boot problem

[Liam Proven]

On Fri, 20 Aug 2021 at 07:12, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> wrote:
> >
> > [1] Update your firmware in the new machine. I find this helps a lot.
> > Notably includes Lenovo.
>
> It is up to date.

> > [2] What graphics did you have in your old machine, and what in the
> > new? To get graphics working may be as simple as deleting (or better
> > still, renaming) /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>
> The old system was an ASUS motherboard with VGA.  The new system has VGA.

That is not an answer, I'm afraid. VGA was an IBM adapter in 1987 and
has not been in any non-IBM machine and not in any machine from anyone
in over 30 years. "VGA" now mostly refers to the 1980s analog plug on
the back of the machine into which a CRT monitor connects.

We need the exact make and model, ideally old and new.

I am not nitpicking here; without precise correct info, we can't look
stuff up for you.

So, for instance, earlier you said that the computer was a

Lenovo 5 Desktop 90NA001DUS

That's not a model.

If it's one of these:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/reviews/lenovo-ideacentre-5i-desktop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-mineral-grey/6424471

Then the model is "Lenovo IdeaCentre 5" and the description is that it
is a "Desktop Computer".

If that is the same model you have, then the graphics are the CPU's
integrated GPU: "Intel UHD Graphics 630"

> There was no xorg.conf file, there was a xorg.conf.d directory which is empty.

OK. You probably weren't using nVidia drivers then.

> 'ip a' lists the interfaces but there are no IP addresses for any interface.

It is plugged in to a *known good* working cable that leads to a known
good working port on a switch? And when you connect it, the Link
lights on both ends light up?

Try a different cable. At a minimum, if you don't have one, take the
existing cable and reverse it, so the old PC end goes into the switch
and the old switch end goes into the router.

Another alternative: configure your wireless interface from the
command line and use it to install updates.

> I am almost to the point of just formatting the partition and starting over.
> The only problem is the time needed to get all the programs installed and
> configured to my liking.

Intel's GPU drivers are FOSS  and included with basically all distros,
so these graphics should work out of the box. I can't offhand think of
any reason they should not work on your new computer. E.g. when you
install nVidia binary drivers, they blacklist the built-in FOSS
Nouveau driver, so the 2 don't fight for control of the GPU -- but
that should not affect Intel graphics at all.

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