error: no suitable mode found

[kris_a]

Hello,

I just had this problem with an old pc with Intel 815 graphics.

I tried all the above suggestions but they didn't work for me, I managed to get around it by editing my grub config to switch off the graphical boot and go back to text. Log in and open a terminal then run the following:

sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

This will open the grub config for editing. Uncomment (delete the # from) the line shown below:

#GRUB_TERMINAL=console

should become:

GRUB_TERMINAL=console

I also changed it so the menu always shows, but that is personal preference:

GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0

changed to:

#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0

After this save the file and close gedit then run the following in the terminal:

sudo update-grub

Worked for me so long as you don't want fancy graphics while the PC loads...

If you want to change it back just redo the changes and run the update-grub command again.

Kris.

[Noisehag]

Thank you so much Kris! I only did the GRUB_TERMINAL=console part and the error messages are gone. Nice work!

[Moorbilt]

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[dwilson0767]

this worked to perfection to me. thanks for posting.

[retmotor]

Kris, helpful post -- thanks.