I don't have a usb attached during boot up. The machine is set to boot from usb first(this is how I boot XP and leave the main HD dedicated to Linux). I do leave a SD card in the slot, but there didn't seem to be any difference when I removed it and rebooted.
-Eric --- In [email protected], Gabci Xy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > If you have a USB drive attached to the computer then unplug it and startup should be OK > > > > I kept hearing great things about the speed of Ubuntu 8.10s start-up > and decided to install it a few weeks ago. This release seems to be > plagued with issues, and in my opinion was not ready to be released as > "stable." I have worked out most of my problems, however... > > Upon start-up about 10 seconds after powering on the computer, I am > presented with a black screen with a flashing (under-score) in the top > left corner. The machine will do this indefinitely unless I hold down > 'ctrl' or 'alt'. After I hold down one of these keys, I am in 'X' in > about 30 seconds. > > Any ideas? > > System Info: > > Compaq Presario laptop > AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 > 2GB DDR2 RAM > nVidia GeForce 7000M (NVIDIA Driver Version:177. 80) > > I would appreciate any help. > > thank you, > > -Eric > > > > > Make the switch to the world's best email. Get Yahoo!7 Mail! http://au.yahoo.com/y7mail > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
