Re: Black Screen on First Boot

From	Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Black Screen on First Boot
Date	2016-12-15 03:00 +0100
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On 12/14/2016 06:34 AM, debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org wrote:
>> No quiet or splash in /boot/grub/grub.cfg but you give me an idea: is
>> there a way to copy /etc/default/grub to a memory stick, edit it on
>> another machine, then write it back? There is no mount command in the
>> grub set.
>
> Until you know what if any grub configuration changes are required,
> editing is premature. Editing on the fly at boot time is how one
> troubleshoots grub-related troubles.
>
Not sure what "editing on the fly at boot time" means. Please elaborate.

Anyhoo, is this a grub problem or an install problem? The display works 
during boot to the point where the grub menu comes up. It's afterward 
that it goes black - when the GNOME screen should appear.

  - Dan

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Re: Black Screen on First Boot Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2016-12-15 03:00 +0100
  Re: Black Screen on First Boot Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-12-15 11:10 +0100

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