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I installed ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS. After installing, I restarted and everything was working fine. Today when I tried to boot up ubuntu again, I was met with a black screen and a blinking cursor.

running journalctl -xe produces:

Jan 17 15:01:32 Desktop gnome-keyring-daemon[1566]: couldn't access control socket: /run/user/1000/keyring/control: No such file or directory
Jan 17 15:01:32 Desktop gnome-keyring-d[1566]: couldn't access control socket: /run/user/1000/keyring/control: No such file or directory
Jan 17 15:01:32 Desktop dbus-daemon[1477]: [session uid=1000 pid=1477] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.secrets'
Jan 17 15:01:32 Desktop dbus-daemon[1477]: [session uid=1000 pid=1477] Activating service name='org.gnome.keyring.SystemPrompter' requested by ':1.15' (uid=1000 pid=1566 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --foreground" label="unconfined")
Jan 17 15:01:32 Desktop org.gnome.keyring.SystemPrompter[1573]: Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Jan 17 15:01:32 Desktop gcr-prompter[1573]: cannot open display: 
Jan 17 15:01:32 Desktop dbus-daemon[1477]: [session uid=1000 pid=1477] Activated service 'org.gnome.keyring.SystemPrompter' failed: Process org.gnome.keyring.SystemPrompter exited with status 1
Jan 17 15:01:32 Desktop gnome-keyring-daemon[1566]: couldn't create system prompt: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.gnome.keyring.SystemPrompter exited with status 1
Jan 17 15:01:32 Desktop gnome-keyring-d[1566]: couldn't create system prompt: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Process org.gnome.keyring.SystemPrompter exited with status 1
Jan 17 15:01:32 Desktop goa-daemon[1528]: secret_password_lookup_sync() returned NULL
Jan 17 15:01:32 Desktop goa-daemon[1528]: /org/gnome/OnlineAccounts/Accounts/account_1598527013_0: Setting AttentionNeeded to TRUE because EnsureCredentials() failed with: No credentials found in the keyring (goa-error-quark, 4)
Jan 17 15:01:42 Desktop systemd[1465]: tracker-extract.service: Succeeded.
-- Subject: Unit succeeded
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
-- 
-- The unit UNIT has successfully entered the 'dead' state.
Jan 17 15:01:56 Desktop pulseaudio[1471]: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
Jan 17 15:01:56 Desktop dbus-daemon[607]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.bluez': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)
Jan 17 15:02:04 Desktop tracker-store[1554]: OK
Jan 17 15:02:04 Desktop systemd[1465]: tracker-store.service: Succeeded.
-- Subject: Unit succeeded
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
-- 
-- The unit UNIT has successfully entered the 'dead' state.

I found someone on the same forum with the exact same journalctl output here: 20.04 Black screen, no desktop session, org.gnome.keyring.systempropter issue. But, the fix was to remove nvidia drivers. I only have an AMD and INTEL gpu in my laptop, hence I was not able to try the same fix.

I noticed that when I restart gdm3, the login screen pops up and everything works fine. The thing is that I have to restart gdm3 almost every time I boot into ubuntu! Is there a work around to this or is it even gdm3 that is causing the issue? Not sure if this is related, but could it be the kernel causing the issue? When using 20.04 in the past (with kernel 5.4) I didn't have this issue. But as soon as updating to 20.10, or 20.04.2 with kernel 5.8, this issue came up. I also wanted to note that using kernel 5.9 on Manjaro worked just fine.

What I've tried:

  1. sudo crontab -e was typed into the terminal, and adding: @reboot service gdm3 --full-restart to the file.
  2. Following this: GDM3 does not start in Ubuntu 18.04 I uncommented Wayland=false in the: /etc/gdm3/custom.conf file.
  3. I've followed all the commands etc in the replies to this reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/b38d97/i_tried_sudo_systemctl_restart_gdm3_and_it_does/.
  4. Reinstalling ubuntu and NOT selecting install 3rd party applications

Thanks for the help! :)

EDIT: RESOLVED THE ISSUE! I was able to get help on the ubuntu discord! To fix the issue, I had to disable gdm3, and enable lightdm. When booted up, the login screen will be different. Near the login button, there should be an ubuntu logo. Select the logo and choose wayland. That fixed the issue for me! Thank you to that awesome person :D

JustHere DoingNothing
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  • There is a good chance if it was working and now does not that your system did a kernel upgrade started with 5.4 and is now running 5.8 When booting choosing the older 5.4 kernel MAY fix it. – David Mar 22 '21 at 12:06
  • @David I can't boot into 5.4 anymore, I only have the option of 5.8 at boot! Before making a complete fresh install, I was able to boot into 5.4 just fine and delete the 5.8 kernel. (Id prefer to stick with 5.8 though since my sound card works a lot better with it!) – JustHere DoingNothing Mar 22 '21 at 12:08
  • It is gone from Ubuntu adv options? – David Mar 22 '21 at 12:09
  • @David yes, I only have the option for 5.8 – JustHere DoingNothing Mar 22 '21 at 12:11
  • I'm glad you got it working. However, I think you should have tried this first: https://askubuntu.com/a/1319463/100356. (Also, if you've found a solution that works, you may want to add it as an answer to your own question, so others can benefit). – Enterprise Mar 22 '21 at 17:48
  • @PJSingh Awesome, thanks! :) Ill be sure to add an answer! – JustHere DoingNothing Mar 22 '21 at 18:05

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I was able to get help on the ubuntu discord! To fix the issue, I had to disable gdm3, and enable lightdm. When booted up, the login screen will be different. Near the login button, there should be an ubuntu logo. Select the logo and choose wayland. That fixed the issue for me! Thank you to that awesome person :D

JustHere DoingNothing
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