cullster
May 19th, 2013, 01:13 PM
Hi there,
I started my computer up yesterday and this problem occurred, after the BIOS logo screen I just get a black screen with a flashing '|'. I have looked around to see what the problem may be, and a lot of threads state it is usually graphics problems with proprietary drivers that can make this happen. However, I have had Ubuntu installed and have been using everyday for almost a year. What may have caused this is when I tried to update my graphics driver, when I was prompted by Steam, although I just got an error message and the driver didn't appear to update. I am unsure how to resolve this issue as the solutions I have come across seem to only apply to people who are booting Ubuntu for the first time, or are having similar problems with a live cd. Furthermore, there appears to be no way to get into the OS to maybe do an update, some solutions suggest pressing shift on boot to get GRUB up, and then edit the GRUB splash screen, though pressing shift does not work. Any help or indication to what may have caused this problem and how I can resolve it would be much appreciated,
Thanks
I started my computer up yesterday and this problem occurred, after the BIOS logo screen I just get a black screen with a flashing '|'. I have looked around to see what the problem may be, and a lot of threads state it is usually graphics problems with proprietary drivers that can make this happen. However, I have had Ubuntu installed and have been using everyday for almost a year. What may have caused this is when I tried to update my graphics driver, when I was prompted by Steam, although I just got an error message and the driver didn't appear to update. I am unsure how to resolve this issue as the solutions I have come across seem to only apply to people who are booting Ubuntu for the first time, or are having similar problems with a live cd. Furthermore, there appears to be no way to get into the OS to maybe do an update, some solutions suggest pressing shift on boot to get GRUB up, and then edit the GRUB splash screen, though pressing shift does not work. Any help or indication to what may have caused this problem and how I can resolve it would be much appreciated,
Thanks