black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
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black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
i am trying to start my virtual system i keep getting black screen with underscore mark as shown in the following img i can't know why i tried many things.
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Re: black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
Windows 7 is your host OS, and Ubuntu is the guest.
The log does not show any problems in the VM 'hardware'. I think the problem is in the guest OS.
The last time this VM was working well, did you start an update? Ubuntu is known to go blackscreen and not be able to start the desktop when its disk fills up. Web-search how to log into Ubuntu using text only, and delete stuff.
Also, images can be cropped & resized then posted using the forum's Upload Attachment tab on the first day first post.
The log does not show any problems in the VM 'hardware'. I think the problem is in the guest OS.
The last time this VM was working well, did you start an update? Ubuntu is known to go blackscreen and not be able to start the desktop when its disk fills up. Web-search how to log into Ubuntu using text only, and delete stuff.
Also, images can be cropped & resized then posted using the forum's Upload Attachment tab on the first day first post.
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Re: black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
last time i used the VM i was unzipping a file it faild due to storage filled up i don't know how i have more that 10 gigabytes free then i restarted the VM and i got the problem then increased my storage by 30 gigabytes but the problem is the same.scottgus1 wrote:Windows 7 is your host OS, and Ubuntu is the guest.
The log does not show any problems in the VM 'hardware'. I think the problem is in the guest OS.
The last time this VM was working well, did you start an update? Ubuntu is known to go blackscreen and not be able to start the desktop when its disk fills up. Web-search how to log into Ubuntu using text only, and delete stuff.
Also, images can be cropped & resized then posted using the forum's Upload Attachment tab on the first day first post.
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Re: black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
That caused the problem:ahmedelsayed518 wrote:last time i used the VM i was unzipping a file it faild due to storage filled up
************scottgus1 wrote:Ubuntu is known to go blackscreen and not be able to start the desktop when its disk fills up.
If this means you increased the Virtualbox disk file size, that's good, but it's only half of the solution. The other half is to increase the partition size inside the OS. See How to Resize a Driveahmedelsayed518 wrote:increased my storage by 30 gigabytes but the problem is the same.
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Re: black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
************scottgus1 wrote:That caused the problem:ahmedelsayed518 wrote:last time i used the VM i was unzipping a file it faild due to storage filled upscottgus1 wrote:Ubuntu is known to go blackscreen and not be able to start the desktop when its disk fills up.
thanks it worked and my VM works now but i tried to unzip the file again it generated the same error and when i restarted the VM the problem happened again the file is some kilobytes i don't know why it's doing this.
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Re: black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
I wouldn't know either. Maybe it's a zip bomb?
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Re: black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
thanks it worked and my VM works now but i tried to unzip the file again it generated the same error and when i restarted the VM the problem happened again the file is some kilobytes i don't know why it's doing this.[/quote]
this the current storage but the system inside sees that i have zero storage and i must add some just because i tried to unzip a file.
this the current storage but the system inside sees that i have zero storage and i must add some just because i tried to unzip a file.
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Re: black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
i trust this file it's mine i am the one who zipped it.scottgus1 wrote:I wouldn't know either. Maybe it's a zip bomb?
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Re: black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
Did you resize the drive's partition per the tutorial? It could be the VM's OS still needs some things done to it. Virtualbox only provides the drive. The OS inside handles the partitions.
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Re: black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
this the gparted again you see the system used all my 28 gigabytes i added now i don't know how really and i need a way to clean it up.scottgus1 wrote:Did you resize the drive's partition per the tutorial? It could be the VM's OS still needs some things done to it. Virtualbox only provides the drive. The OS inside handles the partitions.
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Re: black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
Honestly, I don't know. You'd have to ask Ubuntu and Gparted. All Virtualbox does is provide the drive.
It would be like asking Western Digital or Seagate how to fix this on a real PC. They'd tell you the same thing: all they provide is spinning rust; ask the OS manufacturer who set up the partitions.
In your case Ubuntu set up the partitions, and either Ubuntu or Gparted can change them, but nothing in Virtualbox can change them.
It would be like asking Western Digital or Seagate how to fix this on a real PC. They'd tell you the same thing: all they provide is spinning rust; ask the OS manufacturer who set up the partitions.
In your case Ubuntu set up the partitions, and either Ubuntu or Gparted can change them, but nothing in Virtualbox can change them.
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Re: black screen while starting ubuntu 20.04 system on my windows 7 host
ok thanks alot!scottgus1 wrote:Honestly, I don't know. You'd have to ask Ubuntu and Gparted. All Virtualbox does is provide the drive.
It would be like asking Western Digital or Seagate how to fix this on a real PC. They'd tell you the same thing: all they provide is spinning rust; ask the OS manufacturer who set up the partitions.
In your case Ubuntu set up the partitions, and either Ubuntu or Gparted can change them, but nothing in Virtualbox can change them.