Black Screen after Hard Disk Install and "startx"

[liquid]

Worked for clearing up my issue with the Intel HD Graphics, thanks for the tip!

[tmacuk]

EDIT: I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT...

as above change just the nomodeset so the line reads

text splash i915.modeset=1 vga=791

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I am having exactly the same problem here as well. I am running Intel HD Graphics and to be more specific my lspci reads:

Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)

I have tried all of the above to no avail what so ever!

Anybody know of anything else to try?

[bluemeda]

maybe this
try to change

vga=791

to

vga=792

on your

/boot/grub/grub.cfg

[twisterdavemd]

I'm having the same issue with an Asus U50F laptop, with Intel integrated graphics. When I get some time later today, I'll try the workarounds.

[secman]

EDIT: I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT...

as above change just the nomodeset so the line reads

text splash i915.modeset=1 vga=791

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I am having exactly the same problem here as well. I am running Intel HD Graphics and to be more specific my lspci reads:

Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)

I have tried all of the above to no avail what so ever!

Anybody know of anything else to try?

I can also support the claim that i915.modeset=1 solves the problem.

[twisterdavemd]

The fix works for the Asus U50F - many thanks!

[Reamer]

What is the permanent fix for this? Editing my kernel on startup fixes it but editing the file /etc/default/grub doesn't. It's edited right now and if I restart without editing the kernel on boot then the X window will crash. I looked at the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file but it said not to edit it because it is generated from /etc/grub.d and /etc/default/grub. I just need to know exactly what file I need to edit in order to make this stick. Thank you.

[sleepdead]

The i915.modeset=1 did it! For both KDE and GNOME x64!

Core i3 processor

Thank you!

[Techi]

I have the same problem and have been trying things since the release and searching the web.

I have an HP DM4-1160US with Intel HD Graphics and a 14" wxga LED. I've tried the i915.modeset=1 and it doesn't help. Also tried changing the VGA= value because my display has a 1366X768 native resolution.

But I had no problem when I booted up on the DVD. The problem was after the install.

I also tried deleting the files mentioned in another thread in this forum that's said to be the cause for the blank screen issue but that didn't help.

I just bought this laptop on Sunday so I'm thinking about returning it and trying to find a different one.

[xNeroX]

i had the same problem in that i could boot to backtrack as normal, however as soon as i would try to startx the screen would go black and the caps lock light would flash.

After adding i915.modeset=1 to the grub loader i now get the exact opposite problem: graphical mode works but text mode doesn't!

After grub the screen goes black straight away - however there is no kernel panic so i log in and startx as per normal (albeit without seeing what i'm typing) and then up pops gnome and everything's fine.

This is acceptable for me

I might add that im using intel HD graphics built into my i3 and also have NVIDIA Optimus GT 420 M Graphics Chipset and this combination has proved to be nothing but a royal pain in the ass