I should add that it was/seemed quite non-deterministic. kernel args (only nomodeset) which seemed to work sometimes did not.
To edit kernel args, i went to bios to escape so as to get grub. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1829402 Title: Purple screen hangup during boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1829402/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs