Try unplugging input peripherals and even internal cards until something
clicks.  I've had bad video cards give the same response, bad memory,
even a quirky western digital external usb drive cause issues you
describe to halt the kernel boot.  Simplifying the hardware complexity
should prove helpful to diagnose.

-mb


On Fri, 2009-07-31 at 09:00 -0700, Alan Dayley wrote:
> Are you able to get to the initial menu where it asks if you want to
> boot or install or etc.?  On that menu is a memory test choice.  It'll
> crank up memtestx86 and start testing your RAM.
> 
> The problems you describe could be RAM issues.  Many times the system
> can run just enough to test the RAM and find such problems.
> 
> Alan
> 
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 7:32 AM, <tshipley@deru.com> wrote:
> > I tried to boot from a Fedora 11 live cd, but the boot quit part way through.  (The initial [GRUB?] splash screen comes up.)  Is there a shop in town that works with Linux? I live near ASU West.
> >
> >
> > Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lisa Kachold <lisakachold@obnosis.com>
> >
> > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:17:06
> > To: Main PLUG discussion list<plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> > Subject: Re: BAD kubuntu
> >
> >
> > Boot to live CD/DVD
> >
> > # tail /var/log/messages
> > # dmesg |more
> >
> > highlight/copy/drop to email for us?
> >
> >
> > On 7/30/09, Ryan Rix <phrkonaleash@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Thu 30 July 2009 12:17:40 am Michael Butash wrote:
> >>> but I've heard not
> >>> much has changed.
> >>
> >> You've heard wrong. KDE4.3 will be just as mature as 3.5 and with a hell of
> >> a
> >> lot more features and future.
> >>
> >> --
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> >>
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