Loki Booting to black screen

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  1. ikwaner

    ikwaner Thread Starter
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    Hi all,

    I keep booting into a black screen, ever since installing nvidia-304 it has been acting up this way. If I didn't install it, it would cause the computer to keep logging me out every time I tried logging in.

    The second time I tried installing it, I did it without the command line, but now every time I boot it would get to a black screen and nothing else. Not even the login screen appears.

    I've tried using help from a thread like this to get through but to no avail:
    - nomodeset

    My computer is running:
    - used to be windows 7
    - amd 64 x2
    - 4GB of ram
    - nvidia-304 graphic card

    Any help would be great...
     
  2. Hassan Monzavi

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    Same problem here. After Nvidia update:
    1- Instead of graphic screen with elementary logo system boots in a verbose text mood. 2- At the end when xwindows starts, sceen just flickers. 3- Can't even open a non graphic terminal. Say Ctrl Alt f1 shows a login promt but soon after screen flickers again.

    Please help:
    1- How do I login to a terminal? (Maybe ssh?)
    3- How do I modify the run level? To allow me fix xwidowes.

    Is there any other suggestion?

    Thx
     
    #2 Hassan Monzavi, Jul 4, 2018
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  3. andresgl

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    Hi,

    How can I launch the terminal in the starting? I am on mac.

    Thanks,
     

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