Black screen with cursor after login – works only after pressing Win+L (different login screen appearance)

[Aravisian]

Can you try the steps outlined here:

[HOW TO] add a grub parameter

There may be times that a user must add a specialized grub parameter in order to overcome an issue. The purpose of this guide is not to provide parameters, as that would be a case by case basis. It is to provide a guide on how to add one. To add a parameter, in a terminal (TTY, Recovery Prompt or Terminal Emulator) run: sudo nano /etc/default/grub Arrow key down to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" and place your parameter within the quotation tags. For example if you are adding th…

Except instead of using nomodeset, use nvidia-drm.modeset=1 to set the modesetting on DRM.

Please remember to run

sudo update-grub

after saving the file.

My hypothesis is that the hybrid graphics are stalling at init on DRM.