Black screen on booting Ubuntu 7.04

Nikumba · 14 Aug 2007 at 22:00

Right got Ubuntu reinstalled and grub working. However when i run the normal mode I just get a black screen with the hdd doing stuff and the desktop never pops up. However if I use recovering mode then run StartX i can get to the desktop.

I have used Envy and the drivers are all installed and nvidia settings program works and set the display up and saved them to the X config. However it does not work

Any ideas?

Kimbie

Nikumba · 19 Aug 2007 at 11:04

Yes I have and all I get oh it works on mine, no one on any of the ubunutu forums or irc have been able to help me

Kimbie

Nikumba · 23 Aug 2007 at 23:09

Used the livecd.

The MD5 checksum matched if that is what you mean

Nikumba · 24 Aug 2007 at 23:03

I got grub working fine, and if i use the recovery mode it will boot to prompt and from there i can run "startx" and the gui will load up fine.

If i boot normally i just get a black screen and the HDD works etc so i assume it is booting.

Using the livecd i had to boot it in VGA mode to get it to work

Kimbie

Nikumba · 24 Aug 2007 at 23:06

Hate said:
check his other thread, he's given up.

This time round I have, however this is still a valid issue, that people may be experining

Nikumba · 27 Aug 2007 at 21:37

Well i had another look into this, and found buried in an obscure corner of the internet that on some systems there can be issues with Casper which they use to load the kernel and the splash screen.

If you pres F6 on the livecd and take out "quiet splash" it will then work, but you have to remeber to take it out of the grub menu also

Kimbie