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My i686 with server 12.04 386 boots to a black screen. I read a post that said I need to edit the kernel of the boot loader. The installation went smooth except for the black boot screen. How do I go about this, as I am lost and awash with information overload.

strugee
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I need to edit the kernel of the boot loader.

This doesn't make sense. What you meant to say was that you need to modify the kernel commandline - or, in other words: you need to give the Linux kernel some extra parameters at boot.

All you need to do is edit /etc/default/grub. Open a terminal and execute:

pkexec gedit /etc/default/grub

Find the line that starts "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=". Add nomodeset to the end of whatever is in the quotes (even if there's nothing in the quotes).

When you're done, save and close gedit. Then execute:

sudo update-grub

You will be prompted to type your password. Even though there's no characters on screen, your password input is still being accepted.

Reboot.

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