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Screen goes blank after ubuntu loading screen

Asked by dsdxp

I have a HP laptop and have Vista, XP, and Ubuntu loaded. I just recently installed ubuntu (had to use VGA mode for it to work properly, otherwise got a blank screen at installation). Everything installed properly and I use the grub boot manager. When I try loading ubuntu from the grub boot manager, I see the ubuntu loading screen with the progress bar, but after it completes, the screen goes black and nothing happens (no cursor or anything). I don't know anything at all about linux so I'm not sure how to edit anything, but I read about how it may not be completely compatible with my video card. I have an nvidia GeForce Go 6150.

I have also tried recovery mode, and it starts loading (the text starts scrolling down the screen), but it stops after the same lines every time--it talks about how it "fixed" some things, but then it just stops there and nothing more loads.

So, as of right now I cannot get into ubuntu and need any help I can get.

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dsdxp (dangoodenough) said : 		#1

Additional info: i have a HP Pavilion dv6000 / AMD Turion 64 X2 / 2GB Memory / 100GB HD / NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 6150

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hockenberry (hockenberry32) said : 		#2

by pressing ctrl+alt + F1/F2/.../F7 you can access various consoles on your system (F7 is the graphics one)

can you check the F1 to see if you can access a textmode login ?

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A3sthetix (a3sthetix) said : 		#3

HP laptops are causing a lot of Linux users grief. Do the following:

1. When booting, press ESC to get to the advanced boot options
2. Select the "kernel" line and press 'e'
3. Add these options to the end of the line: "noapic noapci nolapic noirqpoll nosmp" and press ENTER
4. Ubuntu should load up properly.
5. Edit your boot options while in Ubuntu to permanently make the changes in step 3 (add those parameters to your boot file - menu.lst)

See the following links for more info:
Ubuntu and dv6000: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/hp_dv6000_series_(dv6116eu)
Edit boot: http://grumpymole.blogspot.com/2007/05/ubuntu-how-to-edit-grub-boot-parameters.html
nVidia drivers: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_100.14.11.html

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Marc Rust (marc-rust) said : 		#4

Since its a laptop try connecting a monitor on the VGA output.
Does it work? Then follow this from Ubuntu docs:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia

Hope it helps, did for me.
Marc

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rlee powers (rleepowers) said : 		#5

I am a newbie, had problem with blank screen, got it fixed, tried to change resolution by changing drivers to proprietary but it failed. now i reinstalled ubuntu but just get blank screen after it loads.

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mkaplinux (mkaplinux-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#6

i want to configure my agp 8x

gigabyte ati radeon 9200 se with 128 mb video ram

i am new (somewhat) to linux

please help

we don't like to pay for os which has bugs and holes which is the same (even purchased or pirated) always

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