** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.22
  
  Using the 20070921.1 desktop i386 CD with Acer Travelmate C104TCi (BIOS
  R01AK).
  
  Note: To boot from the IEEE1394 (Firewire) DVD-ROM/CD-RW external drive
  it seems there is a *trick* to getting the BIOS to recognise the drive
  at boot-time.
  
- First, enter BIOS (press F2) and in the Advanced Settings ensure "Legacy
- IEEE1394" is enabled. In the list of bootable devices there should be
- "IEEE1394 device". If not:
+ First, enter BIOS (press F2) and in "Startup Configuration" ensure "1394
+ Legacy Mode" is enabled. In the list of bootable devices there should be
+ "1394 Optical Device". If not:
  
   1. Unplug the drive.
   2. Restart the PC and plug the drive in just after the PC powers-up, and 
then re-enter BIOS setup with F2.
  
- Now ensure the device is ahead of the "hard drive" in the boot order.
+ Now ensure the device is ahead of the "hard drive" in the boot order or
+ when the PC is starting press F12 to bring up the boot-device menu and
+ choose there.
  
  Summary of problems encountered:
  
  1. Whilst starting the video is blank instead of showing splash
  2. After Gnome starts there is no gnome-main-menu panel - just desktop with 
"Examples" and "Install".
  3. No reaction when double-clicking "Examples". Right-click brings up the 
desktop context menu correctly. 
  4. Cannot switch to virtual terminals with Ctrl+Alt+F1 - F6
  5. Restarting GDM works with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
  6. After restarting GDM, gnome reports "Nautilis can't be used now, due to an 
unexpected error" with the details:
  
  "Nautilus can't be used now, due to an unexpected error from Bonobo when
  attempting to locate the factory. Killing bonobo-activation-server and
  restarting Nautilus may help fix the problem"
  
  This may or may not be a symptom of bug #138915 "unionfs NULL pointer
  dereference in 2.6.22-11.32"
  
+ Safe Graphics mode is worse - the video appears to switch to graphics
+ mode (vesafb?) but there's no text output (missing fbcon?) and Gnome
+ never appears, the screen remains blank with backlight lit.
+ 
+ The Alternate CD starts okay but I haven't allowed it to install yet until 
I'm sure the existing Windows file-system and partition can be safely resized 
from there.
  I shall test with Safe Graphics mode, and also the Alternate CD later.

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Gutsy LiveCD - No Gnome menu
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144127
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