It seems to be an interaction with plymouth. Setting `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"` i.e. removing the `splash` in /etc/default/grub and updating grub $ sudo update-grub works around the problem.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1764494 Title: X fails to start upon boot Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (development branch) Release: 18.04 $ apt-cache policy xorg xorg: Installed: 1:7.7+19ubuntu6 The system is an upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04. The X-server fails to start initially, on each boot. After switching to tty2 I can start the login daemon via $ systemctl start sddm and X and sddm work as expected. (i.e. X starts, the login daemon starts, I can login to an X session) The system in question is a Lenovo X220 Thinkpad with integrated graphics. As lspci puts it: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) This behaviour started as a result of the upgrade. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1764494/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
