Not booting properly (messages not displaying correctly)
I have installed Trisquel 7.0. It has worked properly (apart from some problems with the resolution) up until now.
However, when I cannot reboot now. I get stuck with a illegible screen as attached.
What I do then is insert my USB drive with a bootable Trisquel GNU/Linux in it and choose the option Check for errors in the system (I don't remember the exact wording).
Once it has done his business I reboot and here is the problem: sometimes the problem persists and sometimes I can boot normally into my system.
I have boot-repaired the system (as recommended somewhere in this forum) by following the procedure outlined here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
The paste-bin is here:
http://paste2.org/yXb7YV4t
What bothers me the most is not been able to reproduce my own problem.
I attach the result of lscpi -vmmnn.
It seems that once the screen is turned off my computer shutsdown.
¿Any ideas?
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| trisquelBootScreen.jpg | 1.71 MB |
| vmmnn.txt | 1.68 KB |
My apologies in advance, I'm just a hobbyist and not a professional. I tinker with systems. I wonder if any of these things might help you:
In the past, when I've gotten similar strange issues I opened up the computer, removed the RAM / data cables / power connectors, used a leaf blower to blow out all the dust, and then replaced the processor-heat sink thermal paste (usually because the hand-me-down systems I often get hadn't had it done in ages).
If werent aren't any leaking capacitors http://www.capacitorlab.com/visible-failures/ I then re-inserted the RAM, reconnected the cables / connectors, changed the CMOS battery if it was old (just for its own sake), and rebooted to see if there were still any disk controller or graphic subsystem issues. If so, I dealt with them accordingly.
For me, on old systems (mine are all 2003-2011 era), this solved a lot of problems. How old is your system? Is it possible your HDD has issues / requires replacement? Are there components installed (desktop) that are no longer needed (i.e. analog phone modem) that you can remove to simplify the configuration / lessen the load on the power supply?
On one system (that I call Frankenstein) that my brother-in-law gave me, the hard / floppy / dual optical drives were all bad. I wasn't sure about the controller, and I didn't feel like looking for compatible replacements...so after doing all the above, I just put the OS on 1 USB flash drive and loaded 7 other flash drives with media. I use it as a stand-alone media player, given that I have 5 other machines that are networked.
Good luck and keep us posted on your progress!
The machine is a Dell Inspiron 14-3452. I bought it September 2015. I would be very surprised if the problem consisted of something hardware, but I will try it. Thanks Fenderbassist!
Oh I see, you have a modern laptop, not old desktops like I have.
Have you considered just reformatting and doing a fresh install again? That also has "fixed" weird issues for me when an install stopped working properly.
I wonder if using the mini desktop environment would be better for you, if for some reason the graphic subsystem doesn't like the GNOME 3 derivative the "standard" version uses?
Do you now if you get stuck at GRUB or after it (when the Linux kernel boots)? In the latter case, reinstalling GRUB is useless.
Once "stuck", can you log into a text session after typing Ctrl+Alt+F2 (what would indicate a sole graphical issue)?
If you cannot, have you tested your RAM with "memtest86+" (that can be launched from the initial menu of some GNU/Linux live systems)?
No, I cannot log into a text session after typing Ctrl+Alt+F2.
Right now, I get stuck if I reboot. But I can boot correctly if I boot a second time.
I am going to have to live with it, I guess.
You should test your RAM: https://trisquel.info/forum/need-uninstall-trisquel#comment-104296
Performed the memory test for 20 hours. No errors. The problem persists.
I am a translator!
> I bought it September 2015
Which kernel are you using there? Your machine is pretty new and you should install the latest libre kernel packaged by jxself and try and see if it solves it ->
https://jxself.org/linux-libre/
Thanks SuperTramp83, that worked. One caveat is that I have to autoremove and purge the other kernel, otherwise the system was unbearable slow. I was surprise it was not noted on jxself procedure. I would like to contact him about that, but I do not know how to send him an email, with so much encryption in between.
I am a translator!
I'm glad it worked for you. Jxself browses regularly this forum, I think he'll see your comment. You can find him on IRC btw.
That seems very strange. Having two kernels installed at once should make no difference to the computer's speed. Only one is ever running, so all that happens is some extra disk space gets used.