Bernadette: Just to make sure, did you try the below in this exact order?
sudo apt purge gdm3 (optional step if lightdm is not auto installe) sudo apt install -y lightdm sudo apt purge nvidia* sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r) sudo apt install nvidia-384 This worked for me. At the lightdm login screen, I had to choose "Ubuntu on Xorg" as the default environment before logging in. Wayland does not work at all. Your kernel should be ok. You may be experiencing an unrelated issue. 17.10 is kind of a mess. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1705369 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 boots to black screen when using Nvidia drivers (on a desktop with an Intel GPU) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1705369/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
