How to Fix Ubuntu Linux Freezing on Boot

[@vijeethvp6337]

Bless your soul man, I had almost started to cry that my installation is not working. You saved my day

[@itsfoss]

Happy to help, Vijeeth. Do subscribe for more Linux videos.

[@manishreddy4509]

Failed to start load/save screen backlight brightness of backlight:acpi_video0 can someone help me to overcome this

[@muhammadnouman6382]

@@itsfoss sir my system background is black and all the files icons are not shown and also files are not opening even my terminal are not working.kindly sir help me and tell me solution.

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

@@itsfoss How to get that first picture when you say "first things first you need to be able to log in into your system". I can't get that, I don't know how to get that to appear

[@itsfoss]

@@smrtfasizmu6161 You mean the grub screen? Press and hold shift key at the boot time.

[@user-tt7nc5oh1j]

Even when I add "nomodeset" to the 2nd last line (Linux line), my computer still freezes at boot at the Ubuntu screen. How can I fix this problem?

[@ismaelkramer2212]

Same thing

[@marvelgamer8213]

same thing

[@johnasgonzales4503]

Mine freezes before, it just stays black...

[@geoffschaller7892]

Try booting into recovery mode, clicking resume and okay. If it boots then, following the instructions in the video and restart

[@ahmedsamr7464]

try this edit this to Grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="dis_ucode_ldr quiet splash"

[@DPSAX95]

Sadly i don't get the login screen just black.

[@xditor23]

Yaah me too 😢

[@09modu]

Me too 😿😿

[@lokeshmahant1061]

After writing nomodeset it doesn't show login screen It shows built in shell please tell me

[@moh030-7]

Same

[@_maximus]

After ctrl+x it keeps going back to the black screen again. What should I do!

[@moh030-7]

same

[@Ongo_Go]

Yes 😢

[@johngeorge4188]

What about the linux 20.04 i dont see that option when pressing E i dont see linux option at all

[@Bokan96]

Short on-point tutorial. You provided ALL information needed and nothing irrelevant. Worked for me, thank you!

[@itsfoss]

Glad you found it useful, Bo. If you haven't already, please do subscribe :)

[@Bokan96]

Sure, it's the least i can do.

[@SouthKnife]

I just upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04, freezing boot screen. Then I follow your steps on video. No Additional driver were listed. So I just reboot the system. And, voila!! It back to normal behavior.. 😅 My big thanks to you, man.

[@itsfoss]

Happy to have helped, Ibnu. Please do subscribe :)

[@siromuzi78]

Good stuff man, after upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, I had troubles when rebooting. Thanks a bunch

[@itsfoss]

Great to hear! Please do subscribe to our channel Sir Omuzi, if you haven't already

[@marvelgamer8213]

After saving nomodeset my computer froze And it is not recovering

[@moulidwayne5694]

Same problem bro

[@carsonwoodford2234]

Absolute lifesaver. Thanks so much, my system works perfectly now.

[@itsfoss]

Happy to be of help, Carson. Do subscribe for more Ubuntu and Linux content :)

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

Brightness on the comouter is stuck to highest. Computer does work but the brightness is fucked up.

[@sachinwalunjakar8854]

Thanks for making this video. Your solution works, but by setting nomodeset, cause 1. unable to control brightness 2. low fps (lagging) If you have any solution, please please reply.

[@fotografm]

Thank you for your great tips. Adding "nomodeset" allowed my Ubuntu 20.04 to boot but unfortunately disabled the Intel graphics driver, reverting to lvmpipe which made graphics very slow.

[@manishreddy4509]

Failed to start load/save screen backlight brightness of backlight:acpi_video0 can someone help me to overcome this

[@younesmohssen8158]

Does it make your computer slow only on ubuntu or windows as well?

[@fotografm]

@@younesmohssen8158 Winwhat ?

[@fotografm]

@@younesmohssen8158 I dont have windoze on my computer !

[@libassediop4764]

Hi friend. Well I did what you said but afterreboot the laptop freezes on a white svreen full of strange characters like square parentesis slashes dots commas and curl brackets but no letters or numbers. Please What can I do to fix it?

[@itsfoss]

Revert the changes and then install the proprietary drivers.

[@libassediop4764]

Actually I cannot logon anore Atleast before this video I had a five minute long Ubuntu splash screen. Now itzhowz whitepahe forever. Is there maybe anotjer seg of commands to fix it all or should consider rein s tallingg a new Ubuntu? In that caze will it reciver my data for later backup?

[@libassediop4764]

@@itsfoss Hi friend! Don't worry, ignore latest reply. Problem is solved for now BTW, when R U uploading next vdeo?

[@LoneWolfMacFox]

Yes , i was shocked and i thought i screwed up my pc😂😂 You saved me dude Thanks a lot😁🤘

[@itsfoss]

That's great! I am glad we could help. Don't forget to subscribe :)

[@LoneWolfMacFox]

@@itsfoss For Sure😄

[@baddest2378]

for real

[@prysp]

I don't understand, why do many companies don't provide support and drivers for Linux.

[@Prakhar_Choubey]

For those who *don't see menu* with Ubuntu and advanced options, reboot the system and press ESC while you're on your system's boot logo. For example if I have a laptop of hp, then I'll press ESC as soon as I see hp logo. That should show you the boot options

[@itsfoss]

Thanks for the tip, Prakhar :)

[@shofwannur4718]

this is an underrated video. many thanks from me

[@itsfoss]

Glad you found it helpful. Do subscribe for more :)

[@Mc.GRonald]

I insert the 'nomode set' , but nothing happen. Plus, my command line is short and I dont have the last line like in 0:36

[@kinneyman1627]

It takes me to this black screen with lots of writing that ends with (initramfs) _

[@stylishinnocent5478]

I can't resolve my mistake after first step Linux restart and again same thing nothing happened with nomodeset

[@markusdevs4773]

Same happened to me

[@kulbhushandhongade382]

After I press Control x it's showing error platform MSFT0101:00:failed to claim resource 1 :

[@mattkim4289]

Just going through and liking what I have seen, when I make use of these fixes/installs/etc I'll be sure to comment the outcome and more than likely thanks for the well described videos that make it so easy a cave man could do it. 😊

[@itsfoss]

That's great :)

[@imtiyajalam4549]

In my Ubuntu os when i start my laptop it will show /dev/sda1: recovering jaurnal /dev/sda1:clean, *******/******* files, ******/****** blocks and after that only blink the screen. How to solve this problem please help me I'm stuck ???

[@kkfung2000]

Yes, I had this loading problem on my Compaq laptop after upgrading to Ubuntu 19, but it only happened randomly. When Ubuntu hanged during booting, I just powered the notebook off, then restart and it went through ok.

[@itsfoss]

Maybe now you have a fix for it :)

[@girisenthil9357]

But for me when the loading finished it is showing "unable to configure, disabling". please tell me the solution

[@kyriakosmak]

It works but now I can’t control my brightness....

[@abdulhaseeb1224]

did anyone find any solution of it?

[@gokulkrishna7169]

Me too....plz give a solution....its uncomfort....

[@abdulhaseeb1224]

@@gokulkrishna7169 i was going through this problem but after some days i again edit my grub file and make it look again like it lookds previously and then save the file and restart my pc and the both the problem brightness and booting problem solved but i do this after almost 5 days of solving my booting problen by editing the grub file

[@_GHOST_18]

Same issue

[@psujith9300]

I was trying to change the lock screen wallpaper by changing the ubuntu CSS file. Now it's not showing the lock screen and blacking out Can you please help

[@Seilor_12]

tried it 3 times yesterday worked out this morning, amazing video

[@itsfoss]

Glad that it worked for you :)

[@ridamnibjia]

Thanks a lot man, it helped! Keep posting more amazing content.

[@itsfoss]

Thanks for the support, I sure try to do as much as i can! I am sure you must have subscribed, so Happy New Year :)

[@durgamrajender9118]

Still it is black sreen ... not solved my problem.. iam using lenova laptop

[@lightsight]

same issue using old lenovo desktop...

[@lightsight]

xubuntu 18.04 "Bionic Beaver" oh boy...

[@Praxss]

I never face issue with AMD and Intel... But my pc have gtx1060 it always give problem....then pop os comes in....🔥

[@MsRainingDays]

Funny you say that, because I've been trying to downgrade with my nvidia driver trying to get OpenCL to work and it bricked my pop os install( log in fail, black screen, no recover)👌 Ubuntu+Nvidia+OpenCL=💩

[@NagRecords]

Not working... Mine in still stucked with ubuntu logo and purple ke screen. Just upgraded from 18 to 19 and facing this

[@peuimporte9]

acpi=off for msi gaming computers

[@paidimarryprithvirakshaksh8153]

where is this option?

[@dictatorvj5570]

No....plz help.... When the installation completed for linux os it started to booing..... but it is not booting.... when i start my laptop it is with a underscore blinking cursor nothing happened online blinking... plz say the solution

[@abdulhaidari4319]

An A+ from me, thanks dude you saved my life

[@itsfoss]

Always happy to help :)

[@davidpetersonharvey]

I spent literally hours. I thought this nomodeset issue was a thing of the past until I bought this new laptop. Thank you so much! I spent hours and was getting frantic!

[@itsfoss]

You are welcome :)

[@xxxxneoxxxx]

The first one worked perfectly! I had this problem many times before and had to reinstall. Thanks to you, I can now keep on working. Awesome, man! Now, there's a thing... When I log into the system, it looks a bit different. Like the resolution changed. I went to the system config but I can't modify these settings. Help!

[@abhishekrathod4713]

the same problem for me also man Have you found any solution?

[@adityapandey109]

Go to appearance text the turn on anti aliasing

[@adityapandey109]

If you have problems with the display then go to settings display change resolution to what you want

[@Echoesofplayofficial]

Hey bro I have a pentium 4 pc with a lord electronics motherboard. In that when i install any linux operationg system the installation menu freeze and in some black screen occur with a cursor.

[@brutalcurse3973]

Hey man, Thank you so much! I used the first method and it worked instantly for me. God Bless you.

[@itsfoss]

Glad you found it useful, Julio. If you haven't already, please do subscribe :)

[@rakr2635]

Add nomodeset and press Ctrl x but no response, still freezing screen,

[@AkaObbies]

RIP club penguin

[@sidtrip_]

Disney be like “wtf”

[@tpasi2020UG]

Yes I had this issue on my dell XPS 15. I stopped using using Ubuntu for awhile until I found the nomodeset command. Ubuntu and I are back together again. Great video!

[@itsfoss]

Good job on getting back with Ubuntu Linux :)

[@Khichdi_Vlog5]

Today only I upgraded by ubuntu 22 into ubuntu 24. After everything is completed booting could not be done. Same thing happened as demonstrated in the video. Kindly help me. I have RTX 4060 Ti nvidia driver in my system (dual mode)

[@darnoldie]

I'm presently attempting to get Linux Mint to boot on a new PC build. The only thing I can load is the compatibility mode. Upon restart it flashed a small block of text very quickly. Then the monitor says "no display". I've tested the distro on an older computer and it loaded fine. An internet search produces your recommended cure. It doesn't work for my installation. Ubuntu and Zorin won't install either. I'll go through your video again to make sure I didn't miss something. Thanks.

[@jodddd2273]

After adding no mode set, log in window doesn't open it shows: can't request region for resource PLEASE HELP🙏🙏

[@ionuttamasan5335]

All my respect. Fixed the problem. You're a genius.

[@itsfoss]

Just trying to share what I learned while fixing my own system :)

[@luhputriadnyani2375]

I followed your steps, but it does not continue to the login screen. the full messages appear in my screen and the last line is: [OK] started GNOME Display Manager. Dispatcher service ... I'm waiting for one hour and nothing happened after this

[@taskr36]

I'm trying to boot from a USB to install Linux and having this problem. Unfortunately, pressing 'e' does nothing. Do you have any other suggestions? Pressing 'e' only seems to work on computers that aren't having trouble booting in the first place.

[@shivamchandel3922]

my screen isn't freezing but after loading, something goes wrong with the display and i see a pixelated screen followed by a black window where you initiate the linux download

[@gahbilahenry8962]

I can’t still have my Ubuntu update from 18 lts to 20 lts as I was asked to upgrade. Everything went smoothly but when it had to restart, the usual Ubuntu which would start running won’t even pop but be white, then white and stay still . I’ve got images and I don’t wanna lose my data on my drive. Please help me?

[@kanchanmeena831]

Your video is very precise but I am not getting the login screen exactly like yours one. On my screen Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS kanu tty2 kanu login: Getting above two lines. Now what should I write over here. After writing something in login, it shows password. Please help me out. I couldn't share a picture otherwise It would have become easy for me.

[@TiagrajI]

Why wasn't this fixed in the builds? This is so annoying. I was ready to reformat

[@itsfoss]

I know, right :(

[@PeoTechLk]

Still not working bro.1st method is working but I wanna also update my nvidia drivers.It doesn't work please help me ( Nvidia GTX 550 Ti) 😭💔

[@itsfoss]

Change the Nvidia drivers once you are in the system. Go and check in Additional Driver.

[@1uamrit]

Installed Zorin OS, my screen freezes at the boot screen. Pressing E or any key doesn't work as the computer is already frozen. Help needed please

[@greatplays99]

Now my laptop is stuck on the loading screen during boot from live usb again. The only difference is the loading animations keeps going (before it stopped as well).

[@learntocode6980]

I was getting flickers , black bars all over screen along with screen freeze. This video fixed it . Thanks.

[@itsfoss]

Awesome. Enjoy it :)

[@soorajpaul5478]

It boots,but how to get graphics driver works after this grub edit?i cannt adjust brightness etc,seems graphic driver is not working after the grub update

[@surendrasinghchaudhary6625]

Bro today I opened my laptop and it was showing gnu grub version 2.04 and there are 4 options..1.ubuntu 2. Advanced options for ubuntu 3. System set up 4. Restore ubuntu 16.04 to factory state...I don't know which option to choose from ..I don't want to lose my data...this interface appeared first time in 3 years since I bought laptop with pre-installed ubuntu.

[@wesleyhurd3574]

I was getting errors when editing the configuration in gedit. I used nano editor and everything worked fine. Thanks for the help.

[@vandyav9871]

I'm using Dell Precision M4500 with i7 core.. only thing is I was using only ubuntu as OS and now when it got booted the screen is still black even after nomodeset. So kindly help me.

[@fahaduddin2666]

I am dual booting Ubuntu with windows. The first time I install Ubuntu on my system it worked just just fine. The moment I restarted my pc it took me to the Grub loader and I select Ubuntu, it progress and gets stuck while showing me my motherboard logo. I tried your Solution but it didn’t work either. I have a Ryzen 7 and asus motherboard x570. Not sure where am I going wrong.

[@bonniemunene5163]

If you have external monitors. You other monitor may stop working. So you have to revert changes if you don't want that.

[@LMAO-lp9yi]

Im trying to boot normaly so i can play games with my friends. When i boot its stuck on the lenovo logo. I did what you did and it work but what you did is botting while disableling graphic driver. So i cant play games so is there a way of booting without disableling graphic driver?

[@itsfoss]

Well... if you are successful in booting at least once, you may try installing the proprietary drivers.

[@LMAO-lp9yi]

@@itsfoss how can i do that?

[@saiswarooppadarti4491]

I am using hp pavilion gaming laptop. I tried dual boot with ubuntu 18.04. screen started freezing. Typing nomodeset worked for me, but it changed my screen resolution. I am not able to change it and wifi is also not recognising networks.

[@realitysoul7444]

My Linux gets stuck after I login. It just shows an empty desktop with the lynux logo. But no apps show there's nothing I can select it's just an empty desktop with the Linux logo. any help would be great I don't know what to do. I reinstalled and just keep stopping at this empty desktop. Then if I hit return it just takes me to a blank empty purple desktop. The Linux desktop transitions up and offer the page when I hit return and it reveals a purple desktop with nothing on it.

[@iraqiroyalvids]

First method works well, but the second method when I change the driver and apply changes, it returns to the driver from x server. So I cannot change the driver. What do you think the problem is?

[@rubenesda]

I had the same problem but the Ubuntu initialized After of add the nomodeset only that you have to wait around +1 minute After of the message "unable to bind the codec" next the Ubuntu started. I installed yesterday the Ubuntu 19.04 I have this difficult. Why is it happen?

[@GarimellaProduction]

Hello, I followed the no mode set and after rebooting my computer is getting frozen on /dev/sda5:clean. I updated the grub. Before doing this I did go into the Nvidia panel and change xorama to 1 from 0 . i’d there a way to fix this ?

[@pratikvats4502]

Thanks bro im able to restart but permanent fix is not working in dell. Can you please suggest.

[@itsfoss]

Did you try installing the proprietary drivers?

[@pratikvats4502]

Yeah i tried it worked once then again when i started another day it stopped. Im with 18.4 pre-installed version only.

[@biotubeinfo]

Namaste, unable to bind the codec, an error I got after the step ctrl +x, the system can reach the login page but, the cursor and keyboard are frozen. The nomedset does not work. Thanks !

[@dr.sandeepsinghsheoran9396]

I have updated ubuntu 20.04 and I am getting a black screen always. I have applied the above solution but still getting the same black screen. I have hp laptop with i3 and Radeon graphics card. The issue is not solved in my laptop. Plz suggest another solution.

[@Blackoutfor10days]

I'm getting something like [14.1] I/O error sector

[@PankajSaini-ki4su]

Can you please help me fix the " Kernel panic-not syncing: No working init found. Try passing init=option to kernel"? Thankyou

[@hyscript7]

My os is stuck on the purple screen forever. Not even splashscreen. Please help.

[@miratechsolutions5777]

Me too

[@itsfoss]

Do you reach the grub screen?

[@anmolkumar7943]

@@itsfoss how to reach the grub screen?

[@itsfoss]

@@anmolkumar7943 Press Shift while it boots to reach grub

[@ffork7803]

help me. i already try this in my computer but now the brightness control is not working. what should i do?

[@lucasaimaretto3725]

This works partially. After I've added the 'nomodest' to grub, yes, my laptop boots nicely, but I'm now having problems with the external HDMI monitor. I've read some posts where it is suggested to remove the 'nomodeset' which allows the external HDMI monitor but brings back again the boot problem ... any other idea??

[@sunnyheheheh9401]

nomodeset fixes my black screen after grub boot option selection problem also but it doesn't allow me to change brightness and fixes it to 100% ; it also breaks the brightness fn keys and they don't work what shall I do to fix it , also using nomodeset helps me to boot with secureboot enabled ,

[@kshekar123]

dear abhishek i am getting message as you need to load the kernel first . i am unable to load Ubuntu 18 or go to grub rescue command . please guide me . i am not having windows in my laptop

[@anandash3959]

Hi.. adding the nomodeset worked. But after this I can't change my brightness and can't play any video.

[@gianniscks]

So i am running elementary os and since yesterday when i am at the login screen my keyboard and mouse(inbuilt-keyboard and trackpad too) are not working and after 30 seconds or so the blinking line at the password box freezes and nothing happens. Any tips?

[@PisauraXTX]

Thank you. This solution worked for me. But now every time I shut down my laptop. I get a message saying "Unable to bind the Codec" and I either have to wait a while or press enter before it shuts down. Is there any way to fix this?

[@eanoo0050]

after entering nomodoset my system is low graphics and difficult to load programs

[@TheGorillafoot]

same here.

[@shoaibshaikh4574]

same issue, 2 method tried and in that additional drivers doesn't show, what to do now

[@mohamedalkhyat3284]

The Same thing

[@savysaurabh7509]

Man this works. This really works. After 6 times of complete Linux installation, 2 different versions in that, uninstalling grub more than that, tried every other thing in recovery mode and playing around for 2 days I couldn't do it. But this works. Thanks a lot bro. Can't thank you enough.

[@itsfoss]

I am happy to see you happily using Linux. Enjoy :)

[@TrinityRed]

I've got the same problem with Ubuntu 24.04 after installation. If I use the mouse, everything get frozen and I have no idea how to fix it ;((.

[@itsfoss]

Did you try changing the graphics driver or disabling it?

[@malabanu5013]

Not working on zorin OS, i had also visited your website for more info but doesn't work for zorin OS

[@samson.maganga]

After changing the GNU mode and updating as in option 1; after restart I get error [ 87.112643] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: HSW/BDW HD-audio HDMI/DP requires binding with gfx driver

[@raja.1994]

After set nomodeset, and restart my system. It will stop the message "Started GNOME Display Manager"

[@sayyad__md]

I faced a similar issue while my system got stuck after booting . Got a dialogue saying "System policy prevents modification of network settings for all users" . keyboard and trackpad was frozen ...... I searched a lot tried different things ........ Finally it got resolved by using an external mouse 😊.... I cancelled the dialogue and logged in successfully 🎉

[@itsfoss]

Glad you managed to solve it :)

[@suttle_writeups]

Hey bro i have a linux distro and somehow that partition is corrupt and i wont able to load grub and wont able to access bios and bootmenu. It stucks on lenovo logo and after black screen .how to solve it

[@ajaygupta1878]

I am facing the same issue but it's still not booting after doing this. It's still freezed. Please help

[@vidhyabs8318]

Even after trying nomodeset it still freezes while booting & displays unable to bind codec

[@omkarvaigankar2540]

My laptop is still stuck.. says filesystem checks in progress... I waited for 10 mins and then pressed ctrl + c then there was a black screen.. I am using ASUS ROG STRIX gcore Please help

[@jdleanne]

I also could not install any of those proprietary drivers. Is it because my graphic card is not from Nvidia? I have Intel Corp UHD Graphics 620. Any helps appreciated...hard to work on the safe mode all times

[@vishant4904]

I was installing 19.04 but it didn't install properly and my pc get shut down and when i start again it is showing blank screen any solution?

[@ednorth2301]

Was genuinely on the point of giving up! As a complete noob this nearly felled me at the first hurdle!!!! Cannot thankyou enough!

[@itsfoss]

Glad you found it useful, Ed. Please do subscribe, if you haven't already :)

[@joybiswas6819]

Hi, facing same issue. Tried nomodeset but it is still not loading.please help

[@Peckingbird]

Had a similar problem after upgrading to Kubuntu 19.04 - the system would boot into a black screen (past the Kubuntu logo). Pressing ctrl + alt + f2 to Switch to a terminal screen, then loging in & installing the latest proprietary Nvidia driver solved the issue. Sucks that it required a proprietary driver. But I thought I'd post this in case anyone else was having this issue.

[@itsfoss]

I mentioned the proprietary driver method. Actually, I recommended the grub change method to avoid the use of proprietary driver.

[@viddeshk8020]

I worked fine. For my screen freezes while seeing Ubuntu loading screen. But, The fronts and text is extra large. How to resolve the his issue?

[@itsfoss]

You could either go for scaling changes in display settings or you could try using the suitable graphics drivers.

[@viddeshk8020]

@@itsfoss Thanks for the reply. How to set the graphic driver? Could you please help me with steps or video?

[@swapnilkankrale2154]

Can you help me pls. The ubuntu screen is flickering during booting . It says failed to start cgroup management daemon .

[@rudragolakoti4575]

@it's Foos Linux blog, Hi, I have tried this and it didn't resolve my issue. I want to give you more information of how I ended up freezing ubuntu. I have updated os from 18.06 to 20.04. Upon finishing with updating, few of the packages are not updated. I was updating each package individually. Having trouble in updating couple of packages (didn't remember those package names) as per my readings on ask ubuntu and stackoveflow in order to update those packages I have to remove some of the existing packages. Post which I have to update desktop to get those packages and reboot to complete the updation. I got stuck here, please help me out I have tried everything under the sun, but I was not able to fix the frozen ubuntu. Please show me some solution....