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After installation, black screen.

NarakuITA

Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:15:53 am

Hi, I need help. I downloaded Zorin OS Lite to install it on my laptop, Acer Aspire 3100 with Windows XP installed. I wanted to try to install windows 7 starter, but unfortunately this operating system, even if light, on my PC has slow problems and locks easily if you start more than 2 applications simultaneously. So I decided to install Zorin OS Lite to continue using my old laptop. Once the installation DVD was created, I started installing Zorin OS Lite, permanently deleting windows. The file deletion and installation took place without problems, however, once the installation process was finished, with subsequent restart of the PC, Zorin OS Lite does not seem to work. Once the PC has restarted, or switched off and on, your operating system does not start, the screen remains black, with no signs of errors or messages. I tried to reinstall Zorin OS Lite 2 times, but the problem persists. Why?? What should I do? Thank you very much I await news.

NarakuITA

Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:44:03 pm

I forgot; If I start the operating system from DVD, without installing it, it starts. I don't understand why instead if installed it won't start!

Technical specifications:
Acer Aspire 3100
Moble AMD Sempron 3400+ processor (1.8GHz 256KB L2 cache)
ATI Radeon Xpress 1100
80GB HDD
512MB DDR2 (which I extended up to 1GB)

Aravisian

Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:21:51 pm

NarakuITA, when you boot up,
Could you please hold the Left Shift key down the moment you see your motherboard splash screen. Keep holding it until you see a new Options screen appear. Does your Zorin Recovery option screen appear when you do that?

NarakuITA

Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:11:23 pm

Aravisian wrote:NarakuITA, when you boot up,
Could you please hold the Left Shift key down the moment you see your motherboard splash screen. Keep holding it until you see a new Options screen appear. Does your Zorin Recovery option screen appear when you do that?

No! I do not accept it! After three times I install it, now it works! I do not understand! Now I want to understand why !!!! XD ^ _ ^

NarakuITA

Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:56:21 pm

A question? How do I install the Wi-Fi network ???
And so I automatically detect home wireless?

Aravisian

Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:00:50 pm

NarakuITA wrote:
Aravisian wrote:NarakuITA, when you boot up,
Could you please hold the Left Shift key down the moment you see your motherboard splash screen. Keep holding it until you see a new Options screen appear. Does your Zorin Recovery option screen appear when you do that?

No! I do not accept it! After three times I install it, now it works! I do not understand! Now I want to understand why !!!! XD ^ _ ^

Sometimes the computer must run a bot after installation to configure everything.
Maybe it just needed some time.

NarakuITA wrote:A question? How do I install the Wi-Fi network ???
And so I automatically detect home wireless?

On Zorin 12.4, it should install already configured.
If no luck, please try the instructions here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-h ... ct.html.en

NarakuITA

Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:05:13 pm

That guide is useful if I have Wi-Fi, but if I go to "Network Connections" I only see Ethernet!
Isn't it that you didn't install the drivers for my wi-fi?

Aravisian

Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:28:50 pm

NarakuITA wrote:That guide is useful if I have Wi-Fi, but if I go to "Network Connections" I only see Ethernet!
Isn't it that you didn't install the drivers for my wi-fi?

If you can connect (Wired) to the net with that computer,
Can you open a terminal and enter in
Code:
sudo apt-get update

Code:
sudo apt-get upgrade

then
Code:
sudo apt install linux-generic-hwe-16.04


If you cannot connect that computer to the internet, please visit each of these and download the packages:
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo ... _amd64.deb
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo ... _amd64.deb
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo ... _amd64.deb
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo ... .1_all.deb
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo ... _amd64.deb
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo ... _amd64.deb
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo ... _amd64.deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/ ... .1_all.deb
Save each to a portable drive, connect that to your computer. Open a terminal in the folder in which you transfer them to that computer and enter
Code:
sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Reboot, then
Code:
sudo apt-get install linux-generic-hwe-16.04

NarakuITA

Sat Aug 31, 2019 11:02:22 pm

I connected the laptop with the cable. I ran the first part you asked for. Apparently the operation was successful.
I rebooted the system.
The wi-fi is still not visible.
Try running the second part, downloading the files individually.

NarakuITA

Sat Aug 31, 2019 11:04:30 pm

There is a problem, many files cannot be downloaded .....

NarakuITA

Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:52:00 am

Look, I found a forum where they said to write these commands on the terminal:

sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source

sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

sudo modprobe b43

Problem solved, now I have wi-fi!

Aravisian

Sun Sep 01, 2019 5:28:18 am

Great. I think mine was OutDated.;) Thanks for posting the solution.

Swarfendor437

Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:38:53 pm

There is also another useful utility for wireless:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13176#p57802