MXL21.2.1 black screen on old Acer aspire 5552 laptop.
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 8:38 am
Hello.
I recently scavenged back from the dead an old Acer laptop.
My idea was to install MXL on it, as I've done in the past with a Samsung RV511.
Key details:
Bootable USB created using Rufus 3.20.1929
MXL 21.2.1
Laptop: Acer Aspire 5552 with AMD Phenom II X3
The problem I'm having is that I get a black screen, I am able to boot from the USB drive I'm using, I see the "splash screen" but then when I try to load the LIVE env it basically shows a black screen and nothing happens.
OK.
I FOUND THE ISSUE.
Syslinux is not compatible with this device.
I used the "GRUB" loader option on the menu and booted through that, and it worked.
Problem solved hah
I recently scavenged back from the dead an old Acer laptop.
My idea was to install MXL on it, as I've done in the past with a Samsung RV511.
Key details:
Bootable USB created using Rufus 3.20.1929
MXL 21.2.1
Laptop: Acer Aspire 5552 with AMD Phenom II X3
The problem I'm having is that I get a black screen, I am able to boot from the USB drive I'm using, I see the "splash screen" but then when I try to load the LIVE env it basically shows a black screen and nothing happens.
OK.
I FOUND THE ISSUE.
Syslinux is not compatible with this device.
I used the "GRUB" loader option on the menu and booted through that, and it worked.
Problem solved hah