[01:06] <n-iCe> hi
[01:43] <mrr> hello
[02:18] <tsimonq2> heya
[16:03] <jack4> hi guys, I have installed lubuntu 18.10 to an old laptop, but when I boot it shows a white screen and the mouse cursor can move on it but nothing else appears on screen, how to solve this?
[16:03] <jack4> I can start lubuntu from dvd
[16:03] <jack4> but not without dvd
[16:05] <n-iCe> hi jack4
[16:05] <jack4> hi n-ICe
[16:05] <n-iCe> can't you use a usb?
[16:05] <jack4> I use a usb but the white screen appears
[16:05] <jack4> I use a dvd and it boots
[16:06] <n-iCe> Weird.
[16:06] <n-iCe> How did you make the usb bootable?
[16:07] <jack4> I downloaded the iso file and with rufus I wrote it to usb and to a dvd
[16:07] <jack4> I boot with dvd
[16:08] <jack4> if I don t have the dvd the white screen with a cursor appears
[16:08] <jack4> if I have dvd it boots
[16:09] <jack4> is there any way to download something to repair my installed version?
[16:10] <jack4> can I boot with dvd and install latest kernel? I couldnt install because it says read only mode
[16:11] <jack4> I could not install a kernel
[16:18] <jack4> n-ICe I am not very experienced
[16:19] <jack4> I think somehting is wrong with screen settings maybe or maybe a linux kernel is old
[16:19] <jack4> but if the cursor is moving means there must be a fix
[16:20] <apt-ghetto> Do you see the Grub boot menu?
[16:21] <jack4> no nothing
[16:21] <jack4> I dont see anything
[16:21] <jack4> it shows a white screen
[16:21] <jack4> and a mouse cursor I can move
[16:21] <apt-ghetto> Press ESC or the SHIFT key after power on your machine
[16:22] <apt-ghetto> When you see the boot entries, press the key "E" and then you can edit the options
[16:22] <apt-ghetto> Look for the words "quiet splash" and replace them with "nomodeset"
[16:23] <apt-ghetto> Then boot (I think with CTRL+X or F10)
[16:23] <jack4> okI will try this
[16:29] <jack4> apt-ghetto should I use nomodeset after booting my machine from hard-drive?
[16:30] <apt-ghetto> When you power on, you should see the Grub menu after a few seconds, and your installed Ubuntu should be selected
[16:31] <apt-ghetto> Press the key "E" and edit the boot options
[16:31] <apt-ghetto> After that the installed Lubuntu will start and maybe you can log in
[16:33] <jack4> I think that grub menu does not appear
[16:33] <apt-ghetto> That is possible, if you don't have a dual boot
[16:33] <apt-ghetto> So you should press repeatedly the ESC key or SHIFT and the Grub menu should appear
[16:34] <apt-ghetto> But you have to do it from the beginning, before your installed Lubuntu starts
[16:37] <apt-ghetto> The Grub menu looks like => https://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1353953772.png
[16:39] <jack4> yes I have single boot and grub not starts
[16:40] <apt-ghetto> If Grub does not start, no operating system is loaded and you will not see a mouse cursor
[16:41] <apt-ghetto> If you see a mouse cursor, the boot loader has started the operating system and part of the graphical user interface
[16:41] <apt-ghetto> But let's take another approach
[16:41] <apt-ghetto> Start your installed system and when you see the cursor
[16:42] <apt-ghetto> and then press CTRL+ALT+F4
[16:42] <apt-ghetto> You should see a text based login screen
[16:57] <jack4> ok
[16:58] <apt-ghetto> No login with your credentials
[16:58] <apt-ghetto> Now login with your credentials
[16:59] <apt-ghetto> The password is not shown, not even as "****", so type it in and ENTER
[16:59] <n-iCe> sorry, was working
[17:00] <n-iCe> Did you solve it?
[17:00] <jack4> ok I will try this later
[17:00] <jack4> I will go to that pc
[17:00] <jack4> I just keep notes
[17:01] <apt-ghetto> When you are logged in, update your system with `sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade`
[17:03] <jack4> ok I will try it