Ubuntu dots won't stop appearing/blank screen when unsuspending

[Walter Santarelli]

I have two persistent problems that I haven't been able to resolve with Ubuntu 18.04:
1) the Ubuntu splash screen "dots" that turn white then red then white again don't stop appearing after I've booted up and even after I logged in. They keep appearing as I try to do stuff. They don't seem to stop anything from working, but they sure are annoying.
2) when I unsuspend my computer, it wakes up based on the disk etc. LEDs but the monitor screen remains black. I know my machine supports suspend because it worked under 16.04.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Fri Aug 31 17:31:13 2018
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: bionic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2582] (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller [103c:300c]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-03 (636 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc5100 MT(PZ583UA)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-33-generic root=UUID=c8c2f5c1-ae82-41ac-bd05-9f22b78dbead ro nomodeset=1 vesafb.invalid=1 mem_sleep_default=deep nomodeset=1 plymouth:debug=1 quiet splash vesafb.invalid=1 mem_sleep_default=deep vt.handoff=1
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/06/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786C2 v01.09
dmi.board.name: 09E0h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: MXL54202Q2
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786C2v01.09:bd08/06/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc5100MT(PZ583UA):pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn09E0h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc5100 MT(PZ583UA)
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+18.04.20180302-0ubuntu1
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 1:2.10.5-1ubuntu1
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
xserver.bootTime: Fri Aug 31 17:25:57 2018
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Logitech M525 MOUSE, id 8
 input Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000: Micr KEYBOARD, id 9
 input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 10
xserver.errors:
 open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
 open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
 Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
 AIGLX: reverting to software rendering
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Can you please take a photo or video of the problem and attach it here?

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Also, please make sure each separate issue has a separate bug report.

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

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