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Black Screen on Login After Installing Ubuntu 24.04 - nvidia
I recently installed Ubuntu 24.04 on my system and performed all the available updates. However, I’m encountering a frustrating issue every time I reboot. When I reach the login screen, my primary ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 on Zephyrus G16 2024 : blinking black cursor on boot after installing NVIDIA drivers
I have the 2024 version of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 with an NVIDIA RTX 4070 GPU. Ubuntu 22.04 works fine until I install NVIDIA drivers, and once I install the drivers, upon restart, I see the boot ...
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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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Input not supported on 75Hz monitor
After getting this new monitor, I have always had display issues with it. This isn’t is just normal Ubuntu, I’ve had issues with every flavor and linux distrobution. For some reason, displaying ...
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Series of cascading issues
I just had many problems of increasing severity in rapid succession.
I am not terribly computer literate, so sorry if I don't have much information. I think I'm running 20.04. I can't easily get my ...
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white screen on login pages after 22.04 update
I am experiencing an issue after update to 22.04 (UbuntuStudio with KDE Plasma): login (and lock) page are white, only the logo and text space are visible.
Everything is working fine, so not really a ...
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Black screen on login on Ubuntu 22.04.01 with Nvidia drivers
So, I have fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04 alongside Windows 10 (on separate drive). I have Nvidia GTX1050 GPU with Dell U2414H monitor via HDMI. Everything works fine, except for one small quirk. On ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Can't get passed login after update
4 days ago, I decided to install the update that "Software and Updates" has been suggesting for a while. After the progress dialog was gone, I closed the laptop lid, expecting it to sleep(...
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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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Black screen, nvidia-modeset : ERROR: GPU:0 Idling display engine time out
How do I troubleshoot/fix this issue?
Using a nvidia GPU, the system is able to show the motherboard firmware logo and Grub screen. After a Ubuntu version is selected, either 18.04 or 20.01, Ubuntu ...
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Refresh rate not working on login screen
The problem
When I boot Ubuntu, the purple login screen is extremely pixelated. Once I log in, the display is perfectly fine.
Background
My system uses an old graphics card, a NVIDIA 8800 GT. When I ...
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Top Bar and Login Screen Low Resolution
I have a brand new install of 20.04. When I log into the OS, the login screen is a low resolution (something like 800x600, but I am not 100% sure what it is). Then once I log in, everything is normal, ...
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Clean Ubuntu Install with Nvidia stuck on login screen, login loop [duplicate]
I'm a new Ubuntu user trying a first install. I've just built a PC and everything went smooth right up until the Ubuntu login screen. I am prompted to type in my password, I do, and nothing happens. ...
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No video/display in logon screen after user logoff (4k display, nvidia)
When I logoff the user and expecting to see the logon screen (unity-greeter), my monitor looses the signal and stays black (repeatedly trying someting, but failing).
I can get a terminal with Ctrl+Alt+...
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ubuntu freezes after login (even though driver installed)
I've been dual booting my ubuntu 18.04 LTS with my external HDD. However, I keep getting stuck in a purple blank screen after login.
Ubuntu is working fine in my desktop(GTX 1060), but having trouble ...
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Cannot access the setting
I cannot access the setting in Ubuntu. Whenever I want to go to the setting by any method, Ubuntu would automatically collapse and go to the login page. After I log into the system later, the screen ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Graphics Card unclaimed, Broken after update
I updated Ubuntu 18.04 through the software update screen and it is broken after update. Both graphics card (Intel integrated and nvidia) now shows unclaimed. I was able to fix nvidia card by ...
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Ubuntu Login Screen does not work After Suspend [closed]
After applying the following update, my login screen, when I come back from suspend mode, is not working properly. It does not let me login, and somehow shows what appears to be a fragments of an old ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 hangs after login page after installing nvidia drivers
I just freshly installed Ubuntu 18.04 on ASUS Zenbook UX303L. After installing nvadia graphics and rebooting I can't get past the login page after entering my credentials.
I used these commands to ...
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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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Ubuntu 18.04 Installing nvidia 390 driver whipped login gear and wayland
After having set nvdia 390 display driver in software&updates the gear icon at login is missing so I can no more choose between xorg and wayland.
Setting back to nouveau display driver doesn't ...
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Locking Computer or screen timing out results in Black/Blank Screen
Issue: Locking Computer or screen timing out results in Black/Blank Screen. Then I try to log back in, the screen remains black and no login screen is displayed.
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1. Alienware laptop ...
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Ubuntu 17.04 with GNOME stuck in login loop
So I am using ubuntu 17 with GNOME and I can't login in anymore on my laptop. I have looked up this issue and I have tried several of the methods suggested:
Uninstall and reinstall lightdm
Uninstall ...
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stuck in a revolving door of log-on screen and restart
I had trouble loading a new version of Ubuntu. I gathered that it was someing to do with my graphics card, an Nvidia. Someone on here very kindly told be to use a nomodset kernel. This did work and I ...
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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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Ubuntu 16.04 black screen after logo with Nvidia proprietary [closed]
Straight to the point. I have an Intel I5 + Nvidia GTX 560 with 8Gb Ram.
I installed Ubuntu 16.04.0 (without any updates) 3 days ago, and it was able to run and boot with nvidia drivers version 367 ...
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Black or purple screen instead of log in [duplicate]
Ubuntu 16.04 boots to a black screen.
I'm using nvidia gtx 580, and it was running smoothly before something happened.
When I open tty7:
/dev/sda1: clean, blahblah/blahblah files, blahblah/...
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lightdm login screen almost unusable with NVidia drivers
I cannot use lightdm to login, while using NVIDIA drivers. I just see a tiny area at the left corner with the icons, and the password text field. Though I can login, I can't choose my session or login....
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Ubuntu 16.04 nvidia driver login loop even after trying nvidia-364 and nvidia-current
As described in this question, I am facing the login loop after installing nvidia-364 driver. Note that UEFI secure boot has been disabled before I tried any of this, so it's not a secure boot issue. ...
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Login screen flicker after recent 16.04 update NVIDIA GTX 1070
I've read through bunch of similar questions and I had issue of "Out of range" while installing Ubuntu 16.04 a month or 2 back. I resolved that by starting with on-board graphics then installing ...
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Install a new Ubuntu version over the frozen old version
My Ubuntu 15.04 has an issue of login loop and I can't fix the problem. however, this's not what I'm asking for. I decided to install a new version 16.04.
All what I need from my old frozen ...
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Can't log into Ubuntu, takes me right back to login screen. Also computer runs in abnormally low resolution, possible graphics card issues
I feel like my problem will be best explained if I just tell you guys what happens.
The short version: Upon boot, I get the /dev/sda message, font changes, then a messed up loading screen, an orange ...
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"Authentication is required to update SMART data from" in 16.04
I upgraded to 16.04 [Ubuntu Gnome]. I am using a Lenovo Y700 with a GTX960M.
After suspend or closing the lid I ended locked outside the login after that message appeared.
It happened twice today, I ...
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ubuntu 16.04 does not start after installing some packages
I had installed the ubuntu 14.04.4 some months ago and i tried to install the proprietary driver for nvidia and i had problems with black screen, and i could not revert to the previous driver.
So, ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 flickering and disappearing screen
Running Skylake/Nvidia GTX 950 on a clean install. I'm no expert at all and I haven't got a clue what to do. I've tried various things but nothing works and the guides are often not clear enough for ...
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Ubuntu stopped working after update
After the actualization of yesterday (3/16/2016) my graphical interface shows malfunctioning (I have a nvidia gtx 750 ti and the login screen has a resolution of 640x480). But what is worse is that ...
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How can I fix lightdm login black border?
There is a black border around my login screen every time I boot up. I have a second monitor connected and noticed that the background of the first monitor shrinks so that it matches the background of ...
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Unable to enter password to login in control alt f1 screen [duplicate]
Disclaimer: I am BRAND new to Ubuntu.
A quick background: my laptop hard drive crashed, I bought a new one, didn't want to pay for windows for an old laptop, installed ubuntu, it worked great for a ...
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CLI login issue
A failed graphic card update has led me to this. I can login to either of the local system user accounts shown on the GUI screen but when this is done, the screen flashes black and then I am returned ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 not logging in after NVIDIA update
I want to run a cuda program on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64bit, but the error i got was:
cuda driver version is insufficient for cuda runtime
So i downloaded nvidia driver from its official website. I ...
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Changes in /etc/lightdm.conf.d/*conf or /etc/lightdm.conf makes any difference
I am trying to make my lightdm use a correct setup of my displays both for login and session.
I have most likely misunderstood something here, but by reading the wiki I did the following:
I have ...
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Garbled image after login [closed]
The login wallpaper (in LightDM) is gone, and after I input the password the screen goes all garbled and it stays there for five minutes or so, after that it logs in fine.
This used to be a minor ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 desktop not loading after login
Turn on the PC, get normally to the login screen. But when I login, the desktop doesn't seem to load. I've waited half an hour but it still didn't load.
I can get to the root by using the GRUB screen ...
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Login screen bumps back to login screen
Ubuntu froze, so I had to perform a hard-reboot. But then when I tried to login, all I see is a brief Nvidia splash screen and then it reloads the login screen. I'm completely locked out of Gnome ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 login returns me to login manager, how to diagnose? [duplicate]
This started with me adding a graphics card to my system. When I booted up, ubuntu complained that the graphics config had changed, and gave me a terminal session. I copied /etc/X11/xorg.conf....
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External monitor won't show login screen
I'm using a laptop with external monitor (laptop screen disabled). I had a power failure in our house so laptop (without battery) closed, I had a lot of stuff opened and something broke because Ubuntu ...
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Black screen with mouse cursor upon boot, Fixed by logging in
Recently I had to reinstall my ubuntu 12.04 due to some kernel installation issues.
So i grabbed a new livecd and installed it.
Went on to configure drivers and settings.
I have bumblebee installed ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 - Black screen after logging in after installing nVidia drivers
I recently installed Ubuntu 13.10 in a dual-boot with Windows 7, so I'm still quite new to using Linux.
Most things were working fine, and I could log in normally (apart from the first login after ...
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Invisible mouse
When I boot Ubuntu I can see the mouse cursor at the login screen but once I put my password is see this error could not acquire name on session bus I tried to Google the error but all I find is stuff ...
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LTS 12.04 update NVIDIA driver 319.32 reconfigured not able to get past login screen
I've encountered a similar problem as
Nvidia driver updated - mixed versions of 304.88 and 319.32
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Black Screen at boot After changing Nvidia Driver
Using what I found there, I ...
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