black screen

What release of Ubuntu did you install?

Can you get a terminal console by pressing <ctrl><alt><F2> ?

If so, make sure you have a wired network connection and do the updates:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

which will download all the updated packages and install them in Ubuntu.

Also, what graphics card is the machine using?

sudo lshw -C display

and paste the output here.

Chris

I have got it working thank you for the help though

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On Dec 29, 2011, at 10:55 PM, Chris <email address hidden> wrote:

> Your question #183271 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/183271
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Chris proposed the following answer:
> What release of Ubuntu did you install?
>
> Can you get a terminal console by pressing <ctrl><alt><F2> ?
>
> If so, make sure you have a wired network connection and do the updates:
>
> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> which will download all the updated packages and install them in Ubuntu.
>
> Also, what graphics card is the machine using?
>
> sudo lshw -C display
>
> and paste the output here.
>
> Chris
>
> --
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It has stopped working again and I don't have an Internet connection because I can't download the driver for my WLAN button

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On Dec 29, 2011, at 10:55 PM, Chris <email address hidden> wrote:

> Your question #183271 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/183271
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Chris proposed the following answer:
> What release of Ubuntu did you install?
>
> Can you get a terminal console by pressing <ctrl><alt><F2> ?
>
> If so, make sure you have a wired network connection and do the updates:
>
> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
>
> which will download all the updated packages and install them in Ubuntu.
>
> Also, what graphics card is the machine using?
>
> sudo lshw -C display
>
> and paste the output here.
>
> Chris
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/183271/+confirm?answer_id=0
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/183271
>
> You received this question notification because you asked the question.

You'll need to plug into a wired connection to get the driver for the wireless LAN card. Hopefully it's supported (if it works with the LiveCD then there's an excellent chance). You can also install drivers off the LiveCD by making sure that the CD is specified as a software source and inserting it.

You should still be able to boot into Windows. Did you make the LiveCD? You should be able to boot off that too.

Chris