Trouble running Linux on laptop.

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Bruce Hugo

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I have a Linux disc that works on my Windows 7 desktop. But when I try to load it on my laptop it brings up a screen. At the top it says GNU GRUB version 2.00-7ubuntu11, it has three options to the effect of...

Start Linux
Start (compatibility)
Check integrity of medium

When I select any of them I just get a blank screen.

Laptop is windows 8.1 64-bit if it matters.

Thanks in advance.
 
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nomodeset

The newest kernels have moved the video mode setting into the kernel. So all the programming of the hardware specific clock rates and registers on the video card happen in the kernel rather than in the X driver when the X server starts.. This makes it possible to have high resolution nice looking splash (boot) screens and flicker free transitions from boot splash to login screen. Unfortunately, on some cards this doesnt work properly and you end up with a black screen. Adding the nomodeset parameter instructs the kernel to not load video drivers and use BIOS modes instead until X is loaded.
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Try it with Mint 17.1

If it doesn't work then that version of Mint is a no go. You already know that Ubuntu 15.04 works.
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Mint 17.1 Cinnamon 64-bit
 
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So, I assume that Ubuntu working supports the graphics card theory. Is there a fix for this problem? Is nomodeset going to be part of the solution?
 
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nomodeset

The newest kernels have moved the video mode setting into the kernel. So all the programming of the hardware specific clock rates and registers on the video card happen in the kernel rather than in the X driver when the X server starts.. This makes it possible to have high resolution nice looking splash (boot) screens and flicker free transitions from boot splash to login screen. Unfortunately, on some cards this doesnt work properly and you end up with a black screen. Adding the nomodeset parameter instructs the kernel to not load video drivers and use BIOS modes instead until X is loaded.
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Try it with Mint 17.1

If it doesn't work then that version of Mint is a no go. You already know that Ubuntu 15.04 works.
 
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