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I am a newbie to Linux and also a first semester IT student. I have downloaded and burned the ISO Ubuntu file and when I attempt to boot from the ...
- 12-14-2009 #1Just Joined!
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Black screen in Ubuntu
I am a newbie to Linux and also a first semester IT student. I have downloaded and burned the ISO Ubuntu file and when I attempt to boot from the CD, after selecting Install Ubuntu, I get a black screen. I have tried the alt. options to no avail. I have tried on my laptop(Compaq cq60) and my desktop(Dell 2350). I have a partition on my laptop just for Ubuntu but still no graphics. Help!
- 12-14-2009 #2forum.guy
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Welcome to the forums!
Have you tried the "alternate installer"? It's a text-based installer that will often work for users who have problems using the liveCD installer. It works every time for me.oz
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still no graphics
I used the alt.install and was able to install the OS. however when I boot up to Ubuntu still get a black screen.
- 12-15-2009 #4forum.guy
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You could try experimenting with some of the graphics oriented kernel boot options to get past any graphics issues:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptionsoz
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also check your graphics card
- 12-19-2009 #6Super Moderator
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Post your machine's specs here. Which Graphics Card do you have?
Does pressing Alt+Ctrl+F3 switch to command line mode?It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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- 12-19-2009 #7Just Joined!
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Compaq CQ60 64 bit came with Vista home premium
Running Windows 7 Home premium and Windows 7 pro (2 seperate partitions)
Pentium Dual core t4200 2ghz processor
Card- PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A42&SUBSYS_360B103C&REV_07
MONITOR- AUO20EC
Tried Ctr-Alt-F3 and no command line.
I have tried both 32 and 64 bit installs as well as the alt. text installer with same results. Ubuntu running fine on my desktop.
- 12-20-2009 #8Super Moderator
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Does Ubuntu boot up in Safe Graphics Mode?
If Ubuntu boot up fine in safe graphics, open Terminal and execute this
Post output here.Code:sudo lspci | grep -i vga
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- 12-20-2009 #9Just Joined!
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I get the same results in all modes
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Could you post exact output? What does it display exactly?
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