Re: Netinstall: "Boot into new system" fails

[Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl>]

Op 25-09-2007 om 15:59 schreef Gilles Sadowski:
> Hello.
> 
> I've installed from the latest 40r1-i386-netinst CD.
> 
> When it comes to rebooting into the new system, GRUB displays its menu,
> I select a kernel entry; then, after that GRUB prints the usual "root ...,
> kernel ..., initrd ..." lines, the cursor jumps to the top-left corner of
> the screen, there appears a single dot (.), and the computer freezes (I
> have to press the "reset" button to restart).
> 
> I cannot figure out what is going on. I've tried several different things
> (with and without root on LVM, each of the 2 kernels proposed by the
> installer) all with the same results. [I've tested the integrity of the
> CD.]
> 
> What should I look for in order to solve this problem?

Tell more about the output devices the computer has.

To me it seems there is an unexpect output switch.
(like changing from video mode )



Cheers
Geert Stappers