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How to fix black screen of Ubuntu after I on my laptop?

I am using Compaq Pressario CQ40. While I was trying to fix the problem of touchpad, I opened up /etc/X11/xorg.conf and typed the commands: Section "InputClass" Identifier "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad" ...
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Reboot only shuts down and doesn't actually boot again

I'm running a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 Server on an abmx rack mount server. When I attempt to reboot with sudo shutdown -r now, the machine just shuts down and doesn't come back up without me ...
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Howto enable boot messages in ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to enable boot messages to be printed on screen during boot up? Hello when I do reboot or init 6 in console under ubuntu 12.04 my system does not start correctly. it ...
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Just installed Ubuntu onto blank hard drive from disk but now won't boot

I just installed ubuntu onto a blank hard drive with a 10GB partition and it went fine. When I restarted the PC (when it asked), I quickly changed the BIOS so that it booted from the HDD not the disk ...
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When laptop turned on, and Ubuntu is chosen for OS, I get a blank purple screen and can't log on. How do I fix this problem?

I turn on the computer. I can select either Windows 7 or Ubuntu. When I select Windows 7 it works well. When I select Ubuntu, it normally works well. But right now when I select Ubuntu, It leads ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 reboots during startup

I have a clean installation of 12.04 32bit on Dell Gx620 USFF. When I switch on computer after few hours (when the computer is shut off), then computer reboots during startup. Ubuntu logo appears ...
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Why does Ubuntu not boot after windows installer does the initial restart? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? Running Windows 7 on a SSD, giving it app. 18GB for install. When it tells me to reboot I do, and ...
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Ubuntu isn't booting from Hard drive after booting it from USB into my system

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Laptop hard drive from bootable USB and now when i took it out and restarted it, its just showing a blinking courser and when i plug the Same USB back it works.
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Why does 11.04 server fail to boot with 'can't find /sbin/init'?

I just restarted my server and now when I boot up one of my Ubuntu 11.04 Server instances I am greeted with errors. It doesn't boot up. I am pretty sure this is not a hardware error as I have other ...
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No boot device has been detectede after minor update in 12.04

June 24, 2012. Minor update. As far as I remember about 20 objects, at least some related to virtual box. Reboot next day gives Message: No boot device has been detected, please press any key to ...
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I am not getting any options during boot [closed]

I have installed ubuntu 12.04 using the windows installer and restarted the pc, but it automaticaly loads windows. It does not show any booting options and hence i am not able run ubuntu. what should ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Fails to Boot after Reboot

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on several Dell c6220 servers. The install was successful and all hardware is recognized. The problem that I am running into is that when issuing the reboot command or ...
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12.04 doesn't boot anymore after a power failure

I'm a Windows user and I have no experience with Linux and Ubuntu. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my netbook (Asus 1215B) and everything works fine. Yesterday I ran the "update application" and updated ...
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Failure to boot after suspending [closed]

I have two issues with Ubuntu 12.04 (upgraded from 11.04, 11.10) on my ASUS K52De laptop. First issue: Booting fails, if it follows a suspension, then a wake-up and finally a shut down. If I realize ...
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Need USB drive to boot aspire one into Ubuntu

I just installed 12.04 LTS onto my Acer Aspire One from a USB thumbdrive, and I cannot reboot unless I boot from the USB drive. If I have the USB drive plugged in, it boots, and it looks like the ...
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what is proper formatting of xorg.conf file and what improper can do?

Basically the title explains it. I was editing the xorg.conf file to make use of a multitouch driver and everything was fine, but when i added a certain option Option "SwipeRightButton" "Mod4+Left" ...
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On 10.04 Lucid, how can I add a script to startup to run as another user?

On 10.04 Lucid, how can I add a script to run at startup as another user? Will I add a script someplace like /etc/init.d/myscript ? Or is it better to put it in the cron file for root as @reboot and ...
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Updating Bios and Ubuntu 11.10.. seem like they don't mix

I recently update mi Bios Firmware, and when I try lo load up Ubuntu 11.10, it stays halted at a purple screen, it wont even boot. If I then Reboot and go to my Vista Partition, everything is working ...
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Ubuntu Stuck at boot after update [closed]

I'm doing this question because I can't edit other questions and I'm trying to set up my computer with Ubuntu but I'm a total idiot about this. I want to give Ubuntu a try, I build up a system ...
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Resume from suspend occasionally causes a restart

Occasionally my pc wont resume from suspend (to ram) properly. Instead of the expected "resume" the pc just does a normal boot. My biggest problem is that I have no clue where to look for that ...
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Problem after auto-mount using pysdm

I wanted to auto-mount my ntfs drives on boot time, so I went through this article to do so using pysdm. I followed this article auto-mount-your-ntfs-partition-in-ubuntu. But when I tried to ...
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My notebook won't boot into Ubuntu

I've been trying to install Ubuntu on my Samsung R510 notebook. It's not working. There must be a hardware incompatibility, because every time I try to boot into the installer, the system will reboot ...