Thank you for responding.  No Sir.  The screen brightness keys (fn f5 and
fn f6) have no effect at all.

Regards
Gene


On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 10:34 PM, Daniel van Vugt <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> While on the black screen, are you able to increase the screen
> brightness using the backlight keys?
>
> ** Tags added: black-screen
>
> ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => gdm3 (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Also affects: mutter (Ubuntu)
>    Importance: Undecided
>        Status: New
>
> ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu)
>    Importance: Undecided
>        Status: New
>
> ** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1782739
>
> Title:
>   Boot to Black
>
> Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
> Status in mutter package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   When I boot my new Ubuntu 18.04LTS install on my ASUS flipbook I see
>   the splash screen as expected.  The boot continues and it reaches the
>   point where you would expect to see the login screen.  I see what
>   appears to be a non-backlighted blank black screen.  If I wait until
>   all hard drive activity ceases and then type in my password and press
>   enter the login completes and I am presented a normal Ubuntu desktop.
>
>   Thank you
>   Gene
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
>   Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18
>   Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
>   ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
>   Architecture: amd64
>   BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
>   CompositorRunning: None
>   CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
>   Date: Fri Jul 20 07:16:51 2018
>   DistUpgraded: Fresh install
>   DistroCodename: bionic
>   DistroVariant: ubuntu
>   ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
>   GraphicsCard:
>    Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller
> [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics
> Controller [1043:166d]
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-20 (0 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64
> (20180426)
>   MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TP550LA
>   ProcEnviron:
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
>    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-23-generic
> root=UUID=5b0bd839-3614-4f3d-8536-bc400cd364e5 ro quiet splash
> vt.handoff=1
>   SourcePackage: xorg
>   Symptom: display
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>   dmi.bios.date: 06/27/2014
>   dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: TP550LA.210
>   dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
>   dmi.board.name: TP550LA
>   dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
>   dmi.board.version: 1.0
>   dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
>   dmi.chassis.type: 10
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
>   dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
>   dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrTP550LA.210:bd06/27/2014:
> svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnTP550LA:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:
> rnTP550LA:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
>   dmi.product.family: TP
>   dmi.product.name: TP550LA
>   dmi.product.version: 1.0
>   dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
>   version.compiz: compiz N/A
>   version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.91-2
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~18.04.1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.0.5-0ubuntu0~18.04.1
>   version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4
>   version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:1.0.15-2
>
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