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Re: Can't boot lubuntu

 

My wired internet is down. Please continue helping in this thread :-)
best regards
Nio

2013/10/20, German G <gentgerman@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Nio, take a look at the picture. But it seems to me it says nothing...
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Edit the boot line in the grub menu (enter boot mode with 'e')
>>
>> Add the boot option nomodeset in the line containing quiet splash with
>> space as separator. You can also remove quiet splash to get more
>> information about the startup procedure.
>>
>> On 2013-10-19 18:12, German G wrote:
>> > Alright, I twicked all the options in recovery mode, still nothing..
>> > comp is stuck at boot lubuntu logo.. What is the next step?
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 8:03 PM, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
>> > <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>> >
>> >     Press the left caps-lock key at reboot, and arrive at the grub
>> > menu.
>> >     Select recovery mode and try the options available. This would be
>> > the
>> >     first step forward.
>> >
>> >     On 2013-10-19 17:59, German G wrote:
>> >     > Nio, thanks for your reply. My system worked fine for about 4
>> >     month. It
>> >     > wasn't upgrade, it was update which lubuntu
>> >     > is ususally performing. It downloaded and installed some
>> > packages,
>> one
>> >     > which I remember is some xorg-intel drivers.
>> >     > First of all I don't understand why my system needs it at all. I
>> >     use AMD
>> >     > craphic dirvers. It seems sort of a conflict of video drivers.
>> > How
>> >     do I
>> >     > get into the shell at all, what should I be looking at? I can't
>> >     execute
>> >     > these commands.. I have no clue how to get to the terminal..
>> >     >
>> >     > sudo lshw
>> >     >
>> >     > and/or
>> >     >
>> >     > hardinfo
>> >     >
>> >     >
>> >     > On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Nio Wiklund
>> >     <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >     > <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>>>
>> wrote:
>> >     >
>> >     >     On 2013-10-19 16:51, German G wrote:
>> >     >     > Hello list. Something terrible happened to my system after
>> some
>> >     >     upgrade
>> >     >     > and now, my system hangs at boot ( Lubuntu logo displayed)
>> >     >     > What would you do in such case? I need my system asap.
>> >     Thanks for any
>> >     >     > suggestions.
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     >
>> >     >     Hello German G,
>> >     >
>> >     >     Please describe your system with more details, and it will be
>> >     possible
>> >     >     to give better advice :-)
>> >     >
>> >     >     Computer: brand name, model, cpu, ram (size), graphics
>> >     chip/card, wifi
>> >     >     chip/card.
>> >     >
>> >     >     Operating system: Version before and after upgrade. Any
>> >     special PPA or
>> >     >     deb file installed. Current drivers for graphics and wifi.
>> >     >
>> >     >     Check with
>> >     >
>> >     >     sudo lshw
>> >     >
>> >     >     and/or
>> >     >
>> >     >     hardinfo
>> >     >
>> >     >     You might need a boot option, start with nomodeset, see
>> >     >
>> >     >     https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions
>> >     >
>> >     >     or in the worst case, support for some of your hardware was
>> >     dropped in
>> >     >     the upgraded version, but this is rather unlikely. We will
>> >     probably fix
>> >     >     your problem ...
>> >     >
>> >     >     Best regards
>> >     >     Nio
>> >     >
>> >     >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>


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