# Tails vs. Nvidia boot error

**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/tails-vs-nvidia-boot-error/21510
**Category:** Tails
**Tags:** tails
**Created:** [April 25, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tails-vs-nvidia-boot-error/21510 "2026-04-25T15:17:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Katabasis](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@Katabasis](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Katabasis)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tails-vs-nvidia-boot-error/21510/1 "2026-04-25T15:17:12Z")

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My Toshiba Satellite laptop worked great with Tails; my new Lenovo/Nvidia does not. Pretty sure the grub command-line error is caused by the Nvidia GPU; not a catastrophe; can always use the Toshiba if needed. Not asking for advice. Thanks.

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### Author: ![AlkalineFlaskRhyme](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@AlkalineFlaskRhyme](https://forum.torproject.org/u/AlkalineFlaskRhyme)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tails-vs-nvidia-boot-error/21510/2 "2026-05-08T02:23:33Z")

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What is the error if you don’t mind?

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### Author: ![Katabasis](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@Katabasis](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Katabasis)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/tails-vs-nvidia-boot-error/21510/3 "2026-05-23T14:10:47Z")

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"Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completion. Anywhere else TAB lists possible device or file completions. To enable less(1)-like paging, '“set pager=1”.

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