Those repeated messages are probably just a consequence of still having debugging turned on. Maybe now is a good time to try with debugging turned off in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf so as to generate smaller logs.
> Whenever I try to get the computer to recognize the CD image and to boot from it, I have to spam "1" and "Enter" over and over and sometimes it works. Have you run into this issue before? No I haven't ever heard of that. Usually on a Macbook you just hold the Option key at startup to select a boot device. Maybe you are seeing a quirk of the old model or maybe you are experiencing a hardware fault. In fact, if you can't get any Linux to work reliably then hardware faults start to become a more realistic explanation. But I don't see any solid evidence of a hardware fault yet. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1811599 Title: When booting, the computer hangs at a purple screen and no login prompt is ever displayed [Apple Macbook 2,1 - Intel GMA 950] Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04.1, on its first boot, the computer hung at a purple screen. No login prompt was ever displayed. After holding the power button, the computer boot into Ubuntu without difficulty. I applied the workaround described in bug 1727356, uncommenting WaylandEnable=False and rebooted the machine, but it again hung at the purple screen. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gdm3 3.28.3-0ubuntu18.04.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-43.46-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-43-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Jan 13 10:59:26 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-11 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gdm3 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.gdm3.custom.conf: 2019-01-11T10:47:37.073441 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1811599/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
