In reality, I don't know if I have exactly the same bug but it's similar, if it helps...
My config : CPU : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz graphic cards : 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Skylake Integrated Graphics (rev 06) 01:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM107M [GeForce GTX 960M] (rev a2) I will a functional system with : ubuntu 16.04, kernel 4.7.7-040707-generic, linux-headers-4.7.7-040707-generic,linux-headers-4.7.7-040707, nvidia-370,nvidia-opencl-icd-370,nvidia-prime,nvidia-settings,bbswitch. Kernel from : http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.7/ Nvidia related from this ppa : deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu xenial main Kernel boot parameter for grub : "modprobe.blacklist=nouveau pci=noaer" (pci=noaer because I have this bug too => https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1521173 ) Without this boot parameter but with "acpi=off" I got a blackscreen, or I run into loop on login screen (I made several try, so I don't know exactly step by step all my modification before having a functionnal system). Even if nouveau is blacklisted in /etc/modprobe.d/ directory -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1565516 Title: Fails with skylake & nvidia 940m, removes xorg.conf boot up/log in fail To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+bug/1565516/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs