On 14/06/16 07:08 PM, Richard Carter wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I'm having a lot of trouble with ubuntu 16.04 on my Intel NUC. It > started with the number 5 being inserted an indefinite number of times > in the place where a password should go in an application. I was able > to stop this infinite loop by restarting. > > A few days later booting would proceed to the point where I had to > enter my password to access the desktop. Instead of there being a > space for my password the word "Retry" appeared and the message > "System is booting up. See pam_nologin (8)" in red letters appeared. > This appeared for Ubuntu, Gnome, Gnome Flashback (Compiz) and Gnome > Flashback (Metacity). Here too rebooting solved the problem----for a > few days. > > Now after a few more days, when I turn on the computer I get the Intel > slogan as usual and instruction regarding f2, f7, f10 etc followed by > a black screen with a pulsing short white bar in the top left corner. > That's as far as booting goes! > > I would appreciate advice on how to solve this (last) problem. Does your boot get to as far as the grub menu? So far I have been running ubuntu 16.04 and it's OK on one of my systems. Linux 4.4.0-22-generic #40-Ubuntu
Did you notice any changes made (program installed or upgrade made just before? Sorry I have nothing specific to your issue. The Intel NUC looks neat. Mel > > Robin > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying
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