No luck, the:
sudo systemctl reboot
command did not work (same blank screen, no reboot).
Logs:
Jan 08 22:39:53 AspireE15 kernel: Linux version 4.19.12-1 (k@x86_64.kaosx.us) (gcc version 7.4.0 (GCC)) >
Jan 08 22:38:25 AspireE15 systemd-journald[179]: Journal stopped
Jan 08 22:38:25 AspireE15 systemd-shutdown[1]: Sending SIGTERM to remaining processes...
Jan 08 22:38:25 AspireE15 systemd-shutdown[1]: Syncing filesystems and block devices.
Jan 08 22:38:25 AspireE15 kernel: systemd-shutdow: 23 output lines suppressed due to ratelimiting
Jan 08 22:38:25 AspireE15 systemd[1]: Shutting down.
Jan 08 22:38:25 AspireE15 systemd[1]: Starting Reboot...
Jan 08 22:38:25 AspireE15 systemd[1]: Reached target Final Step.
Can't see any obvious errors. Will try the shutdown command.