Thursday, October 10, 2019

live usb - Ubuntu 13.10 bootable USB shows black screen with blinking cursor only



I used this Universal USB Installer and ubuntu-13.10-desktop-i386.iso (MD5 verified)



http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/



But all I get is black screen with cursor blinking after BIOS's init texts. Yes, I've enabled boot from USB in BIOS.



Also used Ultra ISO to create a bootable USB for Ubuntu. I get some "Syslinux ..." message and nothing more.




My specs are:




  • Intel dual core E5200 overclocked to 4.16 GHz

  • Gigabyte EP45-DS3L

  • Asus GTX660 video card

  • 2 Hard drives and

  • DDR2 800 MHz 4 GB




Windows XP, 7, 8.1, Kubuntu 9 x86(doesn't work any more) are all installed on this computer on different drives. Kubuntu probably stopped working after I changed video card from ATI to Nvidia.



I can boot from an old Kubuntu 9 x86 Live DVD.



How do I make it to work? Should I start dancing with buben?



I've downloaded the 32 bit version of Linux Mint and it worked. Used Universal USB Installer to create bootable USB. I guess every 32 bit version of Linux will work


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