Monday, November 18, 2013

Blank Screen or Black Screen after 'Startx' in Backtrack: LIVE CD / USB boot

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Hello readers! Today I am posting this post because I have faced this problem recently while using BackTrack Linux. I made a bootable linux usb and booted using it. Everything went okay until I wrote the command "Startx" for entering GUI of BackTrack R3; my screen went blank/black. Not any GUI items were displayed, neither mouse pointer; any keys of keyboard was not functioning. I than directly turned off my laptop pressing power button for few seconds.

I than booted my laptop using "Ubuntu" and started to search the solution and I eventually found the solution to it.

SOLUTION WHEN BOOTING FROM Live USB or DVD:
When you select the boot device from Bios pressing specific key in keyboard while starting the computer. You will be given a menu where you can select your options as below:
You can see that there is written "Press [Tab] to edit options".
steps:
  1. Press [Tab] when the above screen appears
  2. You will be given the line: .........vga=791--
  3. Change it to: .........vga=791 i915.modeset=1
  4. Press [Enter]
Now, your problem is solved.

5 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 17, 2014 at 9:48 PM

    u is talking against you self u did say that u just have a blank screen its because the backtrck os is a fake as all linux os and suddenly u do magic because then without any explanation u just got a display with options and even visible and even more magic u can suddenly move the curser and print u are realy a stupid scammer u even dont have the skill to lie good lol lol.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 17, 2014 at 9:49 PM

    u is talking against you self u did say that u just have a blank screen its because the backtrck os is a fake as all linux os and suddenly u do magic because then without any explanation u just got a display with options and even visible and even more magic u can suddenly move the curser and print u are realy a stupid scammer u even dont have the skill to lie good lol lol.

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    1. enjoythecodeApril 29, 2015 at 2:33 PM

      Thank you for your reply!
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      But, its not like what you are thinking. If u get this problem in your computer imply this solution.

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