen with no display, when switching into "EFI VGA" during boot up. Modifying the boot menu to run in "text" mode, shows the last line as below, before losing all monitor output: "Switching to EFI VGA" + + The 15m DisplayPort cable shouldn't be a problem, but using a + DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter and a 1m DVI cable works ** Summary changed: - DisplayPort 15m cable no display after starting "EFI VGA" + 17.10.1 DisplayPort 15m cable no display after starting "EFI VGA" ** Description changed: - Ubuntu 17.10 boots into a black screen with no display, when switching + Ubuntu 17.10.1 boots into a black screen with no display, when switching into "EFI VGA" during boot up. Modifying the boot menu to run in "text" mode, shows the last line as below, before losing all monitor output: "Switching to EFI VGA" The 15m DisplayPort cable shouldn't be a problem, but using a DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter and a 1m DVI cable works ** Description changed: Ubuntu 17.10.1 boots into a black screen with no display, when switching into "EFI VGA" during boot up. Modifying the boot menu to run in "text" mode, shows the last line as below, before losing all monitor output: "Switching to EFI VGA" The 15m DisplayPort cable shouldn't be a problem, but using a DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter and a 1m DVI cable works + + + PC Specs + + CPU : Intel Core i9-7900X 4.3GHz 10-Core + MBO : ASRock X299 Taichi + RAM : Corsair Vengeance 32GB + GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 + SSD : RAID0 2x Force MP500 120GB M.2-2280 + CSE : E4M20 iStarUSA 20-bay Chassis + PSU : Corsair CMPSU-850HX + MSE : Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum + KYB : Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro v2 ** Description changed: Ubuntu 17.10.1 boots into a black screen with no display, when switching into "EFI VGA" during boot up. Modifying the boot menu to run in "text" mode, shows the last line as below, before losing all monitor output: "Switching to EFI VGA" The 15m DisplayPort cable shouldn't be a problem, but using a DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter and a 1m DVI cable works - PC Specs CPU : Intel Core i9-7900X 4.3GHz 10-Core MBO : ASRock X299 Taichi RAM : Corsair Vengeance 32GB GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 - SSD : RAID0 2x Force MP500 120GB M.2-2280 - CSE : E4M20 iStarUSA 20-bay Chassis - PSU : Corsair CMPSU-850HX - MSE : Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum - KYB : Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro v2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1747488 Title: 17.10.1 DisplayPort 15m cable no display after starting "EFI VGA" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1747488/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs