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.
boot kali-linux nvidia
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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.
boot kali-linux nvidia
edited Nov 12 '17 at 17:24
peterh
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asked Nov 11 '17 at 18:30
andy888nope
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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
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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.
boot kali-linux nvidia
edited Nov 12 '17 at 17:24
peterh
3,94592755
asked Nov 11 '17 at 18:30
andy888nope
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This question already has an answer here:
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.
This question already has an answer here:
Why is Kali Linux so hard to set up? Why won't people help me?
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boot kali-linux nvidia
edited Nov 12 '17 at 17:24
peterh
3,94592755
asked Nov 11 '17 at 18:30
andy888nope
112
edited Nov 12 '17 at 17:24
peterh
3,94592755
edited Nov 12 '17 at 17:24
peterh
3,94592755
edited Nov 12 '17 at 17:24
peterh
3,94592755
3,94592755
asked Nov 11 '17 at 18:30
andy888nope
112
asked Nov 11 '17 at 18:30
andy888nope
112
asked Nov 11 '17 at 18:30
andy888nope
112
112
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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.
answered Nov 19 '17 at 14:15
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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.
answered Nov 21 '17 at 5:03
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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.
answered Nov 21 '17 at 5:03
Lazl0
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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.
answered Nov 21 '17 at 5:03
Lazl0
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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.
answered Nov 21 '17 at 5:03
Lazl0
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answered Nov 21 '17 at 5:03
Lazl0
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answered Nov 21 '17 at 5:03
Lazl0
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answered Nov 21 '17 at 5:03
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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