Comment 33 for bug 1697450

> On 26 Jan 2018, at 7:55 PM, Alberto Donato <email address hidden> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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
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