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    Cool No GUI when attempting boot from [usb]LiveCD

    I am attempting to install Ubuntu 12.04 on this HP Mini, and hitting snag after snag. I currently have a dualboot of M$ 7 Starter and Ubuntu 10.04. I attempted to update from 10.04 to 12.04 via the Update Manager, but I *believe* the power cable came disconnected during the update process, and now I can't install anything on the Ubuntu side. Attempting to run Update Manager gives me this window:
    Code:
    Not all updates can be installed
    Run a partial upgrade, to install as many updates as possible.
    This can be caused by:
    *A previous upgrade which didn't complete
    *Problems with some of the installed software
    *Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu
    *Normal changes of a pre-release version of Ubuntu
    /Partial Upgrade/ /Close/
    Partial crashes out every time I try it. So I tried the LiveCD route with a USB drive (this netbook has no disc drives). Attempting to boot from it gets me just a black screen with a tiny grey rectangle in the bottom left corner. The ESC key from this screen leads me to a centered Win3.1-esque dialog window with no text, and two unmarked buttons. I have no idea what these buttons do, so I attempted to tab to neither.

    Oh, here's my lshw if that helps.
    Code:
    makkaros@makkaros-laptop:~$ sudo lshw
    [sudo] password for makkaros: 
    makkaros-laptop           
        description: Notebook
        product: HP Mini 110-1100
        vendor: Hewlett-Packard
        version: 0393110000201B00000300000
        serial: CNU938773J
        width: 32 bits
        capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4 smp-1.4 smp
        configuration: boot=normal chassis=notebook cpus=1 uuid=9924DBFA-89F0-CB8A-43EC-A2BF049162B5
      *-core
           description: Motherboard
           product: 308F
           vendor: Hewlett-Packard
           physical id: 0
           version: KBC Version 02.10
         *-firmware
              description: BIOS
              vendor: Hewlett-Packard
              physical id: 0
              version: 308F0 Ver. F.17 (09/16/2009)
              size: 64KiB
              capacity: 960KiB
              capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
         *-cpu
              description: CPU
              product: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270   @ 1.60GHz
              vendor: Intel Corp.
              physical id: 4
              bus info: cpu@0
              version: 6.12.2
              serial: 0001-06C2-0000-0000-0000-0000
              slot: CPU 1
              size: 1600MHz
              capacity: 1666MHz
              width: 32 bits
              clock: 133MHz
              capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 xtpr pdcm movbe lahf_lm pse cpufreq
              configuration: id=0
            *-cache:0
                 description: L1 cache
                 physical id: 5
                 slot: L1-Cache
                 size: 24KiB
                 capacity: 24KiB
                 capabilities: internal write-back data
            *-cache:1
                 description: L2 cache
                 physical id: 6
                 slot: L2-Cache
                 size: 512KiB
                 capacity: 512KiB
                 capabilities: internal write-back unified
            *-logicalcpu:0
                 description: Logical CPU
                 physical id: 0.1
                 width: 32 bits
                 capabilities: logical
            *-logicalcpu:1
                 description: Logical CPU
                 physical id: 0.2
                 width: 32 bits
                 capabilities: logical
         *-memory
              description: System Memory
              physical id: b
              slot: System board or motherboard
              size: 1GiB
            *-bank
                 description: DIMM SDRAM Synchronous
                 product: PartNum0
                 vendor: Manufacturer0
                 physical id: 0
                 serial: SerNum0
                 slot: DIMM0
                 size: 1GiB
                 width: 64 bits
         *-generic UNCLAIMED
              physical id: 256
              bus info: parisc@256
         *-pci
              description: Host bridge
              product: Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub
              vendor: Intel Corporation
              physical id: 100
              bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
              version: 03
              width: 32 bits
              clock: 33MHz
              configuration: driver=agpgart-intel
              resources: irq:0
            *-display:0
                 description: VGA compatible controller
                 product: Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 2
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
                 version: 03
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: msi pm bus_master cap_list rom
                 configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
                 resources: irq:16 memory:fe980000-fe9fffff ioport:dc80(size=8) memory:d0000000-dfffffff(prefetchable) memory:fe940000-fe97ffff
            *-display:1 UNCLAIMED
                 description: Display controller
                 product: Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 2.1
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
                 version: 03
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
                 configuration: latency=0
                 resources: memory:fe880000-fe8fffff
            *-multimedia
                 description: Audio device
                 product: N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 1b
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
                 version: 02
                 width: 64 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
                 configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0
                 resources: irq:16 memory:fe938000-fe93bfff
            *-pci:0
                 description: PCI bridge
                 product: N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 1c
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
                 version: 02
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm bus_master cap_list
                 configuration: driver=pcieport
                 resources: irq:24 ioport:1000(size=4096) memory:fea00000-feafffff memory:40000000-401fffff(prefetchable)
               *-network
                    description: Network controller
                    product: BCM4312 802.11b/g
                    vendor: Broadcom Corporation
                    physical id: 0
                    bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
                    version: 01
                    width: 64 bits
                    clock: 33MHz
                    capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
                    configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0
                    resources: irq:16 memory:feafc000-feafffff
            *-pci:1
                 description: PCI bridge
                 product: N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 1c.1
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1
                 version: 02
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm bus_master cap_list
                 configuration: driver=pcieport
                 resources: irq:25 ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:feb00000-febfffff memory:40200000-403fffff(prefetchable)
               *-network
                    description: Ethernet interface
                    product: Atheros AR8132 / L1c Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
                    vendor: Atheros Communications
                    physical id: 0
                    bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
                    logical name: eth0
                    version: c0
                    serial: 00:26:55:c9:11:5a
                    capacity: 100MB/s
                    width: 64 bits
                    clock: 33MHz
                    capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
                    configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=atl1c driverversion=1.0.0.1-NAPI firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair
                    resources: irq:27 memory:febc0000-febfffff ioport:ec80(size=128)
            *-usb:0
                 description: USB Controller
                 product: N10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 1d
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0
                 version: 02
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: bus_master
                 configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
                 resources: irq:23 ioport:dc00(size=32)
            *-usb:1
                 description: USB Controller
                 product: N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 1d.1
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.1
                 version: 02
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: bus_master
                 configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
                 resources: irq:19 ioport:d880(size=32)
            *-usb:2
                 description: USB Controller
                 product: N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 1d.2
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.2
                 version: 02
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: bus_master
                 configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
                 resources: irq:18 ioport:d800(size=32)
            *-usb:3
                 description: USB Controller
                 product: N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 1d.3
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.3
                 version: 02
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: bus_master
                 configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=0
                 resources: irq:16 ioport:d480(size=32)
            *-usb:4
                 description: USB Controller
                 product: N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 1d.7
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.7
                 version: 02
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: pm debug bus_master cap_list
                 configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0
                 resources: irq:23 memory:fe937c00-fe937fff
            *-pci:2
                 description: PCI bridge
                 product: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 1e
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:1e.0
                 version: e2
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: pci bus_master cap_list
            *-isa
                 description: ISA bridge
                 product: 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 1f
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
                 version: 02
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 33MHz
                 capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
                 configuration: latency=0
            *-storage
                 description: SATA controller
                 product: 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller
                 vendor: Intel Corporation
                 physical id: 1f.2
                 bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
                 logical name: scsi0
                 version: 02
                 width: 32 bits
                 clock: 66MHz
                 capabilities: storage msi pm bus_master cap_list emulated
                 configuration: driver=ahci latency=0
                 resources: irq:26 ioport:d400(size=8) ioport:d080(size=4) ioport:d000(size=8) ioport:cc80(size=4) ioport:cc00(size=16) memory:fe937800-fe937bff
               *-disk
                    description: ATA Disk
                    product: FUJITSU MJA2160B
                    vendor: Fujitsu
                    physical id: 0.0.0
                    bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
                    logical name: /dev/sda
                    version: 8919
                    serial: K94NT982DPD9
                    size: 149GiB (160GB)
                    capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                    configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=cd68444d
                  *-volume:0
                       description: Windows NTFS volume
                       physical id: 1
                       bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                       logical name: /dev/sda1
                       version: 3.1
                       serial: caeea319-f1d1-6144-be92-a784815bd948
                       size: 100GiB
                       capacity: 100GiB
                       capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
                       configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2009-08-28 14:02:32 filesystem=ntfs modified_by_chkdsk=true mounted_on_nt4=true resize_log_file=true state=dirty upgrade_on_mount=true
                  *-volume:1
                       description: Windows NTFS volume
                       physical id: 2
                       bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                       logical name: /dev/sda2
                       version: 3.1
                       serial: f6f3f450-1e93-be49-93df-910ed8212fc8
                       size: 11GiB
                       capacity: 11GiB
                       capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
                       configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2009-09-23 21:50:11 filesystem=ntfs label=RECOVERY state=clean
                  *-volume:2
                       description: Windows NTFS volume
                       physical id: 3
                       bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3
                       logical name: /dev/sda3
                       version: 3.1
                       serial: e2e8-0c8d
                       size: 192MiB
                       capacity: 201MiB
                       capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
                       configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2009-09-23 22:27:12 filesystem=ntfs label=SYSTEM state=clean
                  *-volume:3
                       description: Extended partition
                       physical id: 4
                       bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,4
                       logical name: /dev/sda4
                       size: 37GiB
                       capacity: 37GiB
                       capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
                     *-logicalvolume:0
                          description: Linux filesystem partition
                          physical id: 5
                          logical name: /dev/sda5
                          logical name: /
                          capacity: 35GiB
                          configuration: mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=1,data=ordered state=mounted
                     *-logicalvolume:1
                          description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                          physical id: 6
                          logical name: /dev/sda6
                          capacity: 1611MiB
                          capabilities: nofs
         *-scsi:0
              physical id: 1
              bus info: usb@1:2
              logical name: scsi7
              capabilities: emulated scsi-host
              configuration: driver=usb-storage
            *-disk
                 description: SCSI Disk
                 physical id: 0.0.0
                 bus info: scsi@7:0.0.0
                 logical name: /dev/sdb
         *-scsi:1
              physical id: 2
              bus info: usb@1:7
              logical name: scsi5
              capabilities: emulated scsi-host
              configuration: driver=usb-storage
            *-disk
                 description: SCSI Disk
                 product: SanDisk Cruzer
                 vendor: SanDisk
                 physical id: 0.0.0
                 bus info: scsi@5:0.0.0
                 logical name: /dev/sdc
                 version: 8.02
                 serial: u
                 size: 3835MiB (4022MB)
                 capabilities: removable
               *-medium
                    physical id: 0
                    logical name: /dev/sdc
                    size: 3835MiB (4022MB)
                    capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                    configuration: signature=000cb1cd
                  *-volume
                       description: Windows FAT volume
                       vendor: mkdosfs
                       physical id: 1
                       logical name: /dev/sdc1
                       logical name: /media/E586-5548
                       version: FAT32
                       serial: e586-5548
                       size: 3832MiB
                       capacity: 3832MiB
                       capabilities: primary bootable fat initialized
                       configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0077,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro state=mounted
      *-battery
           description: Nickel Cadmium Battery
           product: Nikon Ultra Plus
           vendor: Nikon Battery
           physical id: 1
           version: 08/11/97
           serial: NI00123
           slot: Front side of System
      *-network
           description: Wireless interface
           physical id: 2
           logical name: wlan0
           serial: 0c:60:76:1f:a2:f1
           capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
           configuration: broadcast=yes ip=192.168.0.18 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
    makkaros@makkaros-laptop:~$ ^C
    makkaros@makkaros-laptop:~$

  2. #2
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    Re: No GUI when attempting boot from [usb]LiveCD

    If you didn´t install all updates try with

    Code:
    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
    If you don´t get any result with it then

    Code:
    sudo dpkg --configure -a
    sudo apt-get -f install
    There is no greater religion than a truth.

  3. #3
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    Re: No GUI when attempting boot from [usb]LiveCD

    I also have an Intel graphics card on my notebook. Have you tried pressing F6 key and choosing "nomodeset"?
    For further information, read this post.

    You can also edit and add VGA=nomodeset (or something like that, long time since I' ve used that command), but results are the same as following steps above.

    Once you make a complete install, if you get the same thing, edit commands (hit E key) before choosing your Ubuntu 12.04 OS on Grub boot loader. You should add nomodeset on the line before the last one, if I recall well. According to this guy' s post, it should be added right after quiet splash line. After you do that, just press CTRL+X to execute modified command.

    Final step (go to terminal):
    Code:
    sudo gedit /boot/grub/grub.cfg
    And add nomodeset on that exact same line, save, exit and restart to check it worked. On next reboot, skip steps on above paragraph.

    PS: Are you going through any other situation? Because if not, this SHOULD fix it.
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