Linux Mint stuck at splash screen
My problem is simple. I try to boot Linux mint 17 through grub (dual booted with win7), and it freezes at the mint logo splash screen.
I've read a couple things on this but the all suggest executing commands via a terminal. That isn't possible, as I can't get to a shell at all. All I get is a splash screen. Any ideas on how I can resolve this without reinstalling my entire OS?
boot linux-mint
asked Jan 30 '15 at 23:25
ewok
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My problem is simple. I try to boot Linux mint 17 through grub (dual booted with win7), and it freezes at the mint logo splash screen.
I've read a couple things on this but the all suggest executing commands via a terminal. That isn't possible, as I can't get to a shell at all. All I get is a splash screen. Any ideas on how I can resolve this without reinstalling my entire OS?
boot linux-mint
asked Jan 30 '15 at 23:25
ewok
1,115123252
Can you get a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 to F7?
– Craig Watson
Jan 30 '15 at 23:30
I don't know what happened, but the issue seems to magically resolved itself after booting to a liveCD, doing nothing, and rebooting again.
– ewok
Jan 30 '15 at 23:32
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the OP indicates that this was a hiccup that corrected itself, so not reproducible.
– fixer1234
Aug 12 '18 at 8:32
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My problem is simple. I try to boot Linux mint 17 through grub (dual booted with win7), and it freezes at the mint logo splash screen.
I've read a couple things on this but the all suggest executing commands via a terminal. That isn't possible, as I can't get to a shell at all. All I get is a splash screen. Any ideas on how I can resolve this without reinstalling my entire OS?
boot linux-mint
asked Jan 30 '15 at 23:25
ewok
1,115123252
My problem is simple. I try to boot Linux mint 17 through grub (dual booted with win7), and it freezes at the mint logo splash screen.
I've read a couple things on this but the all suggest executing commands via a terminal. That isn't possible, as I can't get to a shell at all. All I get is a splash screen. Any ideas on how I can resolve this without reinstalling my entire OS?
boot linux-mint
boot linux-mint
asked Jan 30 '15 at 23:25
ewok
1,115123252
asked Jan 30 '15 at 23:25
ewok
1,115123252
asked Jan 30 '15 at 23:25
ewok
1,115123252
asked Jan 30 '15 at 23:25
ewok
1,115123252
asked Jan 30 '15 at 23:25
ewok
1,115123252
1,115123252
Can you get a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 to F7?
– Craig Watson
Jan 30 '15 at 23:30
I don't know what happened, but the issue seems to magically resolved itself after booting to a liveCD, doing nothing, and rebooting again.
– ewok
Jan 30 '15 at 23:32
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the OP indicates that this was a hiccup that corrected itself, so not reproducible.
– fixer1234
Aug 12 '18 at 8:32
add a comment |
Can you get a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 to F7?
– Craig Watson
Jan 30 '15 at 23:30
I don't know what happened, but the issue seems to magically resolved itself after booting to a liveCD, doing nothing, and rebooting again.
– ewok
Jan 30 '15 at 23:32
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the OP indicates that this was a hiccup that corrected itself, so not reproducible.
– fixer1234
Aug 12 '18 at 8:32
Can you get a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 to F7?
– Craig Watson
Jan 30 '15 at 23:30
Can you get a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 to F7?
– Craig Watson
Jan 30 '15 at 23:30
I don't know what happened, but the issue seems to magically resolved itself after booting to a liveCD, doing nothing, and rebooting again.
– ewok
Jan 30 '15 at 23:32
I don't know what happened, but the issue seems to magically resolved itself after booting to a liveCD, doing nothing, and rebooting again.
– ewok
Jan 30 '15 at 23:32
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the OP indicates that this was a hiccup that corrected itself, so not reproducible.
– fixer1234
Aug 12 '18 at 8:32
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the OP indicates that this was a hiccup that corrected itself, so not reproducible.
– fixer1234
Aug 12 '18 at 8:32
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Same problem on a MSI GL72 laptop, resolved by setting the kernel option nomodeset.
First, boot on a live system and update the file /etc/boot/grub.cfg on your system and change the lines :
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-38-generic root=*** ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
To :
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-38-generic root=*** ro quiet splash nomodeset $vt_handoff
(change all the lines or just the first)
Reboot without the live key.
If it works, your change will be overrided by a grup-upgrade. To make they permanents :
update file /etc/default/grub :
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
Run the command update-grub to update the file /etc/boot/grub.cfg.
There are other options that was work for me (in addition of nomodeset) :
- acpi_osi=
- noidle
A useful post : https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132.
for nomodeset : http://askubuntu.com/questions/207175/what-does-nomodeset-do.
Kernel parameters reference : https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt.
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Same problem on a MSI GL72 laptop, resolved by setting the kernel option nomodeset.
First, boot on a live system and update the file /etc/boot/grub.cfg on your system and change the lines :
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-38-generic root=*** ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
To :
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-38-generic root=*** ro quiet splash nomodeset $vt_handoff
(change all the lines or just the first)
Reboot without the live key.
If it works, your change will be overrided by a grup-upgrade. To make they permanents :
update file /etc/default/grub :
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
Run the command update-grub to update the file /etc/boot/grub.cfg.
There are other options that was work for me (in addition of nomodeset) :
- acpi_osi=
- noidle
A useful post : https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132.
for nomodeset : http://askubuntu.com/questions/207175/what-does-nomodeset-do.
Kernel parameters reference : https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt.
answered Jan 6 '18 at 12:19
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Same problem on a MSI GL72 laptop, resolved by setting the kernel option nomodeset.
First, boot on a live system and update the file /etc/boot/grub.cfg on your system and change the lines :
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-38-generic root=*** ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
To :
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-38-generic root=*** ro quiet splash nomodeset $vt_handoff
(change all the lines or just the first)
Reboot without the live key.
If it works, your change will be overrided by a grup-upgrade. To make they permanents :
update file /etc/default/grub :
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
Run the command update-grub to update the file /etc/boot/grub.cfg.
There are other options that was work for me (in addition of nomodeset) :
- acpi_osi=
- noidle
A useful post : https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132.
for nomodeset : http://askubuntu.com/questions/207175/what-does-nomodeset-do.
Kernel parameters reference : https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt.
answered Jan 6 '18 at 12:19
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Same problem on a MSI GL72 laptop, resolved by setting the kernel option nomodeset.
First, boot on a live system and update the file /etc/boot/grub.cfg on your system and change the lines :
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-38-generic root=*** ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
To :
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-38-generic root=*** ro quiet splash nomodeset $vt_handoff
(change all the lines or just the first)
Reboot without the live key.
If it works, your change will be overrided by a grup-upgrade. To make they permanents :
update file /etc/default/grub :
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
Run the command update-grub to update the file /etc/boot/grub.cfg.
There are other options that was work for me (in addition of nomodeset) :
- acpi_osi=
- noidle
A useful post : https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132.
for nomodeset : http://askubuntu.com/questions/207175/what-does-nomodeset-do.
Kernel parameters reference : https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt.
answered Jan 6 '18 at 12:19
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Same problem on a MSI GL72 laptop, resolved by setting the kernel option nomodeset.
First, boot on a live system and update the file /etc/boot/grub.cfg on your system and change the lines :
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-38-generic root=*** ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
To :
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-38-generic root=*** ro quiet splash nomodeset $vt_handoff
(change all the lines or just the first)
Reboot without the live key.
If it works, your change will be overrided by a grup-upgrade. To make they permanents :
update file /etc/default/grub :
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
Run the command update-grub to update the file /etc/boot/grub.cfg.
There are other options that was work for me (in addition of nomodeset) :
- acpi_osi=
- noidle
A useful post : https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132.
for nomodeset : http://askubuntu.com/questions/207175/what-does-nomodeset-do.
Kernel parameters reference : https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt.
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Can you get a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 to F7?
– Craig Watson
Jan 30 '15 at 23:30
I don't know what happened, but the issue seems to magically resolved itself after booting to a liveCD, doing nothing, and rebooting again.
– ewok
Jan 30 '15 at 23:32
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the OP indicates that this was a hiccup that corrected itself, so not reproducible.
– fixer1234
Aug 12 '18 at 8:32