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Asked by Eithan Phillipe

i installed it and restarted it but it would not load my computer was still on but my screen was blank and the backlight was off. i even tried re installing it but it did not help. the only way can get it to run is to run it straight from the thumb drive. how can i fix this problem. help greatly appreciated

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Eithan Phillipe (eithanp1) said : 		#1

If u can help please send advice to <email address hidden> did

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Eithan Phillipe (eithanp1) said : 		#2

oops i mean eithanp1@ gmail.com, not <email address hidden> did

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Nobody will emauil you, the address you registered on the forums will get an automatically generated email, so don't sweat the email address. All correspondances will occur HERE.

What is "it"? What did you try to install. You never specify what "it" is...

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Eithan Phillipe (eithanp1) said : 		#4

never mind i ran some scripts i found on the internet and it works fine now

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Eithan Phillipe (eithanp1) said : 		#5

fixed

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

Can you give the link to the scripts you ran, it may help others.

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Eithan Phillipe (eithanp1) said : 		#7

i combined repairing broken packages https://ubuntugenius.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/ubuntu-not-booting-try-repairing-broken-packages-in-recovery-mode/

with the 10.04 fix http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-ubuntu-10-04-lts-lucid-blank-screen-at-startup.html

and now i no longer have the problem With ubuntu!
So see if it works for you

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Eithan Phillipe (eithanp1) said : 		#8

the only problem is with the 10.04 fix is I have to do these steps ( below ) every time i turn on ubuntu not just the first boot after install ( but its better than not being able to get in at all )

* On first boot after install, press e on getting the GRUB bootloader.
* Using arrow keys navigate to and delete quiet and splash and type the word nomodeset in their place
* Press Ctrl and X to boot

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#9

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Configuring%20GRUB%202 GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
Run "gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub.d", update line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT, then run "sudo update-grub" and reboot.

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Eithan Phillipe (eithanp1) said : 		#10

If the other methods don't work for you, I also found a trick that might help.

As soon as you click Ubuntu, repeatedly hit the f1 key till you get a blinking dash, then stop hitting f1 and then Ubuntu should start up normally.