[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Mint 17.1 Install Weirdness

[Stephen Davidson]

On 07/03/2015 12:45 AM, Christopher Cox wrote:
> On 07/02/2015 12:42 PM, Stephen Davidson wrote:
>> Task: Upgrade from Linux Mint 13 to Linux Mint 17.1.
>>
>> Target System: HP Pavillion zv5000 Laptop
>>
>> Live Boot -- boots up no problem and gives you a fully functional Live
>> Desktop.
>>
>> Install -- appears to work correctly w/o errors.
>>
>> Reboot after install:  Hang, no errors, messages, or anything else.
>> Just a cursor flashing in the upper left corner.
>>
>> Any ideas on where to look?  Or should I bring this to the LIP?
>>
> No grub menu even?  If so, I'd recommend adding nomodeset to your
> kernel boot line.
>
> Sounds like you don't even get that though.... not sure.  Going to
> guess that maybe it attempted an efi boot install and things didn't go
> quite right (?).
>
> Are there more primitive options at install time that you could try?
>
Don't know enough to try other options.  Do know that this system does
NOT support EFI or UEFI, so if the boot loader is trying that, it would
fail.  And you are correct that I don't get far enough to try anything
command line.  The LiveDVD is working, that's how I get the install to
start -- just not sure what's going on "under the covers" that's not
working.

I can happily meet up with somebody anywhere in the DFW area if somebody
want's to go "hands on".

Regards,
Steve