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can't signin to ubuntu due to sign-in loop
I am experiencing couple of errors on my ubuntu machine from the booting process to the sign in screen.
My Ubuntu is in emergency mode. Whenever I bootup my machine it shows the below message
You ...
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Black login/logout screen on Kubuntu 22.04
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/XZbGhMJtnn/
This had me going for several days. I thought the following boot message error was the problem: [ 1.159596] hub 8-0:1.0: config failed, hub doesn't have any ...
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After entering the password and hitting enter the screen is blurred
Ubuntu boots normally and reaches the login screen. After entering the password and hitting enter, screen goes blurred. Is there any way to troubleshoot this problem?
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ubuntu 22.04 gdm3 blank screen on boot
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS and can't get gdm or lightdm to work correctly on boot. When it comes up the screens are blank, but the process is running (see below).
nvidia-smi returns correct ...
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Screen flickering on login attempt
Yesterday I had an update, today when something weird is happening, when the machine boots it all seems fine but when I reach the login screen the screen glitches and flickers, it's completely ...
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Xubuntu 22.04 freezes on login screen
I'm running Xubuntu 22.04 on a Lenovo Thinkcentre M710s SFF (no Nvidia) that I bought used. There have been occasional problems with it turning on, but it has mostly worked.
Today, the machine booted ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 unable to boot to desktop, stuck at command-line login screen
Ubuntu 22.04 unable to boot to desktop, stuck at command-line login screen after I ran sudo update-initramfs -u
and sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target
It only shows login terminal login ...
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Installed nvidia drivers: black screen with blinking cursor
I was running Wayland on 22.10 using nouveau on a GTX 550 Ti, and decided to install nvidia's 390 drivers using the Additional Drivers tool. The installation finished with asking me to reboot. After ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS slow boot and problems after update
I have ubuntu 18.04 LTS installed in my machine. Since the last update (kernel 4.15.0-176-generic) the machine is very slow to boot (login) and there are problems after the login (slow and laggy).
At ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Black screen on login with Displaylink Driver
I have a problem with displaylink driver on Ubuntu. Whenever I turn on my PC (cold boot doesn't change anything) if the display link hub is plugged in, Ubuntu just shows a black screen instead of the ...
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How can I execute a command before login?
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I want to execute the command xdotool mousemove 960 540 to center my mouse pointer before login. I can do it just by adding the command to Startup Applications, but then it only runs ...
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Pressing login makes the screen black
I am new to Ubuntu and I decided to change to it from windows due to my work.I successfully installed it but after I press login my screen gets blank and flashing some part of my screen as on ...
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Ubuntu - Laptop shutsdown at login after some time
I have windows and ubuntu installed on a thinkpad L14. When I start my laptop I can choose wich OS I want to start. Windows is working properly by the way. When I reach de login screen of ubunto, ...
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I get a black screen after loging on ubuntu vm after update
I had similar problem before but it was caused by bad controller.
Things i tried:
reinstalling VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
changing Graphics Controller
changing CPU, video Memory
tried recovery mode but ...
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No login screen : black screen
Hello and thank you for reading!
After and update, Ubuntu asked for a reboot. However after this reboot, I can't login anymore : I have a black screen with a black cross as a mouse cursor... Ctrl+Alt+...
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End up with black screen with blinking cursor. Screen refreshes each 2 seconds
I have a dual boot installation on my old PC with Windows8 and Ubuntu 20.04.
The computer configuration reads:
Procesor: Intel Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5700 @ 3.00GHz
GPU: NVidia GeForce GT 220 1024 ...
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Fast bootup, but slow login from GDM prompt to desktop
Specs
Ubuntu version: 20.10 (groovy)
Storage: SATA SSD
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
CPU: AMD A8-4500M APU
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7640G
Problem
Bootup is quite fast at 14 seconds as reported by systemd-analyze. But ...
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ubuntu 20.04 missing /usr/sbin/gdm3 and /lib/systemd/system/gdm.service
This is a followup to my earlier posting on this site. I have two different Dell machines running 20.04. Both worked fine, and then, for no apparent reason, when I rebooted, I could not get to ...
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XPS 15: Black screen with blinking cursor after update
I have installed Ubuntu 20.04.1 along with Windows 10 on XPS15 9500 and everything worked fine until Ubuntu asked me to do some updates. I clicked ok and after the updates finished I rebooted the ...
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Anne Pro 2 usb keyboard not working at login screen Ubuntu 20.04
I recently bought an Anne Pro 2 keyboard. The keyboard works straight away when plugged. But after a startup or reboot the USB device disappears. lsusb does not list the keyboard until I unplug en re-...
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Ubuntu 20.04 tab flashing screen after upgrading from 18.04
I am having Lenovo G40-80 laptop with configuration of i3-5th gen processor
I recently upgraded to ubuntu 20.04 LTS from ubuntu 18.04. After doing all the necessary steps and restarting the system, ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 not loading login components
Today when I tried to start Ubuntu in a dual boot system with Windows 10, it takes me to a purple screen but the login components are not showing up. I can still see and move the mouse around.
I did ...
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How to get started on making boot time look like raspberry pi OS?
I have some knowledge of what happens from when I hit the power button till I am presented with the log in screen. I use the Ubuntu Mate 20.04. I have been experiencing inconsistent screens and then ...
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Manufacture logo shown instead of the login screen when booted with an external monitor
Background: I have always been frustrated with the way Ubuntu handles laptop's lid behaviour while connected to an external monitor. This was also an issue with my previous installation of Ubuntu 16 (...
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nvidia-driver-435.21 Lubuntu 19.10 black login screen but ssh works
Hardware:
new computer, Ryzen threadripper 2950x, 128 GB DDR4, running Lubuntu 19.10, NVIDIA Quadro P400
System:
single boot Lubuntu 19.10 fresh install
Problem:
On boot/reboot the system ...
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Ubuntu 19.10 presents no login screen
i have upgraded my Ubuntu 18.04 to 19.04 and then 19.10. With 19.10 i don't get a login screen anymore. I'm using crypt_setup to encrypt my boot ssd. This system is a single OS installation.
System:
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really slow login on ubuntu-18.04
just installed ubuntu 18.04 on my new computer. the OS is dual booted next to win10. the OS is installed on SSD, and so the boot takes about 10 second.
when I get to the login window, and after typing ...
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How to stop Ubuntu from changing numlock state on boot?
There is no problem in other OS. Default expected behavior for standart PC - is that you:
Set up NumLock initial status in the bios
It remains same in bootloader
It remains same at login screen
It ...
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Set keyboard layout at login splash screen
I have looked on many posts on all kind of forums and tried myself many things, for example: manipulate plymouth rc.d file, set as startup command setxkbmap de, create a boot time script in init.d, ......
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Removing a glimpse of purple screen at starting up of my pc
I have edited the log in screen and log in animation through plymouth. I prefer a total black screen or simillar theme. Everything is ok for now but when I hit enter after giving my password in the ...
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Boot: Normal vs Recovery
After a recent update to Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS, my system hangs during boot (see my first question at 18.04.2 Hangs during boot after update).
This time I am asking for help to learn about what would be ...
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Ubuntu 19.04 boots to blank screen
I turn off my laptop, grub menu pops up, I clicked on ubuntu and after some time it shows me blank screen. I have set the login to automatically without any password required.
It showed the ...
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Ubuntu 19.04; no automatic graphical login screen shown on boot
I recently did a fresh install of Ubuntu 19.04. Since then, when I boot up my machine I get a screen showing the boot log, but not then switching to the login screen.
I can manually start the login ...
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Backlight issue ASUS T300 Chi after booting
Introduction
I am having trouble with my screen backlight after booting, so when I first enter the login screen. I am running Ubuntu 18.04 bionic. It is a fresh install, fully updated. Probably you ...
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Ubuntu 1604 Mate, takes 4 Minutes to load, short splash screen and weird Login screen
I'm running Ubuntu 1604LTS on a Dell Vostro 1710 and Ubuntu takes forever to load. In addition to this, the plymouth splash screen is always upended, which means I get the kernel messages instead. ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 does not show the login screen on booting
My machine was working completely fine till I restarted it, and now I cant reach the login screen. After turning ON the machine I can reach the GRUB where I select Ubuntu, after which I get a black ...
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Cannot start Ubuntu 18.04 on a Dell Precision Tower after a fresh install - login screen turns blank [duplicate]
I have a Dell Precision Tower 5810, and I was trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 on it. I created a bootable usb with Roofus 3.1 in Windows 10 (as described here).
Then tried to follow Dell's guide here, ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 hangs on boot. How can I get back to login screen?
The Ubuntu 18.04 LTS installation (with 4.15.0-24-generic x86_64) in our living room fails to boot to the login screen. Some other Ubuntu installations in our flat are still working alright (they ...
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18.04 Freeze after login
After upgrading from 17.10 to 18.04 my system freezes after login, sometimes but not every time..
The system boots until I see the login screen, but after entering the password, I'm greeted with a ...
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Can't login to Ubuntu 17.04 after editing environment variables for java
I installed Java jdk and updated my etc/environment to
PATH="/use/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
JAVA_HOME="opt/java/jdk-10.0.1"
export ...
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Why does Ubuntu 18.04 LTS load default wallpapers before user set wallpaper?
I'm running 18.04 LTS, and I've changed both my desktop wallpaper and the login screen wallpaper to a custom image. However, when I boot my computer, The login screen will load and display the default ...
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Why does my ubuntu 18.04 get stuck on the 'purple' screen after logging in?
Please provide me with a detailed answer explaining why my Ubuntu 18.04 gets stuck on the purple screen after trying to log in. Is it some bug in Ubuntu or do i need to install some additional drivers ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 stuck at purple screen after login [closed]
Sometimes, when logging in after rebooting or when switching between users, after typing the password and confirming, I get stuck at a purple screen. Sometimes I can escape it with ctrl+alt+F3 ...
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Kubuntu - can't get past login screen and whiptail error
I was working fine earlier today in kubuntu zesty 17.04. I tried to do a restart and then couldn't get past the login screen. It accepted the password but just brought the login screen up again.
I ...
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Fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 - stuck on login screen
I just installed ubuntu 16.04, which I'm dual-booting with windows 10 on a separate drive. When I boot, I'm greeted with this screen and nothing else:
https://i.sstatic.net/pbuVb.jpg
I can open a ...
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Ubuntu freeze at login screen
I use Ubuntu 16.04 kernel 4.10.0-38. It boots normally, and at the login screen it shows up the password box, then freezes at this point
The cursor blinks for few seconds and then stops.
I can't ...
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why my laptop is taking about 5 min to boot?
I have lenovo ideapad, 16 GB Ram core i7, running Ubuntu 16.04.
Boot time takes about 5 minutes (until I can see Ubuntu 16.04 wallpaper)
What should be done in order to have faster boot?
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Ubuntu 16.04 Freezes at login screen [duplicate]
I am running ubuntu 16.04 in a dual-boot with Windows 10. The windows 10 boots without problem, so it's not a hardware issue. I did the update of ubuntu and rebooted my machine as requested. Now -...
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Ubuntu does not reach login screen [duplicate]
I belive I have accepted some updates yesterday and now my laptop doesn't reach the login screen. It keeps loading and showing the Ubuntu logo, but when I press on F7 key it shows me the following ...
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Crashing fragmented login screen after longer off-/sleep-time
I get a strangely fragmented GRUB- or login-screen after having my Ubuntu-machine off or in sleep-mode for more than about 30 minutes. At the last, the login screen freezes and all I can do is cold ...
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