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grigoryvp
Asked: 2012-04-27 09:34:46 +0800 CST

How can I avoid the black screen on boot with GMA500 graphics?

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Ubuntu 12.04 was released today, but it still can't boot normally with GMA500 graphics :(. It's a black screen and i need to go into text mode via Ctrl-Alt-F1 and restart desktop manager via "sudo service lightdm restart".

Is it any way to avoid this restarts every time OS boots?

gma500 12.04

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Yes, you should add 'console=tty1' to grub options.

    To do that, run gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub find the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="", and change it to:

    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="console=tty1"

    Lastly, update grub with sudo update-grub.

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  2. The added line didn't work for me. Here's what did (from: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsVideoCardsPoulsboAlternatives)...

    Getting 1366x768 resolution

    Create file /etc/grub.d/01_915resolution with lines

    echo insmod 915resolution echo 915resolution 58 1366 768 32 and execute:

    chmod +x /etc/grub.d/01_915resolution In file /etc/default/grub, assign value 1366x768x32 to variables GRUB_GFXMODE and GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX:

    GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768x32 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1366x768x32

    Execute:

    sudo update-grub reboot, now you have 1366x768 resolution.

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    I already had that resolution, but with the added commands above I can now see the screen too.

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