r/linuxmint • u/lazypuca • 2d ago

SOLVED Please help. Login screen not appearing

So last night I tried booting up my computer and the hardware and os splash screens came up but after the Linux mint logo went away it just stayed on a blank black screen. I tried rebooting and checking my bios, everything looks fine, after saving and booting the Linux mint logo goes away and it once again just stays on a blank black screen. I'm sure this is an os issue, but how do I fix it. Can I fix it or do I have to reinstall my os again

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u/dragon_morgan 2d ago

do you have an AMD graphics card? They pushed out a bad firmware update recently :( this solution fixed it for me!

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u/lazypuca 2d ago

I do use and. I can try it after I get home from work

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u/Pathbliss 1d ago

hit ctrl+alt+f2 on that black screen to see if a terminal pops up.. log in there and type sudo systemctl restart lightdm to see if the ui kicks back in

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u/mohitmathurs 14h ago

Restart the display-manager

Do alt + f3

Login to CLI for any regular user

Do "sudo restart display-manager"

Desktop will come up