I just got my new Lenovo Ideapad Pro 5 and installed Linux Mint yesterday because I've heard it's great for developers. Initially, everything was running smoothly, but after shutting it down and trying to start it up this morning, I'm faced with a problem. The Lenovo logo shows up, the screen flickers off, then back on, but I only see a black screen. I'm not really sure what to do. Any advice would be appreciated!
5 Answers
Might be a problem with Grub. If you still have the Live USB, try booting from that. You can then use Boot-Repair to fix any issues. Just follow these commands to get it installed:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair
sudo apt update
sudo apt install boot-repair
Then run boot-repair and follow the prompts. Hopefully, that resolves it!
Make sure your Linux installation actually had an internet connection. A lot of the driver setup depends on it, and without that, things can go pretty sideways. Just a thought!
This might be a hardware issue rather than Linux itself. I found a thread on Reddit that discusses similar problems with the Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro. You might want to check it out for more insights.
It sounds like it could be an issue with your graphics card. If you have an NVIDIA card, that might be the culprit. You could try rebooting and holding the Shift key as the Lenovo logo appears to access the GRUB bootloader. From there, select 'Advanced options for Linux Mint' and then go into recovery mode. Once in recovery, you can use the command line to install the necessary drivers. Here's a quick command list you can follow:
sudo apt update
sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
After that, reboot your system and see if it works! Good luck!
Before anything else, check your BIOS settings. Fast startup is often enabled by default, and turning it off could solve your boot issue. I’d recommend giving that a try.
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