Sudden Black Screen On Elementary

Hi everyone.
Earlier I posted a reply on a thread about a problem with partitions while installing Elementary OS Freya as dual-boot, and yancek answered giving me a link with a tutorial (thank you!).

However, after I continue with the installation it stopped with an error saying that grub wasn't installed, something like that. But when I start my computer (with USB boot priority), pops a window with the option to 'Try Elementary..." and "Install Elementary..." and if I press Esc a grub console appears. Doesn't that mean grub is installed? What should I do to fix this?

Best regards,
a Linux amateur

Hi all,I'm new member of this forum.
I started using linux 1-2 month ago and I like it.

On elementary OS, youtube video has bad,low quality.
The same video on windows has good quality.
Also on Linux Mint it has also good quality.

I've main problem with elementary os.
I've Intel HD 3000 video card(VGA)

Hp 4330s laptop.

What can I do?

Hello,

I'm trying to install Linux computer brand Positive
MS-7267 see 4.5 (945GCM5 v2)
Intel Celeron 420 1.6 GHz
2GB DDR2 memory
80GB HD

I believe he was previously with Windows 7 installed (but the original factory is Vista Starter)

I used the KillDisk for formatting, and overwrite zeros, and apparently it was all OK.

When trying to install Elementary OS (DVD) or Ubuntu (another DVD), appears the keyboard and the doll:

http://imgur.com/0OqZYBv

but later it goes to black screen with a list of errors.
List errors when trying to install Elementary OS:
http://imgur.com/OV8ji6m

List errors when trying to install Ubuntu:
http://imgur.com/4dnmE2O

Too tried the Mageia (DVD)

The following installation screen appears: http://imgur.com/KaAyBeW

I tried to add some parameters both in Mageia as The Elemetary and ubuntu (after pressing F6), as
acpi = off noapic nolapic nodma PNPBIOS nomodeset irqpoll xdriver = vesa resolution = 1024x768 and nothing, changed nothing

In Mageia, when I click install linux kernel appears the load popup and always goes to 100%, but then just goes black screen passes 10, 20 minutes and not change anything

Selecting Mageia hardware detection option appears the information below:

http://imgur.com/4GwHUeE
http://imgur.com/8ZcbS1C
http://imgur.com/mLQrclq
http://imgur.com/qmRZ09J
http://imgur.com/OCCdx6b
http://imgur.com/IYQM4BC
http://imgur.com/gpFF7I0


In the bios setup already disable IOAPIC, checked if the vga is 8mb and TBM does not change anything:
screens is set as:

http://imgur.com/UzLPOT0
http://imgur.com/KY7ksGh
http://imgur.com/SDzWKje

I'm three days trying to install Linux and I can not.

I thank those who can help

Just dual botted Linux mint with elementary OS just because I wanted to try it out to. I use a USB mobile broadband connection in my linux mint 17 and it work fine but doesn't work in elementary OS. I can't get wireless connection to work either. Everything works fine in linux mint but when I plug the USB mobile broadband modem in elementary OS, it wont even detect the USB modem. I guess I just need to install some drivers and update to ge my connection to work but I can't do that without an internet connection. Please help me. I need to also try out this linux destro.

Applogy: I'm also sorry about my English. I'm AFRIKAN!

Best Regards.
Isa

Hey everybody!
I am (quite) new to the world of linux, but have been trying out a few of the most basic distros (ubuntu-based ones).
I am now using elementary os luna, and i have a problem with installing my nvidia drivers.
I have really been googling my ass off to find this on my own, but without any results that actually worked for me.
So, i have a HP Envy laptop, with a geforce gt 740m, and i have searched nvidias homepage to find out that the up-to-date driver for me would be the 346 driver. I tried it on Linux mint xfce, and i successfully installed it. I had to add the xorg ppa repository of course, and updated it as well, but when i do the same procedure here on my elementary os, i cant reach the login screen after my reboot.

When i use the lspci -vnn command in the terminal, i get this info on my graphics driver:

01:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation GK208M [GeForce GT 740M] [10de:1292] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1961]
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 16
Memory at d2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at a0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at b0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
I/O ports at 4000 [size=128]
Expansion ROM at b2000000 [disabled] [size=512K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb

I really hope someone knows how to fix my problem.
Thanks in advance!
/Andreas

I downloaded Mint 15 - MATE and made an iso image DVD disk. Then rebooted with DVD in drive. The followinh happened
Splash screen with Linux Mint on
Then Automatic boot in 9, 8, 7 etc secs
Then Linus Mint 15 in Courier with 4 dots underneath
After 2/3 mins screen turned black, covered in white U letters with Welcome to Linux in background
Then wide red and black horizontal bands
Then a more graphic screen with 2 Linux Mint logos on green and white bands, top one a bit fuzzy. Cursor has a red box around it. Icons for Computer, Mint Home and Install Linux mint 'ghosted' with background showing through
Firefox loads, again ghosted, but cannot access internet even though wifi light lit on computer.

Computer is Fujitsu Seimens Amilo L7320 1.7 GHz and 960 RAM

What is going wrong?

Want to try Linux as computer freezes in Windows XP after about 20 mins.

Help appreciated.

I install Fedora 19 KDE Desktop on my computer, I have been searching for other desktop enviroments so I install gnome but the problem is when I try to log with Gnome 3.8 the screen turns black like if was off I was trying to fix with xrandr because i think it was a resolution problem but when I use xrandr It send a message saying 'Can't open display.'
Help me please, Im new with this stuff.

Hey,

My plan is to run some Linux distro's on an external USB HDD. So far I have been able to instal elementary OS, it thus far boots with the elementary OS logo and hangs for a while when it gives me the following message:


"Gave up waiting for boot device.
- Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check root delay (Waiting long enough?)
- Check root (Waiting for the right device?)
- Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; 1s/dev)

ALERT! /dev/disk-uuid/*super long number* does not exist. Dropping to a shell!

BusyBox v1.21.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.21.0-1ubuntu1) build-in shell (ash)

Enter 'help' for a list of build-in commands."


To give you an idea of the external HDD partition:
60 GB: ext4 (elementary OS)
4GB: SWAP
Free Space
80 GB: NTFS (Random files)

The ext4 was given '/' for mounting point to keep it simple for now. The 'boot part' I've set to instal on sdc. Which is the external HDD. (I wasn't sure whether I should have chosen the ext4 partition or not.)

Please let me know if you need any addition information. I hope someone is familiar with the problem or knows a solution.

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

Xubuntu on an old Mac Mini.
I don't know how to do much so please give basic instructions.

I use my power button to put the computer to sleep. Only the power button wakes it up again. It used to wake if I jiggled my mouse or pressed any key.

Is there something I can do so the mouse or keyboard will wake it up?

I installed Linux Mint but I can't see the taskbar to open menus,firefox or anything. When I hover my mouse in the bottom right corner the date pops up, so I think everything is there but I just can't see or click on anything. The only icons on my desktop are the Home and computer icons and they are barely on the screen but still visible. I'm hoping there is a way to adjust the screen ratio to show the whole screen. Also on web pages the "close tab x" is off the screen and out of range for my mouse to click but I was able to drag the page down to get to it.
I was able to make the taskbar icons larger, now I can see the tops of the icons so I at least know they are there.