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How to start Ubuntu in Console mode
I want to know if there is a way to switch to console mode from the boot menu. I have an NVIDIA 1070 and every time there is an update, the GUI stops working. All I need to do is re-install the ...
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Enabling Nvidia driver messes up splash screen
When you boot from live CD, or doing the first boot after installing Ubuntu, splash screen looks awesome. But as soon as you enable nvidia-current driver, installed with apt-get, splash screen goes ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 stuck in boot after starting Gnome Display Manager on Intel Graphics
I ran into a problem this week, where I couldn't find a solution to.
Everytime I start Ubuntu, it boots nominally, until it reaches "starting Gnome Display Manager" where the Konsole gets stuck and ...
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New computer from Dell with pre-installed Ubuntu won't boot. Should I assume it's an error from Dell?
I bought a new computer, a precision tower 7920 with Quadro RTX 4000 GPUs. Because the nvidia driver installation is so complicated, I ordered the machine with Ubuntu (as it was supported by Dell and ...
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Black screen at boot after Nvidia driver installation on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
I have recently built a new PC on which I installed Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS alongside windows (dual-boot). After trying to update the Nvidia driver using the following command:
sudo apt-get install nvidia-...
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[Dual system, Ubuntu 20.04]nvidia-gpu: i2c timeout error; ucsi_ccg: i2c_transfer failed -110, ucsi_ccg_init failed
I have been tortured by a tiny bug for a long time. Now I really hope to fix it.
They only shows when I boot/turn off my computer, although it doesn't influence anything.
when I boot my pc, it ...
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Boot screen in low graphics/text mode
My ubuntu boot screen shows up in a strange low resolution, almost text mode, instead the usual and sleek white "ubuntu" over dark background. It's not a big issue because when GDM loads everything ...
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Ubuntu 18.10: Installing nvidia drivers leads to black screen after GRUB
I upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04 to 18.10 without any errors. When I restarted, I got a black screen with a blinking cursor (couldn't type anything) right after GRUB. Pressing Ctrl-Alt-F2 got me to a ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 Nvidia Drivers, black screen loop?
Alrighty, so I have had to deal with a similar problem all throughout using Ubuntu with Nvidia. But with the new 17.10 update I have been getting a new recently discussed bug which results with my ...
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Ubuntu 15.04 flashes log-in screen then black
A few weeks ago, I built a desktop and installed Ubuntu 15.04 and have been battling with it ever since. There seems to be an issue with the compatibility of the NVIDIA drivers and Ubuntu.
(After ...
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Boot problem (14.04 + GRUB + swap + NVIDIA)
When I start my laptop, it takes as much as 7 tries to get past the place where the swap gets mounted. If anyone is looking over my shoulder then it becomes 15 tries! My laptop is a Lenovo W520 with ...
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How can I install Nvidia drivers on Ubuntu 18.04 with secure boot?
Yesterday, I tried to upgrade my version of Ubuntu from 17.10* to 18.04 LTS. The update has been achieved correctly except for some elements.
One of these elements is the installation of Nvidia ...
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NMI watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#2 stuck for 23s! [nvidia-smi:566]
I installed Xubuntu xfce 16.04, everything was fine, the boot time was about 10 sec, but I could not play games. Then I installed nvidia drivers (I have GTX950, and monitor 2560x1080), it would only ...
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Extremely long boot after installing Nvidia drivers
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 and after some time (I guess this started to happen after I updated Nvidia drivers) my computers began to boot very slowly. I tried to deactivate some unneeded services but it ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 boots to black screen with flashing cursor
This is a recent installation which appeared to be working just fine. While sorting out some teething troubles with ESP-IDF I got a warning about some update failure - no details - and then nothing ...
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