I am able ro login in safe mode which has few commands and I am a new user so I don't know enough.
See reply below (so messages are read in order).
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From: Kent West <westk@acu.edu>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Cc: jashebert@aol.com
Sent: Fri, Nov 19, 2021 11:10 am
Subject: Re: installation catch 22
The installation runs through to completion but the system does not boot up.
I have tried several times with the same result.
I am able to log in and look at the log file where it informs me that some firmware
needs to be updated. (red warnings) I have a CD with the firmware but how do I
install it if the system will not boot?
You say the system does not boot up, and yet then you say you're able to log in.
Perhaps what you mean is that the system does not boot up into a graphical system, but that you are getting to a login prompt?
If so, after logging in, what happens if you run "startx"?
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Hi jashebert!
I would encourage you to reply to the debian-user list as a whole, so that others may be able to chime in.
When you say "safe mode", I assume you mean that you're choosing the "Safe Mode" option from the first GRUB boot screen menu?
If you let the machine boot normally, do you get to a login prompt at all? If so, is it on a text-only screen, or a graphical screen?
If so, what happens when you type in your username and password?
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Kent