maxcorrigan

2 hours ago, Tayaout said:

I will document how to force boot into console in case there is issue with the video driver.

2 hours ago, Tayaout said:

I will document how to force boot into console in case there is issue with the video driver.

 

From the grub menu press "e" for edit mode. 

 

 

This is the default boot code:

 

 

Remove the "quiet" and add a "3" at then end of the line starting with "linux". 

 

 

Press F10 to boot. Now it should boot directly to the console. From there we can start to fix your issue. 

 

 

 

Change to the grub menu are not persistent and will revert to default on next boot. 

 

2 hours ago, Tayaout said:

I will document how to force boot into console in case there is issue with the video driver.

 

From the grub menu press "e" for edit mode. 

 

 

This is the default boot code:

 

 

Remove the "quiet" and add a "3" at then end of the line starting with "linux". 

 

 

Press F10 to boot. Now it should boot directly to the console. From there we can start to fix your issue. 

 

 

 

Change to the grub menu are not persistent and will revert to default on next boot. 

From the grub menu press "e" for edit mode. 

OK i think i got through OK

 

 

This is the default boot code:

 

 

Remove the "quiet" and add a "3" at then end of the line starting with "linux". 

 

 

Press F10 to boot. Now it should boot directly to the console. From there we can start to fix your issue. 

 

 

 

Change to the grub menu are not persistent and will revert to default on next boot. 

Ok i think i did that OK, after f10 i got this screen

It's all very well saying you have regular rubbish collections, but the important thing is where does it go, is it sorted into re-cycling good stuff, or is it as i suspect dumped on waste ground somewhere out of sight (for a while) or even worse in the sea rivers etc.?

4 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

I have already stated that I am using 'Browsec'. It's a free Google App. It costs zilch as it is free if you use UK, Singapore, Netherlands or the USA. Any other country and you can subscribe. But you don't wanna do that as to get free RWC you need to be logged on with the UK VPN. Log on using any other country and it won't work because you can only get free ITV if you live in the UK or use a UK VPN. 

So doing as I say you can be watching live RWC free at 12 noon Thai time in you home on your computer or TV by using an HMDI cable.

Watched the Japan game yesterday and had a few hitches due to buffering, if that's the word. But on the whole very good.

Dunno if I'm allowed to post this link.   https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/browsec-vpn-free-and-unli/omghfjlpggmjjaagoclmmobgdodcjboh

Me too, have been using Browsec for a couple of years easy to turn on/off and switch countries!

5 hours ago, Scott said:

A post containing personal information has been removed.   Please don't post phone numbers or emails on the open forum.  

 

OK Did'nt think!

5 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

I will send you my line contact tomorrow when I get time. 

OK Thanks, better explain how to do it as well, i have never heard of anything like this!

7 hours ago, maxcorrigan said:

I am in Sattahip Chonburi, and internet is working fine, i will try your suggestions, as i have said i am very much a noob albeit 80 yr old TIA!

Tried the cntr alt f1,2,3,4, nothing happened, if you can give me the where withall to connect with your server that would be just great, and very kind of you, presumably you just tap it into the terminal, correct? 

3 hours ago, Tayaout said:

A quick thing you can try is ctrl+alt+F1 (or F2,F3,F4). A couple seconds after the screen get blank. That should switch you to another console. If this work then you have issue with the graphic driver. If your internet is working I can give you a command to connect to my server then I can fix it from there. 

 

I am in Sattahip Chonburi, and internet is working fine, i will try your suggestions, as i have said i am very much a noob albeit 80 yr old TIA!

51 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

Try advanced option and there should be a compatibility or rescue mode. 

 

You can install Ubuntu as dual boot but it can get messy if you want to uninstall it while keeping mint. 

I must thank you for putting yourself to all this trouble to find a way out of my booting problem, where are you located by the way just out of interest, time zones mean a lot when it comes to communicating, i'm in Thailand 21.22 here at the moment! 

42 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

Try advanced option and there should be a compatibility or rescue mode. 

 

You can install Ubuntu as dual boot but it can get messy if you want to uninstall it while keeping mint. 

No there is no compatibility or rescue mode at all, only after clicking on advanced (as below" that brings up "recovery mode" then normal boot into mint, the way i'm doing it now

32 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

For the USB not booting try disabling secure boot in the security tab of your BIOS. 

 

For the black screen after boot this looks like video driver issue but hard to tell. 

 

If I was you I would simply install Ubuntu see if it fixes your issues. You can install the Linux mint desktop on Ubuntu it is called cinnamon. Linux mint is derived from Ubuntu which is derived from Debian. Debian has the option to install cinnamon directly from the installer but the distro is the least user friendly of the 3.

I've tried looking for the secure boot option and cannot seem to find it anywhere, something i've wanted to do all along, if you know how please let me know!

14 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

For the USB not booting try disabling secure boot in the security tab of your BIOS. 

 

For the black screen after boot this looks like video driver issue but hard to tell. 

 

If I was you I would simply install Ubuntu see if it fixes your issues. You can install the Linux mint desktop on Ubuntu it is called cinnamon. Linux mint is derived from Ubuntu which is derived from Debian. Debian has the option to install cinnamon directly from the installer but the distro is the least user friendly of the 3.

Referring to your post above this, pressing "tab" at the startup and after American Megatrends (or something) now goes straight to the screen below which is what i was using before, to get into mint, using "tab" cuts out the need of having to go to the boot menu select, then hit "alt" which then brings up the same option below, so have gained a little, a bit wary bout installing ubunto, as i presume it will wipe the mint i have already got which i said before took a hell of a long time to get to the position of installing! goes straight to

4 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

The Notebook PC's power-ON message appears on the screen when you turn it ON. If necessary, you

may adjust the brightness by using the hot keys. If you need to run the BIOS Setup to set or modify the

system configuration, press [F2] upon bootup to enter the BIOS Setup. If you press [Tab] during the

splash screen, standard boot information such as the BIOS version can be seen. Press [ESC] and you will

be presented with a boot menu with selections to boot from your available drives.

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/234029/Asus-F5gl.html?page=24#manual

I just went to the main boot setup menu picked removable usb drive as main clicked enter then F10 ie keep settings and exit, it hangs for about 5 seconds then goes to normal HDD boot which brings up mint emblem this lasts for about another 5 or 6 seconds then black screen!

I don't know if this tells you anything from the BIOS

2 hours ago, Tayaout said:

Are you installing on a fresh system? 

 

Check that the BIOS is not using MBR for booting instead of EFI or UEFI. You can change this in the BIOS menu when the computer boot. 

 

Your problem seems that you are missing the boot partition. It is usually done for you unless you manually partioned the partition. Boot repair are not that good. Usually to fix this you need to boot into Linux from a USB stick. Mount and chroot into the broken Linux install then reinstall grub. Unless you understand what I just said it's easier to do a fresh install. 

I have done some of the things you suggest update grub etc. and update everything else as far as i know!

24 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

If you can enter the BIOS menu then you can boot from USB. Usually there is also a boot menu that can be accessed directly. 

 

What is the laptop model? 

Asus X59SL series

3 hours ago, Stocky said:

Gaah! Mod needs to edit that post and delete the duplicate images.

 

When you installed Mint you did a clean install and had Mint wipe the drive and install as the only OS?

Yes after dban!

8 minutes ago, Stocky said:

+1 

Thanks for your replies, trouble is trying to boot from a USB is not that easy it does not respond quickly have to keep trying over and over again many times before it suddenly opens, usually it goes straight to HDD which also does'nt start DVD does'nt seem to work at all!

As i said previously at the moment i can only start by going to BOOT >HDD >ENTER >ALT >ADVANCED >RECOVERY >START LINUX MINT 

On 9/9/2019 at 9:07 AM, Tayaout said:

Maybe you should install Ubuntu Desktop (more user friendly).

 

If you like the look and feels of Cinnamon (default Linux mint windows manager) you can still install it on ubuntu: https://itsfoss.com/install-cinnamon-on-ubuntu/

 

When you login on your device you can then choose which Windows manager you want and can install as many as you want. Here is a list: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-linux-desktop-environments/

 

My guess is you have an old laptop with a Nvidia graphic card. They were a common source of problem on older systems. 

Been away for a couple of weeks, I am quite happy with mint 19.2 so far better than i thought i would be, other than the booting that is, which i have to do at the moment via boot sequence then alt. etc. after switching on pc, The graphics according to a label on the laptop read ATI RADEON HD 3470 BTW. I have tried boot repair app. a couple of times the results are seen below, so if i can get help in simpleton terms to alter the partition i will be very happy, sorry for crappy pix but i'm not PC minded enough to post otherwise   PS everything seems to be in triplicate, sorry for that!

below, so if anyone can help in simpleton terms how to alter the partition setup might make a difference in the booting problem

On 9/7/2019 at 6:33 PM, madmen said:

That place is not where you go to unless you are into grannies begging for lady drinks

Yep, grab a granny night we used to call it in the UK, Halcyon days!

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

That his phone ? Or his brain fell out through his ear ?

No, i think his brain came out last time he did a dump!

On 9/7/2019 at 7:26 PM, wgdanson said:

How do you know which is the best browser for 'the task in hand' please.

For me as i have mentioned before my UK bank will not work in chrome or firefox so use opera facebook pictures don't all show in opera so use either firefox or chrome as others have said have a few browsers at hand!

12 hours ago, Tayaout said:

If the OS has installed but you lose the graphic then you will need to boot in console mode. From there you can install proprietary graphic drivers. You could also try another windows manager that doesnt use composition by default.

As an update i got it going again and set about installing on my PC, this is the second time i have tried, the install gets as far as the last part "restarting", then seems to get stuck, last night i left it on this restarting part and 3 hrs later it was still there, so turned off and am now running a dban (2nd time) to clear the junk that has happened with my two partly installed efforts so far!

31 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

Depending on your hardware you might want to install proprietary graphic driver. It will give you proper video acceleration and longer battery life. 

 

Open a console and type: "lspci -k". Post the output here and we could help you optimize your installation. 

 

The reason mint graphical interface sometimes fail to boot is because cinnamon uses composition. 

Ok i'll try when i get it going again seems to have reverted to the old way again i spoke too soon!

26 minutes ago, maxcorrigan said:

OK Just did that, and Mint loaded up OK got the page with three icons, install mint, Home page which opened up with various icons etc. so fault must lie in my other laptop!

OK Got it, tapped enter on the screen with the five dots (mentioned) and one of the options that came up was compatibility a whole load of text scrolled up and that was it, got mint!

Thanks for your help!

14 minutes ago, maxcorrigan said:

Yes OK i'll give it a go, would prove that it might be the machine, will get back!

OK Just did that, and Mint loaded up OK got the page with three icons, install mint, Home page which opened up with various icons etc. so fault must lie in my other laptop!