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I've tried to install 6 different variants of ubuntu today and failed everytime always the same problem. It boots up, I'm greeted with a screen that asks if I want to test or install ubuntu (there were probably more options) (I've tried both multiple times on different versions) it goes through a black screen with alot of words than reaches the purple screen with an ubuntu logo and 5 grey dots, one by one the dots turn red, then nothing.

my computer: acer aspire 5560
4gb ram The processor is an AMD A8-3500M APU.

Daniel McGrady
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  • Hit F12 while the boot animation is showing. It should disappear and show the kernel log, where you can look for hang ups or errors. – s3lph Jan 22 '15 at 17:52
  • Didn't do anything but leave a black screen. – Daniel McGrady Jan 22 '15 at 20:36
  • Is there anything else I can do? – Daniel McGrady Jan 23 '15 at 05:24
  • possible duplicate of [My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/162075/my-computer-boots-to-a-black-screen-what-options-do-i-have-to-fix-it) – Fabby Jan 23 '15 at 22:21
  • In the bootloader, press e, then go in line stating kernel, remove quiet and splash from the kernel parameters and press ctrl+x and it will get stuck at some point, so you will know what the error is, which you can post in your main post. – We are Borg Apr 22 '15 at 14:53

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I had this issue with QEMU. The trick for me was that I was using the flag -cpu host,level=9. I had remembered that I had issues with this in the past, and changes to -cpu host and things resolved themselves.

Peter Goodman
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