Computer freezing at login page, won't complete boot

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Computer freezing at login page, won't complete boot - betwixt - 03-07-2020

Hi everybody,

I restarted my Thinkpad T61 yesterday after upgrading firefox in the terminal, and the login screen was frozen so I wasn't able to enter my password. I tried several more times, including running the recovery mode boot, to no avail.

Any idea what could have happened or what I can do about it?

Many thanks!
Arbor

Re: Computer freezing at login page, won't complete boot - trinidad - 03-07-2020

Can you access a terminal from a function key like F2?
TC

Re: Computer freezing at login page, won't complete boot - betwixt - 03-07-2020

F2 doesn't do anything, nor does any other key...

Re: Computer freezing at login page, won't complete boot - DeepThought - 03-07-2020

Have you tried key combination "alt and F2" to access a console, from there you should be able to login.

If you can do this I would remove firefox with

Code:
sudo apt remove firefox

(you can always reinstall once the problem is solved)

then

Code:
sudo shutdown -r now

to reboot.

Re: Computer freezing at login page, won't complete boot - firenice03 - 03-07-2020

[member=7342]betwixt[/member]
Might be worth a try... If cannot access PC/desktop
Try a reboot..
After grub/kernel option screen... hit esc (maybe shift) key should show boot process / whats loading/running and where it will hang or errors..

Re: Computer freezing at login page, won't complete boot - betwixt - 03-07-2020

Still no way to type my pw in and finish startup, but i can get to a terminal by pressing f2 from the grub screen. What can I do then, in terminal?

Re: Computer freezing at login page, won't complete boot - betwixt - 03-07-2020

[member=5414]firenice03[/member]

Shift does nothing, and hitting escape from the grub options screen just returns me to the grub menu. I don't know how to find the boot process, or what's wrong.

Re: Computer freezing at login page, won't complete boot - firenice03 - 03-07-2020

Even after the grub screen - when screen goes blank??? About the time of the feather / boot splash screen...

Re: Computer freezing at login page, won't complete boot - betwixt - 03-10-2020

Yes indeed. Still haven't figured this out--there's a hangup at the login screen such that the cursor won't move and I can't type anything, but the clock is still moving, so it's not completely frozen.

Now I'm having a different as well, when I boot from my install drive, which I'll post about in a new topic.

Re: Computer freezing at login page, won't complete boot - trinidad - 03-10-2020

You need to run fsck /dev/sda1 or whatever part your fs is on from the terminal first. Then afterwards try F6 or F7 and see if the login screen comes up functional, or start lightdm, or login from the terminal.

TC