Ubuntu 13.10 doesn't boot up after successful installation

Question

Installed Ubuntu first time on my pc. Flashed it on my flash-drive, ran it on my computer and decided to install, after successful installation computer restarts and I only see white line on black blank screen. Again boot from flash drive, run installation and face the same problem.

Computer specifications:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2310 2.90GHz
Motherboard: MSI MS-7732
RAM: DDR3, 4096 МБ (2х 2048 МБ)
HDD: SAMSUNG HD161HJ (149 ГБ)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

Likely duplicate of: http://askubuntu.com/questions/401073/nvidia-not-working-after-most-recent-update — david6, Jan 10 '14 at 01:33
David thank you for your comment, but how it's duplicate? That guy had problem with nvidia driver, not same for me. I have problem with booting up ubuntu 13.10 but I installed OEM version and after it I booted ubuntu. I just want to know why ubuntu doesn't boot after normal installation. — dima23, Jan 13 '14 at 06:14
There was a recent (last 7 days) update (to Ubuntu) that caused issues for Nvidia graphics. I eventually gave up and re-installed, resolve issue. I don't know if that was your issue, but it might* be.* — david6, Jan 13 '14 at 06:44
I don't know this, I just downloaded latest stable version (13.10). — dima23, Jan 13 '14 at 12:38

John WH Smith · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-06T18:11:43.807

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I'm guessing your boot loader's installation failed. Boot on your Live drive, and try to reinstall it. In order to do so, select Try Ubuntu when prompted, wait for the environment to load, and open a terminal by doing Ctrl + Alt + T. Become root by typing sudo -i an proceed with the following commands :

grub-install --recheck /dev/sda # Install GRUB on sda (adapt this line, see below)
update-grub # Generate configuration.

Note : you can find your hard drive's device file (/dev/sdX) by doing :

fdisk -l # As root, again.

You'll recognise your partitions, and hard drives. On most computers, there is only one hard drive, and the kernel loads it on /dev/sda.

Reboot, and everything should be fine.

edited Jan 06 '14 at 18:11

answered Jan 06 '14 at 17:56

John WH Smith

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Thank you for comment. Can you give me detailed information where to write this code and how to install it as root. I'n noob in linux :( – dima23 Jan 06 '14 at 18:04
Edited my answer. – John WH Smith Jan 06 '14 at 18:11
I'll try this... – dima23 Jan 06 '14 at 18:25
Writing from linux, after command: "grub-install --recheck /dev/sda" terminal writes this: "Path `/boot/grub' is not readable by GRUB on boot. Installation is impossible. Aborting." What does it means? – dima23 Jan 06 '14 at 18:38
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Please give this a try : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair (2nd option : install Boot-Repair in Ubuntu). You'll have better instructions. – John WH Smith Jan 06 '14 at 18:42
Ok. Will try this one. – dima23 Jan 06 '14 at 18:42
I've done that instruction. Now what to do? – dima23 Jan 06 '14 at 18:44
Read the page, follow the instructions to make a Recommended repair. The page explains quite correctly, you only need to follow. – John WH Smith Jan 06 '14 at 18:49
okay. I hope, after this procedure it'll install Linux completely. – dima23 Jan 06 '14 at 18:53
Successfully booted up after OEM installation, I don't know why normal installation doesn't work. Happy that ubuntu booted. But the issue with normal installation isn't solved. – dima23 Jan 07 '14 at 08:01
Boot-Repair provides a paste.ubuntu.com/XXX link when it finishes its work. This might contain relevent information about your previous error. – John WH Smith Jan 07 '14 at 15:52
Here it is: http://paste.ubuntu.com/6704841/ – dima23 Jan 07 '14 at 16:52
But I don't understand anything... – dima23 Jan 07 '14 at 16:53

Ubuntu 13.10 doesn't boot up after successful installation

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