It looks like your kernel command line has a custom backlight change, which is unusual:
[ 0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-36-generic root=UUID=fd7306d2-c2eb-414c-bf34-7e6c72a1fe79 ro quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor vt.handoff=1 Maybe try: 1. Removing the "acpi_backlight=vendor" from /etc/default/grub 2. sudo update-grub 3. Reboot ** Summary changed: - brightness controller missing + brightness controller missing after installing nvidia-390 ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers-390 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1799218 Title: brightness controller missing after installing nvidia-390 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers-390/+bug/1799218/+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