I have a new thinkpad edge e525 (which should work) and wanted to try ubuntu (first linux experience).
With the ubuntu desktop-cd I had a blackscreen before installation, I could fix that with nomodeset. After the installation, when rebooting I got the black screen again.
First I see some ubuntu colour with a green busted stripe. I have the same problem with the live boot, also tried mint live, the stripe gets pink.
I installed xubuntu 64bit from an alternate cd and I didnt have problems until de reboot after the installation. Same problem, just a black screen with the green stripe than blackscreen.
I tried several things:
adding nomodeset to the bootmenu, but than I get: No connection to plymouth and it is stuck at checking the battery status. I tried to replace quiet splash with text. Didnt work either. actually one time I saw a blue booting image before that.
I managed to get a root command though via the recovery boot. I didnt dare to just remove the plymouth package.
Can I just delete plymouth or do I have to deinstall it as described in several ways. (Problem is, right now the notebook doesnt have a internet connection. And I dont know how to manage it with a usb stick?)
Or do I have to install the AMD catalyst driver manually? (Again, how can I do that with an usb stick)
I also tried this: Ubuntu hits a black screen after boot.
Is there any solution without internet? And if I need internet which is the right one?
Please explain step by step what I have to write and so on!
Thank you!
also tried: set gfxpayload=text
and: just remove splash
and adding vesafb.nonsense=1 to the grub editor, because I couldnt find it anywhere