Bug#440185: FW: new install won't boot completely
On Thu 30 Aug, David Wilkins wrote:
> Further information:
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> The last thing that I can read in boot sequence is the load of the Gnome
> Display Manager. Two or more things flash up but can?t see what they are.
> When press Off switch can see that 4 more items ran/started, last of which
> was the scheduler - crond.
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> I have also tried the following things with same result:
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> - run in Single User mode
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> - disconnected mouse before boot
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> - disconnected Ethernet cable before boot
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> In Single User Mode, I get the root command prompt but have no idea what to
> do with it, so I just press <Ctrl> D to continue ? it then does same stuff
> and fails in same way.
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A blank screen can be the result if your monitor is unable to cope with
the configured data or scan rates. Try <shift><control>+ or
<shift><control>- to select a different screen size, and if a picture
appears you may need to
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
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Chris Bell
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