whitshade
July 23rd, 2015, 01:43 PM
I recently opted for a fresh install as my installation of Xubuntu 14.02 had gotten slow. I have been unable to run or install from Live DVDs with Xubuntu 14.02. I have been able to run some Live DVDs with other distros and versions of Xubuntu. They boot to the menu, then a flashing cursor in the upper left corner of a blank screen. This eventually just becomes a small red block like a cursor near the top of the screen. I am currently running 12.02 which booted and installed without issue. I replaced the DVD drive (IDE) with a new one (SATA) thinking that this was the issue. It was not. I still have the same problem when loading Xubuntu from DVD. I went to Ubuntu's BootFromCD (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD) Web site and realized that I could press F6 at the boot menu to access other options. Here, I turned off the splash screen and rebooted so I could see what was going on. The attached screenshot shows how far loading got before the system crashed (note the ominous red block near the upper left-hand corner).. Any input is appreciated.