Linux – Black Screen after booting Kali Linux after installation

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So here I'm after I was so excited to try the new Kali Linux operating system. I've tried to install it with a dual boot with Windows 10 with creating a new partition for the new system. And I guess I did it perfectly. Everything seems fine according to other Kali Linux installations. I've downloaded the 64bit 2016 2.0 (the latest version).

When I launched my PC the GRUB menu appeared and I've selected Kali GNU/Linux to run the system. I get a short list of command that starts to appear, the last line is something that say something like this:

dev8/ ... clean ..........30210/200125.... blocks

I'm sorry I don't remember the line correctly, this is just so you can understand. I'm writing this on Windows.

The thing is that after this line it's like it was on a low resolution then suddenly become in hd or the resolution changed. After a couple of seconds everything goes black, no cursor on the screen, no where to type anything, no login, just nothing!

I think it's a graphic card problem maybe, I have a Intel Graphic HD card.
I can't run any terminal or nothing, please if you have a fix for this just help because I really need this system for my studies.

Here's the conf of my PC:

  • Dell Laptop Inspiron 15
  • 4go of ram ddr3
  • Intel HD Graphic card
  • Intel Celeron N3050 x-64 based processor 1.6Ghz

Could you give me a step by step fix because I'm very new at Kali Linux and I'm very excited to learn about it.
And please don't tell me to install it on a VMware because I tried and it was very slow. I would prefer a Hard Drive Installation.

Best Answer

  1. Try presssing Ctrl + Alt + F1 to get to a terminal.
  2. Login using the credentials you input during installation.
  3. Type ps -ef | grep X to verify that the Xserver is running.
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