Funny thing is I'm online with my laptop in text mode. I just pinged google to make sure! On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > Okay... I fixed the desktop! I can now load it in 3.1.4. When I was > unpacking the kernel I was entering > > dpkg -i x y z > > It liked: > > dpkg -i x > dpkg -i y > dpkg -i z > > better than all on the same line. > But the laptop is another matter. I figured out how to boot into text mode > with the 3.1.4 kernel (recovery mode) but x won't start and I don't know > what to do. When I type sudo startx the screen just goes blank like it does > when I don't load in recovery mode. > > > On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> Sorry about my last message. I wrote it last night at around 3:30 in the >> morning. >> >> Okay, here is the deal: The computer with Mint on it will not boot from >> the hard drive. Only from the CD. As such I have Mint running on it. On The >> Ububntu system (I have two computers going) I installed the 3.1.4 kernel >> too but it didn't like it either. The screen just goes blank if I run 3.1.4 >> and it gives me the kernel boot option if I restart it (every other time). >> I tried synaptic (had to apt-get it) to remove the kernel but it wasn't in >> the package list. I think that is because it is a newer kernel. >> >> Hmmmm..... I changed the boot order in Mint and it now is giving the >> option of choosing kernels (on every other power down). Now I can boot the >> laptop too. >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 2:07 PM, James Mcphee wrote: >> >>> Sounds kinda like your video drivers are freaking out. Can you still >>> boot to external media? >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>>> Why in the world don't I leave good enough alone! Well, I installed >>>> mint and everything was perfect. The grafics were good, the sound was good, >>>> everything was good after I installed the 3.1.4 kernel. Then I found out I >>>> wasn't taking advantage of my 64bit processor so I reinstalled with a 64bit >>>> operating system. That made things slower. So I reinstalled the 32 bit os >>>> and everything went to hell! The screen now 'jumps ' around like it is >>>> switching between desktops sometimes. I tried to install the 3.1.4 kernel >>>> but that didn't work. uname -r reveals me kernel is still 3.0.0-12.... >>>> well, at least it hasn't crashed..... ohhhhh right after the kernel >>>> finished installing it did crash (the caps lock light started blinking and >>>> it froze). and the panicing has started! It doesn't tell me it has paniced >>>> but the caps lock button starts flashing and it locks up like in a panic. >>>> So I was thinking that perhaps this was because I extracted the .deb >>>> files through the GUI this time; so I did it through a shell and now after >>>> the option to enter bios the screen goes black. I tried hitting the escape >>>> key after the option to enter bios but it does nothing. It hasn't even >>>> entered runtime 1 (me thinks). Eek gads! >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> James McPhee >>> jmcphe@gmail.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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: