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
> 
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