Linux Mint frozen on Boot logo screen?

[aidenrelkoff]

hey so this is my first post on this forum, and just to start things off i have extensive knowledge of pc and have built many, so im no noob to the world of "Pc gaming master race". anyways, so today i was bord so i desided to install the latest version of linux mint on one of my many old random pc piled up in the corner of my room. So at first i tried to use a usb to install linux, but the old motherboard i have does not support that, so i burned the ISO file onto a DVD, and told the pc to boot from that, and it kinda worked..... It has froze on the boot logo screen, i have tryed booting with/with out Ethernet connected, same problem.
Pc specs:
Amd Sepmron somthing @ 3100Mhz
2gbs Ram @ 400Mhz DDR1
40gb WD Hdd freshly formated
MSI MS-6741-Ver:1
Random BFG Video card

Pic: http://i1348.photobucket.com/albums/p73 ... 77dacf.jpg

[gtsfer]

Ty the "boot in compatibility mode" in this link. If that doesn't work you might try the section right after where it does the "nomodeset...." thing.

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=122257

Regardless of what graphics card you have, give these a try first.

EDIT: If that doesn't work, and you have older hardware, I suggest trying Mate or even XFCE in live mode for starters. They are lighter distros and require less for graphics and memory. If you have a 32-bit machine, use a distro for that of course. And if you have a non-PAE CPU see the "Release Notes" part where it says "Booting with non-PAE CPUs" for a how-to.

[avoura]

I am having a similar problem, although mine is installing Linux Mint 17 MATE in Virtual Box.
I get the splash screen as the live CD starts up, it says it will boot in 10 seconds, and then nothing, except for the Mint logo at the top and a grey background over the rest of the display.
If I press a key I get a boot menu, but nothing happens when I press Enter or the arrow keys. It is totally dead and it stays like that and does not boot.
I downloaded the ISO file from a link on the page for Mint 17 MATE 32-bit.
I am now downloading again, but via bittorrent to see if that makes a difference.
I also tried using the 64-bit Cinnamon live CD and that booted okay.

[avoura]

I managed to fix it. There is an option in Virtual Box to enable PAE on boot, which I did and now it boots okay.

[gtsfer]

You figured that out pretty quickly. And in Virtualbox too. Can you edit your first post and add <SOLVED> in the subject? Might help someone else too.

[xencypher]

I created an account just to say - Thank You !!

I had the exact same problem and this solved it.