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Stuck on blue screen while booting the system [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 16.04 and I am stuck into blue screen with no message.
Its just showing a cursor nothing else.
Any help is appreciated.
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Ubuntu 16.04 unable to boot with GTX 1080 [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 16.04 with GTX 1080. On my first boot, the screen turn black after I selected Ubuntu in grub. After I added nomodeset, the black screen gone however it only shows the Ubuntu default ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Live boot leads to blank screen [duplicate]
My system is booting from the USB drive the problem is that after booting it shows the menu to select an option. And on selecting any option it leads to a blank screen.
I am trying to boot Ubuntu 18....
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Trouble installing Ubuntu 16.04 since I got GTX 1070 [duplicate]
I was running ubuntu with windows, and once I got my GTX 1070, and installed the nvidia drivers on windows it caused Ubuntu to go black screen whenever I would load it from grub. Additionally my asus ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 not loading [duplicate]
I upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 from 16.04. On startup the display is black for 15 minutes, doesn’t boot and is stuck indefinitely displaying Ubuntu logo. Kindly let me know how do I boot successfully as I ...
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How to reinstall Ubuntu From Terminal? [duplicate]
Is there any way to reinstall Ubuntu 12.04 straight from the terminal? My terminal works but I literally almost purged my entire operating system by accident (bad advice from a community member). The ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 won't boot and hangs on a black screen [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit today and I sat on the internet most of the day after installation. I shut the computer down and went bowling with my family. When I came back, I turned on my computer ...
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Stucked to Black Screen After installing Ubuntu 20.04 , an underscore is blinking for a long term [duplicate]
I'd just installed ubuntu 20.04 and after 1 day it's stuck at black screen after booting. An underscore is blinking on the top corner ...
There are many solutions regarding ubuntu 16, 18 but I'm new ...
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Black screen after installation Latest Nvidia Driver 340.46 via PPA in Ubuntu 14 [duplicate]
Just couple minutes ago I tried to install Latest Nvidia Driver 340.46 via PPA in Ubuntu.
For this reason I used this
instruction
The following commands weere executed:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:...
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After installing NVIDIA drivers, I boot into a black screen [13.10] [duplicate]
Edit: Trying solution after solution found on these forums with the bootloader has apparently corrupted the bootloader. I missed pressing shift twice in a row and on the third attempt, the bios does ...
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Ubuntu install from USB stuck on black screen [duplicate]
I have been trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 alongside windows 8.1 from a bootable USB. I am new to using a Linux OS. I turned off fast boot option, and I left secure boot on (I also tried off, but then ...
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Ubuntu boots to black screen after Update to Ubuntu 18 [duplicate]
I have just tried to upgrade my Ubuntu to Ubuntu 18, and at one moment I had to choose if it should install new version of a certain file or keep the old one, and I selected to see the difference. ...
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Ubuntu 16 LTS stuck on boot - /dev/sda5 clean [duplicate]
I can't properly enter the ubuntu 16.04 LTS anymore. The boot stops with this message:
/dev/sda5: clean, xxxxx/xxxxx files, xxxx/xxxxx blocks.
I've had the pc running normal for 3 years now, and 2 ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 - Black screen after login session [duplicate]
Yesterday, the system asked me if I wanted to upgrade to 13.10 from 13.04. Since that was the first time for me, I decided to proceed and ran the installation without worrying about it.
After the ...
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Black Screen after booting from USB to Install [duplicate]
This is my first try on the Ubuntu.
The original laptop ( Asus A43S Intel i5, 4 GB RAM,Nvidia GT-520M ) is running:
Windows 10 (free upgrade from window 7 during the window 10 introduction period)
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correct password; but it will not open my account [duplicate]
I started up my ubuntu and it lead to a login prompt. I input the correct password for the account. It went to a black screen for a flash, but it made the default "bongo" error sound and aborted back ...
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Black Screen after Installing Ubuntu 20.04 LTS [duplicate]
I just installed ubuntu 20.04 lts. There was no problem during the installation process. But after the reboot and choosing Ubuntu at the grub menu (I also use windows 10), it's just nothing, only ...
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Snappy Daemon hanging on boot? [duplicate]
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
I suddenly had a problem booting into Ubuntu.
A start job is running for Hold unt...finishes up (32min 30s / no limit)
I'm not 100% sure it is snappy but I don't know what else ...
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How do I troubleshoot booting into black screen? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I installed Lucid Lynx over PXE onto this dell server seemingly successfully, but booting from the HD ...
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Installing Ubuntu with nouveau error [duplicate]
This screen pops up when while trying to install Ubuntu. I'm not trying to dual boot.
0.219073] Ignoring BGRT: invalid status 0 (expected 1)
4.609665] ACPI PCC probe failed.
4.768952] nouveau E[ ...
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Ubuntu 17.04 installation from USB doesn't work/boot [duplicate]
Setup:
I've used Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 (UEFI installation) for some time now and had decided to upgrade to Gnome 17.04. After the upgrade some things were slightly messed up and I figured I might as ...
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Black screen and blinking cursor on boot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I'm having trouble booting into Ubuntu 10.10 on my laptop. When I turn it on, I get the BIOS menu and ...
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Ubuntu MATE black screen after boot [duplicate]
I just finished setting up a dual boot with Ubuntu and Windows 10 on my HP G6, and I ran into a really frustrating problem. Ever since I finished the install, my screen goes black right after I choose ...
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Booting Problem : can't request region for resource [duplicate]
I'm quite new at this because I've been using windows and now I'm stuck not knowing what to do. I created a bootable USB stick with Rufus, changed the boot options and started to boot Ubuntu. It shows ...
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New 14.04 LTS install fails to boot with purple screen [duplicate]
I have just installed Ubuntu 14.04 and it got to the prompt which said it had finished installing and needed to be restarted. When booting it shows a purple screen then the monitor switches off after ...
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Install Ubuntu 18.04 lts on Dell Inspiron 15 5000 [duplicate]
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS cannot be installed
on Dell Inspiron 15 5000 gaming laptop with GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile. The screen goes blacklight and freezes and the installer does not run.
There are another ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Installation Issue Boots Into Black Screen or Freezes - Nouveau/Nvidia Driver issue 1080ti [duplicate]
My research into the problem has found relevant information which I posted at the bottom.
Problem - I am trying to format my current partition of Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 and and install Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 ...
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Ubuntu Stuck on Black Screen After Fresh Installation [duplicate]
I have an MSI GS63VR. It has an i7-7700HQ CPU, 16 GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060.
I just installed Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS using the steps described on the site. I allocated 40 GBs to Ubuntu. ...
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Why does my 12.04 Alternate CD boot to a blank screen with flashing cursor? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I cannot install Ubuntu 12.04.
I burned ubuntu-12.04-alternate-i386.iso to a cd
Put the burned cd in my ...
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Intermittently Won't Boot - Black Screen With Blinking Cursor - 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu on my laptop. This MAY be a duplicate question, by my situation seems ...