Bothered by Ubuntu Black Screen? Try These Easy Solutions

Ubuntu black screen is not a common issue, but it may occur anytime and anywhere in different situations. You should not worry so much about it when you encounter this issue. NewsPivot collects some easy solutions and displays them in this post.

Multiple Black Screen Cases

The black screen issue could happen in different situations. Here are some examples:

• Black screen after upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS.
• Black screen after installing Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS.
• Black screen after installing CUDA and NVIDIA drivers.

To help you solve the problem, we collect some useful and effective solutions and introduce them in this post.

How to Fix Ubuntu Black Screen?

Since the issue is caused by different reasons, the solutions are also different.

For example, if you go into a black screen after installing or upgrading to Ubuntu 22.02 LTS or 24.04 LTS, a wrong installation could be the cause. There may be a missing video driver or some third-party drivers is causing the problem.

However, if the issue happens after you install the CUDA and NVIDIA drivers, these drivers could be the cause. You can uninstall them to have a try.

Case 1: Black Screen after Installing Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS

If your computer boots into a black screen just after you install the system, the first thing you should consider is if the installation is successful. You can try to install the system again and check if the issue can be solved. If not, you can refer to the methods here: Black screen after installing Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS.

Case 2: Black Screen after Upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS

A Temporary Fix

Step 1. Power off your device if it is still on.

Step 2. Power on your machine and press & hold the right Shift key at the same time. This can get the GRUB bootloader if your device uses a BIOS. However, if the machine uses EFI or UEFI, you need to continuously hold the Esc key.

Step 3. Use the arrow keys to select the line that starts with linux. Then still use the arrow keys to move the cursor after the words ro quiet splash. Then, add nomodeset after these words.

Step 4. Remove quiet and splash to resolve the boot process.

Step 5. Press Ctrl + X or F10 to reboot your computer.

A Permanent Fix

Step 1. Use the temporary fix to boot into Ubuntu.

Step 2. Press Ctrl + Alt + T to open the Terminal.

Step 3. Run su to go to root or run sudo to open a text editor and edit /etc/default/grub. If you use nano, you can run nano /etc/default/grub to install it.

Step 4. Select the line with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT and then add nomodeset to the variables. Delete splash and quiet if you want to use a text boot.

Step 5. Save the file and then exit the text editor.

Step 6. Run update-grub to regenerate the grub.conf file on the /boot partition from your new default file.

Restart your computer and see if the black screen goes away.

Case 3: Ubuntu Black Screen when Installing or Logging in

When you are installing the system on your machine, you may find that the installation process fails with a black screen. Or perhaps, the system goes to a block screen after you log in. If you are bothered by these problems, you can refer to the methods in this forum to fix the issue:  My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?

Bottom Line

These are the solutions to fix the Ubuntu black screen issue in different situation. Hope you can find the right solution here.