On Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 8:42 PM Bruce Kilpatrick <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 7/20/20 6:23 PM, Nat Taylor wrote: > > Boot into safe mode or single user mode, so you get a command prompt. > Then > > you could try checking your dmesg / syslog etc, and maybe uninstalling > any > > nvidia drivers? > > > > On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 8:05 AM Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> On 7/20/20 12:00 AM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > >>> On Sun, 19 Jul 2020 21:22:49 -0700 > >>> Bruce <[email protected]> dijo: > >>> > >>>> My Google searches turn up lots of problems with Nvidia. This laptop > >>>> has onboard Intel drivers. > >>>> > >>>> Can anybody point me in the proper direction? > >>> The command lshw -c video will tell you which chip it is trying to use. > >>> There are lots of problems with the nouveau driver, especially with > >>> older Nvidia chips. > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> PLUG mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> > >> This laptop is running an Intel chipset. The driver is i915. > >> > >> It's strange that things work during boot showing the Ubuntu logo then > >> just stops around the time the desktop should appear > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> PLUG mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > I have perused the lists as I can boot and run without the HDMI cable. > Nothing stood out. I'll have to peek at it in a bit to see if it has > any Nvidia drivers. The laptop is all Intel chipset, but it's worth a look > Well does it work if you boot without the HDMI cable, then plug it in after it boots? Bill > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
