I decided to install new updates at the end of January. I have made two updates - one upon install and the other one yesterday which was marked as a security update.
After that the system asked for a reboot, and then...black screen. Nothing, absolutely nothing can be done - tried crtl+alt+f(1,2,3,4) to introduce any commands. How do I fix this?
My computer is Asus Eee PC 1215B AMD C-50 1gh, 4gb ram Ati radeon hd 6250, two systems on board.
Just after the boot process is done, press shift and you will see the "grub" boot menu. In here pick the previous kernel to boot the system so it does not use the newer kernel you installed with the last update. This will get you back into your system.
You also have a 2nd method: when you see the "grub" screen at the bottom are a few options. 1 of them (F6) will get you to edit the boot line. Choose "nomodeset". Example:
If this boots you can focus on getting the new kernel boot fixed by checking your log files and see if you can find a problem. There probably was a problem with the update for your video card related to this kernel. A purge + install of your video card drive is likely going to fix it for you.
If it does not... stick to the older kernel for now.
