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    White screen of death? ~helpless and confused

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by ihavenofate, Nov 14, 2009.

  1. ihavenofate

    ihavenofate Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys, I'm dual booting Ubuntu and Vista. This morning I got to the Ubuntu log on screen, and I clicked restart because I wanted to choose Vista from the boot menu (and was too slow the first time around). I saw some green vertical lines going down the screen, a bit of a high pitched sound and then the screen became white (kinda beige maybe?). Now whenever I turn the computer on, it's just that white screen. It doesn't even say DELL where you can press F8 and all. Is this the white screen of death? If so what do I do!?

    =(
     
    ihavenofate, Nov 14, 2009
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  2. 1ceBlu3

    1ceBlu3 Notebook Deity

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_screen_of_death

    one question though..how long did u wait for anything to come up? try waiting 5-10 minutes..u could also try hitting Alt+f1 at the white screen..or just alt..idk..sorry i'm not much help..lol

    also..do some google searching.after looking i found quite a bit on the WSOD..so there maybe a solution for ya..good luck!
     
    1ceBlu3, Nov 14, 2009
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  3. Th3_uN1Qu3

    Th3_uN1Qu3 Notebook Deity

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    Try an external monitor, green lines + white screen sounds like busted LCD. I've cracked my share of displays, i know how they look like when they go. :p
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Nov 16, 2009
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  4. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    It's also a side-effect of Nvidia drivers on Linux, as well as something that can happen if you overclock and kill your GPU
     
    Pitabred, Nov 17, 2009
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