[Wiltshire] Re Internet

Mon Dec 3 13:22:34 UTC 2018

Hi David how do I get to do anything with a black screen? I'm sure you're
right and that it is trying to boot from the hard disk but being a bit of a
novice so I'm not sure how to handle it. Thank you, Mike

On Mon, 3 Dec 2018, 13:15 David Goldsbrough via Wiltshire <
wiltshire at mailman.lug.org.uk wrote:

> At the risk of stating the obvious, after the crash when booting you do
> ensure you are booting from the USB and that the machine is not attempting
> to boot from the hardrive only?
> Also, although it would normally be OK ensure the BIOS is set in legacy
> mode rather than UEFI.
>
> DaveG
>
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>> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 12:38:04 +0000
>> From: Mike Lennard <mike.lennard876 at gmail.com>
>> To: wiltshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> Subject: [Wiltshire] Internet
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>> Hi,
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>>   I started to load Ubuntu on an HP Pro 3130 with an empty hard disk and
>> reached a point where I needed to click to continue but the machine
>> froze and I couldn't progress. I waited for some time and, eventually, I
>> switched the pc off. Now, I just get a black screen, whether I have the
>> ubuntu stick inserted or not. Can you help?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Mike.
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>> Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2018 13:53:05 +0000
>> From: Ben <BenAtNofixedAbode at lineone.net>
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>> Subject: Re: [Wiltshire] Internet
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>> > I started to load Ubuntu on an HP Pro 3130
>>         with an empty hard disk > and reached a point where I needed to
>>         click to continue but the machine > froze and I couldn't progress.
>>         I waited for some time and, eventually, > I switched the pc off.
>>         Now, I just get a black screen, whether I have> the ubuntu stick
>>         inserted or not. Can you help?
>>     Not ideal, what version of Ubuntu? Try one or more of the following
>> 1. Just try again sometimes things go wrong2. Sounds like you using an
>> image on a USB stick, try burning a CD/DVD and installing from that, I've
>> tended to find install from CD more reliable than install from USB3. Try
>> downloading and installing using the Alternate Installer, if your Ubuntu
>> version has one.
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>> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 15:58:20 +0000
>> From: Mike Lennard <mike.lennard876 at gmail.com>
>> To: Ben via Wiltshire <wiltshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> Subject: Re: [Wiltshire] Internet
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>> Yes, Ben, I have tried several times but still with a blank screen, so
>> nothing is available to do anything. I bought the pre-loaded stick from
>> the Linux shop!
>>
>> I have just downloaded from the web to a disc, so I am trying that.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike.
>>
>> On 02/12/2018 13:53, Ben via Wiltshire wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > > I started to load Ubuntu on an HP Pro 3130 with an empty hard disk
>> > > and reached a point where I needed to click to continue but the
>> machine
>> > > froze and I couldn't progress. I waited for some time and, eventually,
>> > > I switched the pc off. Now, I just get a black screen, whether I have
>> > > the ubuntu stick inserted or not. Can you help?
>> > Not ideal, what version of Ubuntu? Try one or more of the following
>> >
>> > 1. Just try again sometimes things go wrong
>> > 2. Sounds like you using an image on a USB stick, try burning a CD/DVD
>> > and installing from that, I've tended to find install from CD more
>> > reliable than install from USB
>> > 3. Try downloading and installing using the Alternate Installer, if
>> > your Ubuntu version has one.
>> >
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>> Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 11:55:33 +0000
>> From: David Fletcher <dave at thefletchers.net>
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>> Subject: Re: [Wiltshire] Internet
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>> On Sun, 2018-12-02 at 15:58 +0000, Mike Lennard via Wiltshire wrote:
>> > Yes, Ben, I have tried several times but still with a blank screen,
>> > so nothing is available to do anything. I bought the pre-loaded stick
>> > from the Linux shop!
>> > I have just downloaded from the web to a disc, so I am trying that.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Mike.
>>
>> I recently set up 32-bit Mint/XFCE for a friend to rejuvenate an old
>> Toshiba netbook that had XP on it. I found that only the startup disk
>> creator on my very similar but newer Toshiba netbook
>> Linux Mint 18 MATE 64-bit
>> worked for me. The older version I have on my desktop didn't work for
>> me.
>>
>> Part of the reason I use Mint is that the adduser utility has the
>> --encrypt-home option included which original Ubuntu didn't, last time
>> I looked. I use this on my laptop.
>>
>> If you are downloading a DVD image, you need to be aware that to burn
>> it you need to look through the burner software menus and find the
>> "Burn Image" option. If you do it in the usual way it simply won't
>> work.
>>
>> Dave
>>
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