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I'm using Ubuntu 16.04. I've just about done everything, from creating a Boot Repair CD to going to every single forum and getting ideas for how to repair it which didn't work. 

/dev/sda1: clean, 205426/15130016 files, 2758381/60531712 blocks  
Welcome to emergency mode! After logging in type "journalctl -xb" to view   
system logs, "systemctl reboot"  to reboot, "systemctl default" or ^D to  
try again to boot into default mode.   
Give root password for maintenance  
(or press Control-D to continue): _

I'm able to login when I give the maintenance password but I'm not able to get to the desktop. When I use startx, it doesn't recognize it.

karel
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Geraldine Jones
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Your problem is with your nouveau video driver.

Lets first check your file system for errors.

To check the file system on your Ubuntu partition...

  • boot to the GRUB menu
  • choose Advanced Options
  • choose Recovery mode
  • choose Root access
  • at the # prompt, type sudo fsck -f /
  • repeat the fsck command if there were errors
  • type reboot

If for some reason you can't do the above...

  • boot to a Ubuntu Live DVD/USB
  • open a terminal window
  • type sudo fdisk -l
  • identify the /dev/XXXX device name for your "Linux Filesystem"
  • type sudo fsck -f /dev/XXXX # replacing XXXX with the number you found earlier
  • repeat the fsck command if there were errors
  • type reboot

If that doesn't solve your problem, boot to the GRUB menu, hit the e key, find "quiet splash" and change it to "quiet splash nomodeset", then control-x to continue to boot. Reinstall your video drivers.

heynnema
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