You may encounter a blank screen after boot in ubuntu. This will be due to some update of certain packages.
Follow these steps to correct the problem.
1. Select recovery mode from the boot menu.
2. Select login as root from the menu in recovery mode.
3. Type this at the prompt
# sudo apt-get remove xorg-driver-fglrx
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg4. Exit
# exit5. Now select Resume normal boot from the menu.
Every thing should be OK by now.
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Wow, l have tried many websites to solve this. This appears to have rid my blank screen on startup. Cheers.
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that's work for me!! thanks! save my life, ha!
At last someone knows the answer!
Did not work for me….
Thanks you really saved me
It works, but just for the session. When I quit and reboot, I get the black screen again.Any tip?Thans, Alph
It worked beautifully… but I don't understand what I just did?!?
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I GOT THE MESSAGE : COULDN'T FIND PACKAGE XORD-DRIVER-FGLRX . Please someone help thanks
This did not work for me!I selected Recovery Mode but was unable to log in as root! After selecting recovery mode, these messages was displayed on the screen:Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:- Boot args (Cat /proc/cmdline) – check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough) – check root=(did the system wait for the right device)-Missing modules (Cat /proc/modules; lo /dev)ALERT! /dev/disk/by-uuid8874485b-afa6-4ec7-bfef-b45b0d8c6dad does not exist. Droppingto a shell!Busy Box v1.13.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.13.3-1Ubuntu7) built-in shell (ash)Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
I just updated to Intrepid a few days ago and had been downloading a bunch of video conversion and editing programs when this happened to me. Startup, but just a blank screen, no login. Ubuntu forums were no help, but a bit of Googling uncovered this post. IT WORKED – Thanks so much. In fact, I'm posting this from my laptop right now. Much appreciated.
ahhhhh…. thanks ever so much! This has been such a LONG and frustrating journey. I wish I could have found your site sooner!
Updating an old laptop a coworker gave me. 9.04 to 9.10 update went to blank screen. I googled "Kubuntu 9.10 blank display". 3rd entry was to this page and the exact fix. Thanks.
xorg-driver-fglrx package not installed so not removed.I still have the same problem plz help me
Same here, package not installed, still have the issue aswell.
Great. It worked
Initially didn't work, probably due to a mistake I must've made following your instructions in recovery mode. I restarted pc & entered boot setup, f12 for me, selected the "C: drive", which is the only way I knew of to get ubuntu to boot properly. Opened "root terminal", typed both commands as you said, & it worked perfectly, I've been struggling with this one since last year, thanks a lot!!!!