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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?

I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 (64bit) on a new Windows 8 Sony laptop that I have bought recently.

When I attempt to boot Ubuntu all that appears is a black screen with a single coloured line across the top. Could this be the result of some incompatibility with the system graphics card, AMD Radeon HD 7650M 1GB?

How do I solve this?

Thanks you for any help.

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Try to boot your system using nomodeset parameter. You can set this parameter when grub loads press E button. Look for the line that starts as 

linux /boot

and add in the end of the line word nomodeset. So it should look like this

linux /boot ********* quite splash nomodeset

After that press CRTL+ x and see if you can boot now. If it successful I recommend you try to install FGRLX frivers for your card. You can find HOW-TO here

What is the correct way to install proprietary ATI Catalyst Video Drivers (fglrx) directly from AMD?

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