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Neon Not Starting on Live USB

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joetims
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Neon Not Starting on Live USB

Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:31 pm
I've tested my USB on other laptops and computer and it works just fine.

However, when I try to boot to live USB using my main computer it boots to the screen where I select "Start KDE neon..." and then I just get a black screen, no input. I booted both in normal and UEFI BIOS mode, still the same thing? My main computer also has 3 monitors one of them being a 4K one, not sure if that matters but this live USB works on all my other computers/ laptops.

Any idea in what I can do to get it working? I am using KDE neon user edition (non LTS)
NoNameNoBlame
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Re: Neon Not Starting on Live USB

Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:17 pm
Press <e>dit in boot-menu.

Add 'nosplash' to the 'linux'-line of the BootEntry.
Also, additionally try

'plymouth.enable=no'
'systemd.confirm_spawn=yes'


You'll see the booting process's separate steps.

Report back the last step (where it doesn't proceed).
Before it gets black.
What's the last message You see?
joetims
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Re: Neon Not Starting on Live USB

Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:18 pm
Seems to only happen when all of my 3 monitors are connect as I tried it with just the one and it worked, I plugged the other two in while neon was running and everything went **** up from that point, screen froze and nothing worked. I tried what you said but the message on the screen went to quick for me to read it. I have my monitors plugged into my Nvidia GPU, a 1080 if that helps?
NoNameNoBlame
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Re: Neon Not Starting on Live USB

Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:50 am
Unfortunately, I don't have
a multi-monitor setup available
for testing.

But:
Additional info from Your side would certainly help:

1)
Are You using the default nouveau driver or
are You using nVidia's proprietary driver?

2)
Where does Your 'freezing' happen?

Before the graphics-Desktop started
or after start of X Window System?

(sddm-Login? plasma-Desktop?)
(Immediately? After a while?)

3)
If You are still trying to install:

Install with one monitor only.

Use default nouveau drivers only,
at first.

Update linux-kernel to newest available
HWE (HardWareEnablement) version.

Activate additional monitors one by one
in plasma's settings.

4)
If nothing works, and You install
nVidia's proprietary driver:

Boot into TEXT-mode (systemd.unit=multi-user.target)!
Don't install the proprietary drivers, while X Window System is running!


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