On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 23:22:50 +1200 Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > No I could get as far as the boot menu fine, but when I selected install > > > it > > > compiled the kernal 100%, but then the screen went blank, I even left it > > > for > > > a couple of hrs while I did something else to make sure it was not just > > > slow > > > at doing what it was. > > > > Sounds like one of thos situations where some screen blanker doesn't > > know how to return from the blank screen, or the X config isn't going > > well. > > No Nick, there is no screen saver running at that point. The kernel is > barely loaded. Symptoms described in one of the last emails clearly > indicate the hardware is **ed. Probably mobo, perhaps PSU, RAM, CPU, and > all contacts in between. Perhaps fixable, start with a vacuum cleaner > and reseating everything 5 times, perhaps RIP. If it started after > shifting the box, some contacts somewhere are implicated. > > Oh yeah, nothing to do with SUSE or Linux. > > Volker Sorry I was a little confused over the reference to "compiling the kernel" = I suppose he means "loading the kernel".
