Bootup freezes at 'Checking Battery State'

[Nick_C]

Install problem with 12.04LTS, bootup freezes at 'Checking Battery State'.

I can still get to other tty terminals to do stuff but what do I do to solve this?



Not solved despite [SOLVED] in thread prefix, can't see how to edit this back to [Ubuntu]?

[bogan]

Hi!, Nick-C,

A hang-up after 'Checking Battery State [OK]' is usually a sign of Video card problems.

Please Post output of:

 /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test --print

Though I suggest you do it in a new Thread as well, and Post a link in this one, with an explanatory note.

You could also ask a Moderator to fix it.

Chao!, bogan.

[plucky]

Not solved despite [SOLVED] in thread prefix, can't see how to edit this back to [Ubuntu]?

Have a look in [Thread Tools] at top of page and mark as [Unsolved]

Good luck

[Nick_C]

Have a look in [Thread Tools] at top of page and mark as [Unsolved]

Good luck

Thanks plucky, now marked as unsolved.

[Nick_C]

Hi!, Nick-C,

A hang-up after 'Checking Battery State [OK]' is usually a sign of Video card problems.

Please Post output of:

 /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test --print

Though I suggest you do it in a new Thread as well, and Post a link in this one, with an explanatory note.

You could also ask a Moderator to fix it.

Chao!, bogan.

Unfortunately directory /usr/lib/nux does not exist.

[Nick_C]

I have now removed any nVidia drivers which I had previously installed with nVidia-current. It now gets one line further before freezing:
Stopping System V runlevel compatibility

[bogan]

Hi!, Nick_C,

You Posted:

Unfortunately directory /usr/lib/nux does not exist.

Are you sure??

Edit: Typo??

What version Linux are you using ?? Post ' uname -r'

In that case Please Post:

 lspci -nnk | grep -i VGA

&

 echo $DESKTOP_SESSION

&

sudo hwinfo --gfxcard

If you do not have 'hwinfo' ,. first run:

sudo apt-get install hwinfo

Chao!, bogan.

[bogan]

Hi! again, Nick_C,

I Googled the unity test script and found it is part of a package called 'nux-tools', which should come as part of ubuntu 10.10 upwards.

I tried to install it in 10.04 LTS and it could not be found in the ppa's of that version, though in 12.04 LTS it is listed in both Ubuntu Software Canter and Synaptic Package Manager, as well as being available from a terminal if you have 12.04, with:

sudo apt-get install nux-tools

If the code I suggested: 'echo $DESKTOP_SESSION' returns a blank line, try entering either

sudo service lightdm start # if you have 11.10 or later, 'gdm' intead of 'lightdm' if earlier,
# OR:
sudo startx

and report what, if anything happens.

You may have to enter 'Ctrl+Alt+F2-F6' and log-in again, or 'Ctrl+Alt+F7' to check the graphics.

If that gets nowhere, try rebooting to a tty terminal and entering

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

Chao!, bogan.

[captainron042]

Hi!, Nick-C,

A hang-up after 'Checking Battery State [OK]' is usually a sign of Video card problems.

Please Post output of:

 /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test --print

Chao!, bogan.

Hello, I'm having the same issue as OP. I've searched high and low for an answer that would fix it, but other's posts either haven't been answered or doesn't fix my situation.
This command returned "Error: unable to open display"

[captainron042]

Hi! again, Nick_C,


If that gets nowhere, try rebooting to a tty terminal and entering

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

Chao!, bogan.

I tried this as well, and after a bunch of coding stuff, says E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution)

typing

sudo apt-get -f install

returned:
"dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 27509 package 'xmind':
blank line in value of field 'Description'
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)"