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I started installing Ubuntu with unetbooting then I got so excited about the install that I forgot my charger wasn't plugged in, then my pc died, immediately I plugged it in and switched it on it showed me up as usual then moves to a dark screen (not purple Ubuntu screen) that has a cursor at the top left corner that blinks infinitely it's been blinking for the past hour now please help. I'VE got really important projects to do. Pleaaaaaaseeeee help me.

Mafy Hosea
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  • Try using rufus or dd to create your install usb; usb sticks made with unetbootin don't always work properly – Nick Weinberg Jun 18 '16 at 02:59
  • I don't understand. – Mafy Hosea Jun 18 '16 at 12:20
  • Are you creating the USB stick from Windows? If so, use the software Rufus instead of Unetbootin – Nick Weinberg Jun 18 '16 at 14:55
  • I already used Unetbootin I created the usb already, till the point that I started installing Ubuntu then my system died, when I charged it and turned it on it got stuck at a dark screen with a cursor blinking at the top left corner – Mafy Hosea Jun 18 '16 at 15:24
  • It sounds like it didn't complete the installation. Just boot into the USB installer and start the install process over again. – Nick Weinberg Jun 18 '16 at 15:27
  • It isn't showing me the USB installer, don't you understand?? – Mafy Hosea Jun 18 '16 at 15:54
  • OK, then create the USB installer again using Unetbootin or Rufus, then boot into it to install Ubuntu – Nick Weinberg Jun 18 '16 at 15:54
  • This is really crappy of Ubuntu, my first trial of the is and now my laptop is gone. – Mafy Hosea Jun 18 '16 at 15:55
  • You let your battery die halfway through the installation of a new operating system... the same thing would happen with any other OS installation! Windows, Mac OS, whatever! – Nick Weinberg Jun 18 '16 at 15:55
  • I have no access to my computer how will I do that? – Mafy Hosea Jun 18 '16 at 15:56
  • You'll need to get access to another computer to create a USB installer, or install another operating system on your current one. Do you have a Windows recovery DVD? Or another flash drive with the Ubuntu installer on it? Or a recovery partition you can access through your BIOS? – Nick Weinberg Jun 18 '16 at 15:58

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It sounds like the Ubuntu installer wasn't able to complete the installation due to the power outage. The solution is simple: just boot into the USB installer and start the install process over again.

Nick Weinberg
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