On Feb 2, 2008 11:56 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I downloaded A4 alternate CD and installed in text mode. I have a > Gateway m285-e tablet pc. After installation, the system boots to > "Running local boot scripts(/etc/rc.local) and then hangs. If I perform > a "ctrl-alt-del" , "Stopping Gnome Display Manager" comes up and then > the system shuts down. I am not sure what is hanging it up. Any help > would be appreciated. > Instead of trying ctrl-alt-del, try to find out if mingetty is starting by using ctrl-alt-F1. If mingetty started, you should be greeted with a console interface that will either be prompting you for a login, or will be displaying boot-up messages.
There should be 6 different consoles that start (F1 through F6). If the system is not completing the boot, and you can get to a console, you can review the dmesg file to see what is happening as the system boots. The command is "sudo less /var/log/dmesg". A lot of it is cryptic, but the last 15 or 20 lines should give some indication of the problem. Hope that helps, Charles -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
