Installing Bionic Beaver freezes in the first purple screen

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I want to fresh install ubuntu 18.04. When I boot it from USB Drive, and after selecting install ubuntu, it freezes in the first purple screen and after 1 hour waiting, nothing happens. I have currently ubuntu 16.04 installed.

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 16 '20 at 23:30

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I had the same problem, and after more than 8 hours, I have realized that my TV is my "main screen".
After disconnecting the HDMI cable, everything started working perfectly!

edited Mar 16 '20 at 23:30

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answered Mar 16 '20 at 21:59

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 09 '18 at 15:55

This is most likely a video driver problem. You can follow these steps as answered on this site. Hopefully this solves your problem.

In a nutshell, press the 'e' key when prompted to install Ubuntu. Then simply type nomodeset before the words quiet splash and see if the install continues (by pressing ctrl+x).

Installing Bionic Beaver freezes in the first purple screen

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