Ubuntu

10.04 Trial boot from CD stalls with blank screen

Asked by Ronnie Johnson

My Toshiba Satellite Pro A30 died last week (unreadable sectors on HD).
I have tried resurrecting with Ubuntu 10.04 booting from a CD.
However, the laptop starts to read the CD, displays the logos at the bottom centre of screen then seems to stall with a blank screen.
I have tried the same CD in an old desktop computer and it works fine.
I have also tried using both the desktop and netbook versions.
I am a complete newcomer to Linux.
The laptop is about seven years old and probably not worth spending extra money on a new hard drive.
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

Please try this workaround:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/272247/comments/333

or this workaround:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/272247/comments/385

or this workaround:

http://www.uluga.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7865114

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

First please try this: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-ubuntu-10-04-lts-lucid-blank-screen-at-startup.html

or if you have an intel8xxx graphic cards:

please try this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes

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Then if this doesn't solve...

Here some general note and howto:

The main ubuntu site is this: www.ubuntu.com and the download location is this
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

Prerequisites: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements
Please also be sure to read the release notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes

If you have trouble with installation (the system freeze or you can't complete it) be sure to read the above suggestions, then:

Please boot entirely (you must not see windows starting) from Ubuntu live install cd and when the system start to boot from cd you will see two bottom screen icons (keyboard and man inside circle ) please press space (choose your desired language) then a screen textual center menu will appear to you with this items in it:

Try Ubuntu without installing
Install Ubuntu
Check disc for defects
Test memory
Boot from first hard disk

Please select "Check disc for defects" and press enter to test if your cd-driver can read in a good way the live install cd... or if the install cd have some defective file in it.
Then please also perform a Test memory to be sure your pc RAM memory have not any issue

---- Trouble with intel8xxx graphic cards:

please try this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes

or

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-ubuntu-10-04-lts-lucid-blank-screen-at-startup.html

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