How to Fix Ubuntu Linux Freezing on Boot
Ubuntu won’t boot because it freezes on the login screen? This is a common issue with the open source video drivers and Ubuntu just hangs at the purple screen. This video demonstrates how to fix the Ubuntu freezing at boot time problem.
Detailed text tutorial can be found here: https://itsfoss.com/fix-ubuntu-freezing/
Steps are:
Edit grub to add nomodeset at the end of the line starting with linux
Once you are logged in, make the changes permanent. You need to edit the grub files. Here are the commands:
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
Change line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash” to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash nomodeset”
Save and update grub:
sudo update-grub2
After restart, your problem should go away.
Do let me know in the comment section if you manage to fix Ubuntu freezing at boot issue.
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