-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi, I have a box that is usually headless, but when I do some updates that need a reboot (new kernel for instance), I like to have a screen connected or at least handy just in case I need it for whatever reason. Well, I did some updates on my box and the screen was crackling, so I removed it (it was old and not worth fixing). I connected a different screen and all was good for pre-boot and part of post boot, then it turned off and the box didn't continue to boot. I was thinking something screwed up with the initrd, but I couldn't even successfully boot a live-usb distro. Then I thought that it might be the motherboard or something else that would need a replacement box. In the end, I plugged in another screen and the boot process completed without any issues. So strange that the screen would cause this problem. I have seen a screen cause issues during Windows boot up too long ago (from memory I think it was only that the display wouldn't show up until very late in the boot process), using a different screen was perfectly happy. I think that screen was the same one that failed me on Linux just now, so it might just be a dud screen with something weird about it. Anyway, just thought I would pass on my experience in case it might help someone else with a similar problem. Cheers A.