[SOLVED] HP Envy 14 Installation Media Won't Boot Beyond Grub

chimeracoder · 2011-08-28 01:10:55

I just got an HP Envy 14. I've heard of some minor Linux issues with it, but all well past the installation phase.

As for me, I can't get the installation CD/USB to load beyond GRUB. I select the first option - to run the OS live from the USB/CD - and I see the first few lines of the correct output (decompressing kernel, etc.). After that, it hits a blank (black) screen and hangs. Five or ten minutes later - nothing, still black screen.

Has anybody else had this issue - with the Envy or any other computer? I've installed Arch on a few other computers before and never run into this problem.

Last edited by chimeracoder (2011-08-28 18:03:49)

chimeracoder · 2011-08-28 01:39:25

This may be set a record for the fastest/most mundane solution ever! It turns out that the screen turns off after GRUB loads Arch (this isn't just an Arch issue - I tried it with a Xubuntu live CD I had lying around as well). Anyway, if anybody else has this problem as well, just turn the brightness back on once you're past GRUB and you should be good to go.

bernarcher · 2011-08-28 07:12:23

chimeracoder,
please don't post in such fast succession. Use the Edit button instead if the new info fits in that context (which it does here).

chimeracoder · 2011-08-28 15:44:26

Noted, thanks for letting me know.

Inxsible · 2011-08-28 18:02:22

also please mark as solved.

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#1 2011-08-28 01:10:55

[SOLVED] HP Envy 14 Installation Media Won't Boot Beyond Grub

#2 2011-08-28 01:39:25

Re: [SOLVED] HP Envy 14 Installation Media Won't Boot Beyond Grub

#3 2011-08-28 07:12:23

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#4 2011-08-28 15:44:26

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#5 2011-08-28 18:02:22

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