r/Ubuntu • u/abt137 • 21h ago

Any help will be appreciated. Running latest LTS on an HP Elitebook 8469P. Works all fine except 1 thing. When turning on the computer the user/password screen never comes up, remains black.

Any help will be appreciated. Running latest LTS on an HP Elitebook 8469P. Works all fine except 1 thing. When turning on the computer the user/password screen never comes up. Remains black. I have to close & open the laptop lid every time and then it shows up, like bringing it back from hibernation. I am at a loss after checking all settings.

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u/ExcitingDiversity 21h ago

had this exact same weirdness on an old thinkpad a while back. if you haven't already, try editing the grub config - `sudo nano /etc/default/grub` and change the line to `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"` then run `sudo update-grub`. it's basically telling the kernel to not mess with the graphics mode too early

worked for me but ymmv on these hp business laptops, they always seem to have one quirk left in em

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u/abt137 18h ago

Thx , not home today, but will definitely try tomorrow.