Ubuntu from USB boots, but no response
**Edit
After playing around, I've realized I have about 4 seconds after it boots to do thing like clicking the down arrow and trying to open firefox, but then everything including the mouse freezes after the four seconds.
Let's start with I'm new and know nothing about Linux. Running on a Dell Inspiron 15 7559 with Windows 10. 800GB of free space on HD, 13GB free on USB. Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1
I followed the tutorial above, Rufus and everything, and everything seemed to work. Boot from USB. Chose the just try it option instead of install. I guess it loaded correctly, looks like a standard orange desktop with some apps or whatnot on the left side and a clock in the middle on top. Mouse will move, but that is all I can do.
Clicking anywhere does nothing, left or right. No keys do anything. Tried a few desktop shortcuts, Alt-F1 and Alt-F2, and nothing. The clock shows the time it loaded, but doesn't update, even 3 hours later. Tried different USB slots, no change. Formatted USB again and used Rufus to put the ISO back on the USB, no change. Oh, and if there is supposed to be a welcome screen, I don't have one.
Any hints about what to do?
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**Edit
After playing around, I've realized I have about 4 seconds after it boots to do thing like clicking the down arrow and trying to open firefox, but then everything including the mouse freezes after the four seconds.
Let's start with I'm new and know nothing about Linux. Running on a Dell Inspiron 15 7559 with Windows 10. 800GB of free space on HD, 13GB free on USB. Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1
I followed the tutorial above, Rufus and everything, and everything seemed to work. Boot from USB. Chose the just try it option instead of install. I guess it loaded correctly, looks like a standard orange desktop with some apps or whatnot on the left side and a clock in the middle on top. Mouse will move, but that is all I can do.
Clicking anywhere does nothing, left or right. No keys do anything. Tried a few desktop shortcuts, Alt-F1 and Alt-F2, and nothing. The clock shows the time it loaded, but doesn't update, even 3 hours later. Tried different USB slots, no change. Formatted USB again and used Rufus to put the ISO back on the USB, no change. Oh, and if there is supposed to be a welcome screen, I don't have one.
Any hints about what to do?
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Boot withnomodeset.
– Pilot6
3 hours ago
I would suggest verifying the ISO write was valid. During boot you get a person-in-circle & keyboard, hit a key (eg. space) quickly when you see this and a menu appears. You can then select verify-install-media (or wording like that) and verify your write-to-thumb-drive worked. It takes seconds, but saves hours & hours of diagnostics time (chasing down problems because a write failed)
– guiverc
2 hours ago
Ok, I never saw a keyboard unless you mean Ubuntu with the logo and 5 dots below changing white to red? I tried tapping space the whole time and tried holding it the whole time to no avail.
– senilking
2 hours ago
I will try nomodeset? once I have time to sit down and find out what that is.
– senilking
2 hours ago
Edited the original, but it seems that I can do things for about 4 seconds after boot.
– senilking
2 hours ago
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**Edit
After playing around, I've realized I have about 4 seconds after it boots to do thing like clicking the down arrow and trying to open firefox, but then everything including the mouse freezes after the four seconds.
Let's start with I'm new and know nothing about Linux. Running on a Dell Inspiron 15 7559 with Windows 10. 800GB of free space on HD, 13GB free on USB. Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1
I followed the tutorial above, Rufus and everything, and everything seemed to work. Boot from USB. Chose the just try it option instead of install. I guess it loaded correctly, looks like a standard orange desktop with some apps or whatnot on the left side and a clock in the middle on top. Mouse will move, but that is all I can do.
Clicking anywhere does nothing, left or right. No keys do anything. Tried a few desktop shortcuts, Alt-F1 and Alt-F2, and nothing. The clock shows the time it loaded, but doesn't update, even 3 hours later. Tried different USB slots, no change. Formatted USB again and used Rufus to put the ISO back on the USB, no change. Oh, and if there is supposed to be a welcome screen, I don't have one.
Any hints about what to do?
usb
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**Edit
After playing around, I've realized I have about 4 seconds after it boots to do thing like clicking the down arrow and trying to open firefox, but then everything including the mouse freezes after the four seconds.
Let's start with I'm new and know nothing about Linux. Running on a Dell Inspiron 15 7559 with Windows 10. 800GB of free space on HD, 13GB free on USB. Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1
I followed the tutorial above, Rufus and everything, and everything seemed to work. Boot from USB. Chose the just try it option instead of install. I guess it loaded correctly, looks like a standard orange desktop with some apps or whatnot on the left side and a clock in the middle on top. Mouse will move, but that is all I can do.
Clicking anywhere does nothing, left or right. No keys do anything. Tried a few desktop shortcuts, Alt-F1 and Alt-F2, and nothing. The clock shows the time it loaded, but doesn't update, even 3 hours later. Tried different USB slots, no change. Formatted USB again and used Rufus to put the ISO back on the USB, no change. Oh, and if there is supposed to be a welcome screen, I don't have one.
Any hints about what to do?
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Boot withnomodeset.
– Pilot6
3 hours ago
I would suggest verifying the ISO write was valid. During boot you get a person-in-circle & keyboard, hit a key (eg. space) quickly when you see this and a menu appears. You can then select verify-install-media (or wording like that) and verify your write-to-thumb-drive worked. It takes seconds, but saves hours & hours of diagnostics time (chasing down problems because a write failed)
– guiverc
2 hours ago
Ok, I never saw a keyboard unless you mean Ubuntu with the logo and 5 dots below changing white to red? I tried tapping space the whole time and tried holding it the whole time to no avail.
– senilking
2 hours ago
I will try nomodeset? once I have time to sit down and find out what that is.
– senilking
2 hours ago
Edited the original, but it seems that I can do things for about 4 seconds after boot.
– senilking
2 hours ago
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Boot withnomodeset.
– Pilot6
3 hours ago
I would suggest verifying the ISO write was valid. During boot you get a person-in-circle & keyboard, hit a key (eg. space) quickly when you see this and a menu appears. You can then select verify-install-media (or wording like that) and verify your write-to-thumb-drive worked. It takes seconds, but saves hours & hours of diagnostics time (chasing down problems because a write failed)
– guiverc
2 hours ago
Ok, I never saw a keyboard unless you mean Ubuntu with the logo and 5 dots below changing white to red? I tried tapping space the whole time and tried holding it the whole time to no avail.
– senilking
2 hours ago
I will try nomodeset? once I have time to sit down and find out what that is.
– senilking
2 hours ago
Edited the original, but it seems that I can do things for about 4 seconds after boot.
– senilking
2 hours ago
Boot with
nomodeset.– Pilot6
3 hours ago
Boot with
nomodeset.– Pilot6
3 hours ago
I would suggest verifying the ISO write was valid. During boot you get a person-in-circle & keyboard, hit a key (eg. space) quickly when you see this and a menu appears. You can then select verify-install-media (or wording like that) and verify your write-to-thumb-drive worked. It takes seconds, but saves hours & hours of diagnostics time (chasing down problems because a write failed)
– guiverc
2 hours ago
I would suggest verifying the ISO write was valid. During boot you get a person-in-circle & keyboard, hit a key (eg. space) quickly when you see this and a menu appears. You can then select verify-install-media (or wording like that) and verify your write-to-thumb-drive worked. It takes seconds, but saves hours & hours of diagnostics time (chasing down problems because a write failed)
– guiverc
2 hours ago
Ok, I never saw a keyboard unless you mean Ubuntu with the logo and 5 dots below changing white to red? I tried tapping space the whole time and tried holding it the whole time to no avail.
– senilking
2 hours ago
Ok, I never saw a keyboard unless you mean Ubuntu with the logo and 5 dots below changing white to red? I tried tapping space the whole time and tried holding it the whole time to no avail.
– senilking
2 hours ago
I will try nomodeset? once I have time to sit down and find out what that is.
– senilking
2 hours ago
I will try nomodeset? once I have time to sit down and find out what that is.
– senilking
2 hours ago
Edited the original, but it seems that I can do things for about 4 seconds after boot.
– senilking
2 hours ago
Edited the original, but it seems that I can do things for about 4 seconds after boot.
– senilking
2 hours ago
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nomodeset.– Pilot6
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I would suggest verifying the ISO write was valid. During boot you get a person-in-circle & keyboard, hit a key (eg. space) quickly when you see this and a menu appears. You can then select verify-install-media (or wording like that) and verify your write-to-thumb-drive worked. It takes seconds, but saves hours & hours of diagnostics time (chasing down problems because a write failed)
– guiverc
2 hours ago
Ok, I never saw a keyboard unless you mean Ubuntu with the logo and 5 dots below changing white to red? I tried tapping space the whole time and tried holding it the whole time to no avail.
– senilking
2 hours ago
I will try nomodeset? once I have time to sit down and find out what that is.
– senilking
2 hours ago
Edited the original, but it seems that I can do things for about 4 seconds after boot.
– senilking
2 hours ago