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I tried to install Pop! and broke my system and really really need help if anyone is willing (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Vespair@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.world

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Hi I'm so sorry I don't mean to be a bother or force anyone into unpaid support, but I'm having a full meltdown and if I can't fix my system I'm screwed. I really thought I was doing it right and installing Pop to my second D drive to leave windows alone but somehow it completely broke Windows and I can load into that, only Pop! And unfortunately Pop! I guess isn't really my GPU (Nvidia 1080ti I think) so on my 4k monitor everything is blown up and the wrong aspect ratio, cutting off the bottoms of windows I Pop! so I can't even navigate this system that I'm 100% entirely unfamiliar with. I don't even care about getting windows back at this point if I can get Pop! usable, I just need a usable machine. I've tried some terminal stuff I've read online already but nothing has worked and I'm afraid to do the purge ~nnvidia command because it said it might turn my screen black and if I can't even get into Pop! then I'm screwed. I don't even know what help I need but I desperately need help

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I'm too stupid for this. I don't understand what anyone is saying, nothing is working. I don't know what to do. I need to stay away for a few because if I don't I'm going to kill myself. I'm very sorry and I appreciate everyone's help, I wish I that I was smarter and I wish that I was stronger.

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[–] pogodem0n@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Hey, buddy. You seem to be panicking. Please, take a moment to calm down, go for a walk outside for half an hour.

Remember, you can't fuck-up your computer by just messing with its OS and software (unless you know how, which you definitely don't 😁). I would love to help you, but, unfortunately, the information you provided is not enough.

Please, answer some of these questions, at least:

What were you trying to do?
Why did you even decide to install Pop!_OS?
Why did you decide to dual-boot with Windows?
You seem to lack necessary knowledge for installing an OS in general. Did you follow a tutorial for this? Or did you ask an "AI" chatbot (like ChatGPT) for help?

If you can't answer the last question, I am afraid only way to help would be someone experienced to investigate your computer in real life. If that's not possible and you are okay with loss of data on that system, you can wipe it completely to install a fresh OS and start from beginning. I can help you make a choice in regards to the distro as well, if you tell me your hardware specifications.