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I'm a beginner in Linux. I've had my usb prepared with UNetBootin with Ubuntu 18.04 Live x64 LTS.

The problem is, my PC won't boot to usb drive. Even though I've change the boot sequence and try many option, UEFI, legacy, etc.

I've even tried different method of usb installers, Etcher, Rufus and they just stuck in blank screen after ubuntu logo displayed.

Please help this beginner so I can start experiencing this new world of open source.

My PC spec is ECS H61 mainboard. Intel core i5 Ddr3 4gb Seagate 500gb HDD.

Thanks in advance.

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  • According to the manufactures (ECS) the graphic card is Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000(Intel 3rd gen CPU) – apd barat Mar 10 '20 at 15:54
  • I'm sure the iso is not corrupted. Stil I repeat the process and now it says the graphic card is not supported. Will try the above solutions for now and come back with the results. Thanks – apd barat Mar 10 '20 at 16:03
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    Most Intel graphics chips work with Ubuntu, so this might be an unusual case. Maybe it helps to use the boot option nomodeset. – sudodus Mar 10 '20 at 16:08
  • Download Ubuntu's ISO file at https://ubuntu.com/download or https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours . Next, check for download errors by https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-how-to-verify-ubuntu#0 . Make a LiveUSB following these instructions on another Linux PC https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu#0 or on a Windows PC https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#0 . Once you make a LiveUSB, install it following these steps https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-install-ubuntu-desktop#0. – K7AAY Mar 10 '20 at 16:18
  • There are quuite a few H61 type motherboards at the ECS support site. https://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/ECSSearch/EN/H61 Which do you have? – K7AAY Mar 10 '20 at 18:11
  • My ECS board is H61H2-MV. – apd barat Mar 11 '20 at 13:44
  • Tried different Version of Ubuntu Desktop. 18.04.4LTS (bionic beaver) ubuntu stuck in login loop. Tried the Ctrl Alt F1 terminal solution i find in this forum n still cant login. Tried 16.04.6 LTS (Xenial Xerus) same thing happened, login loop. 14.04.6 LTS and even the 12.04.5 LTS version still stuck in login loop. However today my friend tried to instal an old vga card to the board and it worked! An ATI Radeon vga card. Succesfully login to desktop ubuntu. Any info on this? – apd barat Mar 11 '20 at 13:51
  • Thanks a lot. nomodeset seems to solve my problem. I was able to choose recovery mode n successfully login to desktop. Meanwhile now we're trying to upgrade the ubuntu version. Will post updates here. Many thanks for everyone's help here. – apd barat Mar 12 '20 at 09:41