One other thing: is there anything in /var/crash? It would also be interesting to see if you could get anyone to confirm this.
** Description changed: - 14.10 installs no problem. Running is a different kettle of fish :) + HARDWARE: + Dell Optiplex GX50, 1.3GHz Celeron, 512MB RAM, 20GB Hard disc, CD-ROM- drive, Floppy disc drive, Intel 810 chip set. - However, when booting the system, instead of getting white letters on a - black screen, all you get is a big white screen with a little black - squiggle at the top left hand screen - presumably the cursor. + EXPECTED RESULT: + System should boot to a graphical display. - A potential workaround - to pass "nomodeset" to the Kernel was suggested. I've done some digging around and have succeeded in getting the GRUB screen up and editing the file so that "nomodeset" was being passed to the Kernel. However, I might not be editing the correct line in the GRUB config file. In GR?UB I select the Kernel with the "e" key and edit a line that looks roughly like this:- - linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-23-generic root=UUID=etc ro quiet splash $vt_handoff - initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-23-generic + ACTUAL RESULT: + System boots to varying degrees of dysfunctional graphical displays. - and change it to - linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-23-generic root=UUID=etc ro quiet splash $vt_handoff nomodeset - initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-23-generic + STEPS TO REPRODUCE: + 1. Install Lubuntu 14.10 from the alternate i386 image. + 2. Boot the system. + 3. See big white screen with a little black squiggle at the top left hand screen. - Pressed CTRL+x to boot into the system. Back to the same big white - screen again! - - Hardware details:- - Dell Optiplex GX50, 1.3GHz Celeron, 512MB RAM, 20GB Hard disc, CD-ROM- drive, Floppy disc drive, Intel 810 chip set. + SLIGHT WORKAROUND: + 1. Boot again, passing the nomodeset parameter. + 2. See blank screen but can get to a virtual terminal with Ctrl-Alt-F1. ** Summary changed: - System boots into an all white screen + System does not boot to a functional graphical display -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1385920 Title: System does not boot to a functional graphical display To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lubuntu-meta/+bug/1385920/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
