I seem to remember that I had to turn off acpi on an old laptop to get it to completely boot. > -----Original Message----- > From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On > Behalf Of Michael Butash > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 9:42 AM > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: BAD kubuntu > > 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, 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 > > > > > > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:17:06 > > > To: Main PLUG discussion > list > > > 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 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. > > >> > > >> -- > > >> --- > > >> Ryan Rix > > >> (623)-826-0051 > > >> > > >> Problem solving under Linux has never been the circus that it is > > >> under AIX. > > >> -- Pete Ehlke in comp.unix.aix > > >> > > >> http://hackersramblings.wordpress.com | > http://twitter.com/phrkonaleash > > >> XMPP: phrkonaleash@gmail.com | MSN: > phrkonaleash@yahoo.com > > >> AIM: phrkonaleash | Yahoo: phrkonaleash > > >> IRC: > PhrkOnLsh@irc.freenode.net/#srcedit,#teensonlinux,#plugaz and > > >> countless other FOSS channels. > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > (623)239-3392 > > > (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss