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I'm trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on an Inspiron E1705 PC.

It seems to install correctly (I've tried multiple times on dvd-r and on usb) but when I restart It is doing two things:

  1. It hangs when starting up at the ubuntu screen (the scrolling dots freeze in place) after a minute or so, then the screen turns off completely (not just black but no backlighting or anything) and neither mouse clicks nor button presses do anything. I eventually have to press and hold the power button to get it to turn off.

  2. I ran advanced options for it, but whatever I do it hangs on
    [ OK ] Started Load/Save RF Kill Switches.
    Anyone know whats going on here? I'm trying to do a complete reset and install, it had KODIOS on it before, Windows 10 and Ubuntu before that.

MAJOR EDIT: When I run Ubuntu in recovery mode but just select Resume Normal Boot it works fine. So I can boot into it but only when selecting this option. How can I fix the regular version?

Note: I used the Freeze tag even though it says do not use, because the actualy install is freezing not any installed software. Should I remove it? :P

Mark Deven
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On some older video hardware configurations, you may need to set kernel parameters for Ubuntu to boot or work properly. A common one is nomodeset, which is needed for some graphics cards (most commonly NVIDIA) that otherwise boot into a black screen or corrupted splash.

To check if you have an Nvidia graphics card:

lspci | grep -i nvidia

or check your video adapter type:

lspci | grep vga

At boot up press Shift or Escape during boot while GRUB is loading to get the menu.

Press E to edit the first kernel displayed. On the line ending with a quiet splash. Add the boot option nomodeset quiet splash

Then press CTRL + X to boot

Lots of further reading links on the net regarding Nvidia and nomodeset.

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132

How do I set 'nomodeset' after I've already installed Ubuntu?

grooveplex
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Antony
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