+1. No point risking the HDD (and, more importantly, the data on it) until the machine is either fixed or replaced.
Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
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Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
Could be a weak, failing power supply. I had one acting in a similar fashion a few years ago, and after everything else checked good we decided to try a different power supply. That did the trick.
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Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
How do I do this from the grub menu?Pierre wrote: ⤴Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:09 amso, with that HDD still being removed:
- try some other video methods, thus:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132
did you also try the 'nomodeset' option ?.
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Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
Yeah I've checked this. I removed, cleaned and re-seated the RAM in both the slots. No differenceQuetzal wrote: ⤴Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:22 amJust a thought from remembering Windows fault finding:-
Maybe check that the RAM modules are firmly seated in their slots - (easy to check anyway when running out of ideas).
If loose, that could give an intermittent fault - though on more remembering - perhaps that used to give a "No operating system found" message.
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Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
I have only 1 RAM stick. I also ran memtest and it passed the entire test twice without any errros
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Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
Done. Checked this as well. No difference. Same errorNeil Edmond wrote: ⤴Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:00 pmCould be a weak, failing power supply. I had one acting in a similar fashion a few years ago, and after everything else checked good we decided to try a different power supply. That did the trick.
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Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
Alright. Done. I have disconnected the HDD
Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
do look at that Tutorial:SamLearnsLinux wrote: ⤴Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:03 amdid you also try the 'nomodeset' option ?.
How do I do this from the grub menu?
- - What are these options? - - nomodeset
read that section . .

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Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
Sorry. So alright I tried this. Brings me back to the same issue I talked about during the first post on reddit https://m.imgur.com/JuuAa8WPierre wrote: ⤴Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:47 amdo look at that Tutorial:SamLearnsLinux wrote: ⤴Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:03 amdid you also try the 'nomodeset' option ?.
How do I do this from the grub menu?
- - What are these options? - - nomodeset
read that section . .
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Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
And if I try it for the live usb, I get the same 'uncompression error -- system halted'Pierre wrote: ⤴Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:47 amdo look at that Tutorial:SamLearnsLinux wrote: ⤴Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:03 amdid you also try the 'nomodeset' option ?.
How do I do this from the grub menu?
- - What are these options? - - nomodeset
read that section . .
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Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
Anyone anything? Is just replacing the whole system the only answer now?
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I'm afraid it is. Computers die from time to time. The biggest loss in that case is the data. If the HDD is OK, you have been lucky after all.SamLearnsLinux wrote: ⤴Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:25 pmAnyone anything? Is just replacing the whole system the only answer now?
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Yeah I'm afraid as well that's the case. Is there anyway I can salvage the motherboard or especially the processor cuz those little things are damn expensive. How do I tell which part is faulty and which is fine?ganamant wrote: ⤴Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:37 pmI'm afraid it is. Computers die from time to time. The biggest loss in that case is the data. If the HDD is OK, you have been lucky after all.SamLearnsLinux wrote: ⤴Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:25 pmAnyone anything? Is just replacing the whole system the only answer now?
Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
The picture posted https://m.imgur.com/JuuAa8W shows me that there is an issue with the kernel, I would try to use the Grub menu on the install to use Advanced options and pick an older kernel to boot into
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Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
Tried a lot of older kernels under advanced options. None bootJeremyB wrote: ⤴Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:05 pmThe picture posted https://m.imgur.com/JuuAa8W shows me that there is an issue with the kernel, I would try to use the Grub menu on the install to use Advanced options and pick an older kernel to boot into
Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
That's pretty easy if the problem is as simple as a blown capacitor, but hard otherwise. If the PSU is ok, I'd try changing the mobo first. However, if it was a defective PSU that blew the mobo, both need replacing. This is hard to tell without some instruments and a little training. Maybe, try a repair lab if there's one near you.SamLearnsLinux wrote: ⤴Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:02 pmHow do I tell which part is faulty and which is fine?
Re: Unable to boot into live usb or system. Completely locked out. Help!
What strikes me is, check the motherboard's battery.... When it is empty, many strange phenomenon can occur
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