Installation • Re: Can't get login screen after upgrading to Debian12

I know how how to get to the above menu, but what do I do once I get there? When I highlight either choice and hit E I get list of nonsensical phrases, but none that begin with "grub..." as mentioned previously.

Sorry, I shouldn't be advising from memory alone. It turns out, that is when editing grub from a fully booted system.

I just tested with a spare and that screen with the 'nonsensical phrases' is correct. You want to go to the line beginning with:
and ending with:
With the cursor placed just after "quiet", append a space and "nomodeset" (without the quotation marks). Then press F10.

It should start with software video mode and no GPU acceleration, just for testing purposes. Don't worry, the change is not permanent and won't be present the next time you boot.

Can I boot into a terminal and remove and reinstall lightdm? I've found posts online about that solving the problem I have.

It would be possible to chroot from a live USB to make such changes, but before resorting to that, please consider trying CwF and I's suggestions.

Statistics: Posted by Uptorn — 2024-08-31 02:53

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