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I was working on another ubuntu problem , which required me to add a command to my startup list. Now, when I try to boot up, my OS gets stuck at this screen. Any way to fix this? I added a command relating to nvidia drivers. This is the problem which I was working on.

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Ubuntu version: 18.04

LiqSnk
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  • What do you mean by startup list, crontab, rcon? As well as, what ubuntu version, and what are you trying to do on startup? Can you start the OS at all? – Jacobta47 Sep 02 '20 at 06:54
  • ubuntu version: 18.04, I can start it, but it gets stuck on the aforementioned screen. I added a command modifying some nvidia property to the list of startup programs. I don't know what is crontab or rcon unfortunately. I searched for startup on ubuntu, a program came up, I added it there. – LiqSnk Sep 02 '20 at 07:09
  • I am assuming it is a laptop, from the picture, so can you launch into bios, and force the CPU's graphics over GPU? Then edit settings. – Jacobta47 Sep 02 '20 at 07:28
  • is it possible to force CPU graphics in BIOS? – LiqSnk Sep 02 '20 at 08:26

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Assuming you used the Startup Applications utility to add your command, according to this answer https://askubuntu.com/a/63413/55779 you should be able to:

  1. Boot into a bootable Ubuntu USB stick.
  2. Mount your HD and go to /home/YOURUSER/.config/autostart (or /etc/xdg/autostart if you set it up globally).
  3. Edit the .desktop file for your custom command with a text editor of your choice.
  4. Set X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled to false.
  5. Save the file.

Reboot without the USB stick and assuming there are no other problems, your system should boot back up normally.

Manuel Garcia
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  • Thanks. I'll try this method out. Although, given the amount of problems I've faced so far in Ubuntu, I might switch to WSL instead. – LiqSnk Sep 02 '20 at 11:55