Ubuntu - Boot - Oh no! Something has gone wrong

When booting, this error messages is shown on a white screen.

To Fix

Hit Ctrl+Alt+F3 to switch to another Virtual Terminal, and try to fix any broken packages. 

sudo apt -f install
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt upgrade

NOTE:

  • sudo apt -f install: Attempt to fix a system with broken dependencies.

If CTRL-ALT-F3 does not work then boot into root shell from Grub:

  • Hold down shift key when booting up.
  • This should show the Grub boot menu.
  • Select one of the “Recovery” options.
  • Then select Networking, to enable networking.
  • Then select root, to log into a root shell.
  • Then install the AMD GPU Drivers…

AMD GPU Drivers

If running an AMD GPU, then reinstall the AMD drivers with amdgpu-install.

reinstall amdgpu-install first: 

sudo amdgpu-install --uninstall 
sudo apt purge amdgpu-install 
sudo apt autoremove

Then install the last amdgpu-install: 

wget https://repo.radeon.com/amdgpu-install/6.2/ubuntu/jammy/amdgpu-install_6.2.60200-1_all.deb 
sudo apt install ./amdgpu-install_6.2.60200-1_all.deb sudo apt update

Then reinstall the cuda toolkit, hip… see: https://github.com/ROCm/HIP/issues/3521