Older laptop going into sleep mode when booting and shutting down

[wolfman]

HI @torbuck,

do you know what GPU it has because it isn't listed here?:

http://www.toshiba.eu/discontinued-products/satellite-a110-110/

See the following links which may help as I had problems myself on an old Laptop:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

Set SIS graphics @1024x768 (l)ubuntu (MATE) 14.04 and 16.04/16.10

PLEASE SEE THIS GUIDE WHICH I RECENTLY FOUND IF THE THINGS I WROTE BELOW ARE OF NO HELP TO YOU!: https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/sis This guide was written before I discovered the above link!. Anyone with a SIS graphics card can get 1024x768 resolution without extra drivers, just follow the next few steps. Go to > Applications > Accessories > Pluma text editor (or whatever your default editor is on your version of Ubuntu!) and paste the following text in …

How to install graphics card drivers in Ubuntu

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Or maybe one of the following:

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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/GetLubuntu