Kali Linux can't start X with Nvidia driver [duplicate]

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I have a MSI laptop with an Intel i7-7700HQ which has onboard graphics, and a GTX 1050. I am dual booting Kali Linux fresh install and Windows 10. I'm fairly new to Kali Linux. When the system starts it boots to the login screen, however when I enter my login it goes gray screen. I have no access to a terminal shortcuts. I have seen suggestions that this is an Nvidia driver problem.



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    If you are fairly new to kali, you may want to try it out in a VM first... Virtualbox runs in Windows... but it's unlikely most Kali questions will be answered here because Why is Kali Linux so hard to set up? Why won't people help me?
    – RubberStamp
    Nov 11 '17 at 18:46










  • HOW did you Boot? Is it a Windows Boot or a Linux Boot? Can you access by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 ? It could be your graphics driver. Look here: journalxtra.com/linux/desktop-recovery/… scroll down to "Solution Seven: switch to a basic graphics driver" A temporary fix, but you might be able to work from there.
    – arochester
    Nov 11 '17 at 20:09










  • I’m booting from the Linux grub. The ctrl + alt + F1 does not work at all. Also an interesting note, on normal boot I can get to the log in screen and use the keyboard and mouse, however in recovery mode it fails before any login
    – andy888nope
    Nov 11 '17 at 21:01










  • Can you boot Kali from a live USB?
    – bu5hman
    Nov 12 '17 at 6:37










  • Yes I can boot from a live usb
    – andy888nope
    Nov 12 '17 at 6:43














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  • Why is Kali Linux so hard to set up? Why won't people help me?

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I have a MSI laptop with an Intel i7-7700HQ which has onboard graphics, and a GTX 1050. I am dual booting Kali Linux fresh install and Windows 10. I'm fairly new to Kali Linux. When the system starts it boots to the login screen, however when I enter my login it goes gray screen. I have no access to a terminal shortcuts. I have seen suggestions that this is an Nvidia driver problem.



photo of the screen when I can get it to terminal







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marked as duplicate by Rui F Ribeiro, Romeo Ninov, GAD3R, Jeff Schaller, Jesse_b May 11 at 20:04


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    If you are fairly new to kali, you may want to try it out in a VM first... Virtualbox runs in Windows... but it's unlikely most Kali questions will be answered here because Why is Kali Linux so hard to set up? Why won't people help me?
    – RubberStamp
    Nov 11 '17 at 18:46










  • HOW did you Boot? Is it a Windows Boot or a Linux Boot? Can you access by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 ? It could be your graphics driver. Look here: journalxtra.com/linux/desktop-recovery/… scroll down to "Solution Seven: switch to a basic graphics driver" A temporary fix, but you might be able to work from there.
    – arochester
    Nov 11 '17 at 20:09










  • I’m booting from the Linux grub. The ctrl + alt + F1 does not work at all. Also an interesting note, on normal boot I can get to the log in screen and use the keyboard and mouse, however in recovery mode it fails before any login
    – andy888nope
    Nov 11 '17 at 21:01










  • Can you boot Kali from a live USB?
    – bu5hman
    Nov 12 '17 at 6:37










  • Yes I can boot from a live usb
    – andy888nope
    Nov 12 '17 at 6:43












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  • Why is Kali Linux so hard to set up? Why won't people help me?

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I have a MSI laptop with an Intel i7-7700HQ which has onboard graphics, and a GTX 1050. I am dual booting Kali Linux fresh install and Windows 10. I'm fairly new to Kali Linux. When the system starts it boots to the login screen, however when I enter my login it goes gray screen. I have no access to a terminal shortcuts. I have seen suggestions that this is an Nvidia driver problem.



photo of the screen when I can get it to terminal







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  • Why is Kali Linux so hard to set up? Why won't people help me?

    5 answers



I have a MSI laptop with an Intel i7-7700HQ which has onboard graphics, and a GTX 1050. I am dual booting Kali Linux fresh install and Windows 10. I'm fairly new to Kali Linux. When the system starts it boots to the login screen, however when I enter my login it goes gray screen. I have no access to a terminal shortcuts. I have seen suggestions that this is an Nvidia driver problem.



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marked as duplicate by Rui F Ribeiro, Romeo Ninov, GAD3R, Jeff Schaller, Jesse_b May 11 at 20:04


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marked as duplicate by Rui F Ribeiro, Romeo Ninov, GAD3R, Jeff Schaller, Jesse_b May 11 at 20:04


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    If you are fairly new to kali, you may want to try it out in a VM first... Virtualbox runs in Windows... but it's unlikely most Kali questions will be answered here because Why is Kali Linux so hard to set up? Why won't people help me?
    – RubberStamp
    Nov 11 '17 at 18:46










  • HOW did you Boot? Is it a Windows Boot or a Linux Boot? Can you access by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 ? It could be your graphics driver. Look here: journalxtra.com/linux/desktop-recovery/… scroll down to "Solution Seven: switch to a basic graphics driver" A temporary fix, but you might be able to work from there.
    – arochester
    Nov 11 '17 at 20:09










  • I’m booting from the Linux grub. The ctrl + alt + F1 does not work at all. Also an interesting note, on normal boot I can get to the log in screen and use the keyboard and mouse, however in recovery mode it fails before any login
    – andy888nope
    Nov 11 '17 at 21:01










  • Can you boot Kali from a live USB?
    – bu5hman
    Nov 12 '17 at 6:37










  • Yes I can boot from a live usb
    – andy888nope
    Nov 12 '17 at 6:43












  • 3




    If you are fairly new to kali, you may want to try it out in a VM first... Virtualbox runs in Windows... but it's unlikely most Kali questions will be answered here because Why is Kali Linux so hard to set up? Why won't people help me?
    – RubberStamp
    Nov 11 '17 at 18:46










  • HOW did you Boot? Is it a Windows Boot or a Linux Boot? Can you access by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 ? It could be your graphics driver. Look here: journalxtra.com/linux/desktop-recovery/… scroll down to "Solution Seven: switch to a basic graphics driver" A temporary fix, but you might be able to work from there.
    – arochester
    Nov 11 '17 at 20:09










  • I’m booting from the Linux grub. The ctrl + alt + F1 does not work at all. Also an interesting note, on normal boot I can get to the log in screen and use the keyboard and mouse, however in recovery mode it fails before any login
    – andy888nope
    Nov 11 '17 at 21:01










  • Can you boot Kali from a live USB?
    – bu5hman
    Nov 12 '17 at 6:37










  • Yes I can boot from a live usb
    – andy888nope
    Nov 12 '17 at 6:43







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If you are fairly new to kali, you may want to try it out in a VM first... Virtualbox runs in Windows... but it's unlikely most Kali questions will be answered here because Why is Kali Linux so hard to set up? Why won't people help me?
– RubberStamp
Nov 11 '17 at 18:46




If you are fairly new to kali, you may want to try it out in a VM first... Virtualbox runs in Windows... but it's unlikely most Kali questions will be answered here because Why is Kali Linux so hard to set up? Why won't people help me?
– RubberStamp
Nov 11 '17 at 18:46












HOW did you Boot? Is it a Windows Boot or a Linux Boot? Can you access by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 ? It could be your graphics driver. Look here: journalxtra.com/linux/desktop-recovery/… scroll down to "Solution Seven: switch to a basic graphics driver" A temporary fix, but you might be able to work from there.
– arochester
Nov 11 '17 at 20:09




HOW did you Boot? Is it a Windows Boot or a Linux Boot? Can you access by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 ? It could be your graphics driver. Look here: journalxtra.com/linux/desktop-recovery/… scroll down to "Solution Seven: switch to a basic graphics driver" A temporary fix, but you might be able to work from there.
– arochester
Nov 11 '17 at 20:09












I’m booting from the Linux grub. The ctrl + alt + F1 does not work at all. Also an interesting note, on normal boot I can get to the log in screen and use the keyboard and mouse, however in recovery mode it fails before any login
– andy888nope
Nov 11 '17 at 21:01




I’m booting from the Linux grub. The ctrl + alt + F1 does not work at all. Also an interesting note, on normal boot I can get to the log in screen and use the keyboard and mouse, however in recovery mode it fails before any login
– andy888nope
Nov 11 '17 at 21:01












Can you boot Kali from a live USB?
– bu5hman
Nov 12 '17 at 6:37




Can you boot Kali from a live USB?
– bu5hman
Nov 12 '17 at 6:37












Yes I can boot from a live usb
– andy888nope
Nov 12 '17 at 6:43




Yes I can boot from a live usb
– andy888nope
Nov 12 '17 at 6:43










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On grub screen press e to open grub parameters. Replace quiet with nomodeset quiet splash. To make this change permanent once you reach desktop, edit the same in /etc/default/grub.conf and run sudo update-grub.






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    This is a common problem in dual booting.
    Boot into Kali in the login screen press ctrl+alt+F2 or F4 i forget.
    This will take you to a terminal log into your root account then run apt-get install lightdm .
    It will ask you to choose between lightdm or gdm3, choose lightdm and reboot.
    Should work after that.






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      On grub screen press e to open grub parameters. Replace quiet with nomodeset quiet splash. To make this change permanent once you reach desktop, edit the same in /etc/default/grub.conf and run sudo update-grub.






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        On grub screen press e to open grub parameters. Replace quiet with nomodeset quiet splash. To make this change permanent once you reach desktop, edit the same in /etc/default/grub.conf and run sudo update-grub.






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          On grub screen press e to open grub parameters. Replace quiet with nomodeset quiet splash. To make this change permanent once you reach desktop, edit the same in /etc/default/grub.conf and run sudo update-grub.






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          As was apparently answered in a comment:



          On grub screen press e to open grub parameters. Replace quiet with nomodeset quiet splash. To make this change permanent once you reach desktop, edit the same in /etc/default/grub.conf and run sudo update-grub.







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              This is a common problem in dual booting.
              Boot into Kali in the login screen press ctrl+alt+F2 or F4 i forget.
              This will take you to a terminal log into your root account then run apt-get install lightdm .
              It will ask you to choose between lightdm or gdm3, choose lightdm and reboot.
              Should work after that.






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                This is a common problem in dual booting.
                Boot into Kali in the login screen press ctrl+alt+F2 or F4 i forget.
                This will take you to a terminal log into your root account then run apt-get install lightdm .
                It will ask you to choose between lightdm or gdm3, choose lightdm and reboot.
                Should work after that.






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                  This is a common problem in dual booting.
                  Boot into Kali in the login screen press ctrl+alt+F2 or F4 i forget.
                  This will take you to a terminal log into your root account then run apt-get install lightdm .
                  It will ask you to choose between lightdm or gdm3, choose lightdm and reboot.
                  Should work after that.






                  share|improve this answer












                  This is a common problem in dual booting.
                  Boot into Kali in the login screen press ctrl+alt+F2 or F4 i forget.
                  This will take you to a terminal log into your root account then run apt-get install lightdm .
                  It will ask you to choose between lightdm or gdm3, choose lightdm and reboot.
                  Should work after that.







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