Update to 4.13.0 kernel breaks xorg

[Vedran Gligo]

After a fresh install on a new HP Pivilion laptop, the 4.10.0-38-generic kernel works perfectly. After upgrading to the new kernel (4.13.0), the system boots but after logging in everything seems broken (mouse doesn't work at all, unable to switch virtual consoles).

RELEASE=18.3
CODENAME=sylvia
EDITION="Xfce 64-bit"
DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia"
DESKTOP=Xfce
TOOLKIT=GTK

hwinfo --short:

cpu:
                       Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz, 2156 MHz
                       Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz, 2450 MHz
                       Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz, 1760 MHz
                       Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz, 2733 MHz
keyboard:
  /dev/input/event3 AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
mouse:
  /dev/input/mice ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad
joystick:
  /dev/input/event8 ST LIS3LV02DL Accelerometer
monitor:
                       LCD Monitor
graphics card:
                       Intel VGA compatible controller
                       nVidia VGA compatible controller
sound:
                       Intel Audio device
storage:
                       Toshiba America Info Non-Volatile memory controller
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
network:
  eno1 Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  wlo1 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
network interface:
  eno1 Ethernet network interface
  lo Loopback network interface
  wlo1 Ethernet network interface
disk:
  /dev/nvme0n1 Toshiba America Info Disk
partition:
  /dev/nvme0n1p1 Partition
  /dev/nvme0n1p2 Partition
  /dev/nvme0n1p3 Partition
usb controller:
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller
bios:
                       BIOS
bridge:
                       Intel Host bridge
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #9
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #7
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #5
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #1
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H LPC Controller
                       Intel Sky Lake PCIe Controller (x16)
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #6
hub:
                       Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
                       Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
memory:
                       Main Memory
bluetooth:
                       Intel Bluetooth Device
unknown:
                       FPU
                       DMA controller
                       PIC
                       Keyboard controller
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H Thermal subsystem
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H SMBus
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H PMC
                       Realtek Unclassified device
                       Intel Signal processing controller
                       Intel Sunrise Point-H CSME HECI #1
                       Chicony Electronics HP Wide Vision HD Camera

[Vedran Gligo (v3d2)]

Solution:

after installing nvidia proprietary drivers and open source microcode everything appears to work.