> On 26 Jan 2018, at 7:55 PM, Alberto Donato <1697...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> 
> So, it seems that changing a bios setting for the (builtin) video card 
> frequency to "Auto" fixed the issue. it was previously set to match the RAM 
> freq (as the video memory is shared).
> I can now run 4.13 fine.
> Maybe something changed in the intel driver in 4.9 that makes it freeze when 
> a fixed freq is set?

Probably. But only a bisection can make sure.
The good things is now it works for you.

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> Title:
>  Whole machine freezes at startup using kernels after 4.8
> 
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
> 
> Bug description:
>  I'm trying to install from the daily Artful desktop image (20170612).
> 
>  After boot, the gnome session hangs at startup, while the "zoom"
>  animation is being shown.
> 
>  I have an intel card:
> 
> 
>  00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen 
> Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>          Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core 
> processor Graphics Controller
>          Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 29
>          Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
>          Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>          I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
>          [virtual] Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
>          Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
>          Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
>          Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
>          Kernel driver in use: i915
>          Kernel modules: i915
> 
> 
>  I'm not sure how to debug this further, but I had similar issues with the 
> installer from Zesty as well (see 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1681846)
>  With Artful, at least it gets past the splash screen but then it hangs.
> 
>  Note that the system is currently running Yakkety with no issue.
>  --- 
>  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2
>  Architecture: amd64
>  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
>  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-30 (71 days ago)
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 
> (20170730)
>  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
>  Package: linux
>  PackageArchitecture: amd64
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-59.64-generic 4.8.17
>  Tags:  artful wayland-session
>  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-59-generic x86_64
>  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip libvirt lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
>  _MarkForUpload: True
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