[SOLVED] debian stops in middle of boot

Rita G. · 05-02-2020, 09:34 PM

debian 10 cinnamon x64

after powering on computer, debian stops boot sequence in about 15 seconds and hangs and does not continue.

does anyone know how to fix this?

frankbell · 05-02-2020, 10:14 PM

When the GRUB menu appears after POST, does it give you the option to boot into "Rescue Mode" (or something similar)?

If it does, I suggest trying that and letting us know what happens.

If the GRUB menu does not appear, also let us know.

Also, check this thread: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ne-4175613405/

Rita G. · 05-02-2020, 10:49 PM

thanks frankbell,

i booted it in 'recovery' mode, and it stopped here:

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shruggy · 05-03-2020, 03:49 AM

Could you edit the GRUB boot menu and add this kernel boot parameter:

Code:

modprobe.blacklist=nouveau

Rita G. · 05-03-2020, 10:07 AM

thank you shruggy,

Quote:

Originally Posted by shruggy

Could you edit the GRUB boot menu and add this kernel boot parameter:

Code:

modprobe.blacklist=nouveau

did not work . .
but removing “nomodeset” from that line enabled it to boot to desktop, but a popup reads
“running in software rendering mode”.
Can we fix that?

shruggy · 05-03-2020, 10:35 AM

Depends on your graphics card. E.g. see this question. Please provide the output of

Code:

lspci -nn | grep VGA

Rita G. · 05-03-2020, 11:57 AM

Code:

lspci -nn | grep VGA
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] [10de:13c2] (rev a1)

pan64 · 05-03-2020, 12:08 PM

Is this a fresh install, an upgrade or ??
Did it work before?
You may need to install the correct video driver for your card.
What kind of nouveau is installed currently?

jamison20000e · 05-03-2020, 12:24 PM

If it's not a fresh install, could use another Linux(* e.g: live) to boot it and recover data and/or make changes?

Rita G. · 05-03-2020, 01:57 PM

Ok I got fixed.
Installed nvidia 440.82 driver.
Thanks for all replies.

pan64 · 05-04-2020, 01:02 AM

That's good news. Please mark the thread solved (if it was really fixed).