Re: stretch not booting, on DELL machines

2017-07-10 Thread bw
>> >>Thanks to him, a guy (kozaki) has done thorough research (see 1&2) to >>solve this problem. It is caused by a failed attempt to restore the LCD >>backlight at boot. Passing 'systemd.restore_state=0' kernel parameter at >>boot is a solution. >> >>1) https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/47509 >>2) ht

Re: stretch not booting

2017-07-10 Thread didier gaumet
Le 18/05/2017 à 02:30, bw a écrit : >> I had exactly the same problem recently with almost the same laptop: >> Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 that I had previously given to a friend. I >> switched it back to Jessie. > > I can confirm this on Dell Mini 1012, installation is successful, first boot > is ok

Re: stretch not booting

2017-05-19 Thread Luis Finotti
On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Luis Finotti wrote: [snip] > Any suggestions would be appreciated... > > > Never mind. The screen just went red and opening up to check the video cable I just broke the trackpad (which was secured only by tape). (And it did not fix the screen.) I will just f

Re: stretch not booting

2017-05-19 Thread Luis Finotti
Thanks for your continued help! On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 6:46 AM, Brian wrote: > > GRUB does its job but it appears the problem occurs when control is > handed over to the init system. > > At the GRUB menu edit the linux line to add systemd.unit=rescue.target > or systemd.unit=emergency.target. >

Re: stretch not booting

2017-05-18 Thread Brian
On Wed 17 May 2017 at 19:01:20 -0400, Luis Finotti wrote: > > No. I get stuck again. > > > You were able to type these commands? What do you mean by "stuck"? After > > pressing ENTER do you get anything on the screen? What do you see? > > > Yes, I am able to type those and boot starts, but get

Re: stretch not booting

2017-05-17 Thread bw
>I had exactly the same problem recently with almost the same laptop: >Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 that I had previously given to a friend. I >switched it back to Jessie. I can confirm this on Dell Mini 1012, installation is successful, first boot is okay. After reboot all boots fail at various plac

Re: stretch not booting

2017-05-17 Thread Luis Finotti
> No. I get stuck again. > > You were able to type these commands? What do you mean by "stuck"? After > pressing ENTER do you get anything on the screen? What do you see? Yes, I am able to type those and boot starts, but gets stuck in the middle. No HD activity and Ctrl+Alt+Del (or any other c

Re: stretch not booting

2017-05-17 Thread Brian
On Wed 17 May 2017 at 15:07:54 -0400, Luis Finotti wrote: > > Let me know if I can provide anymore info or if this gives you any idea of > > > > what is wrong... > > > > At the GRUB menu hit "c" and type > > > > set root=(hd0,msdos1) > > linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 > > initrd /initrd.img > >

Re: stretch not booting

2017-05-17 Thread Luis Finotti
> Let me know if I can provide anymore info or if this gives you any idea of > > what is wrong... > > At the GRUB menu hit "c" and type > > set root=(hd0,msdos1) > linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 > initrd /initrd.img > boot > > and hit the ENTER key. > > Do you boot into the OS? No. I get stu

Re: stretch not booting

2017-05-17 Thread Brian
On Wed 17 May 2017 at 14:22:47 -0400, Luis Finotti wrote: > Thanks for the reply! No problem. There are GRUB experts on this list who are keeping an eye on this thread, I hope. > On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Brian wrote: > > > On Wed 17 May 2017 at 13:41:03 -0400, Luis Finotti wrote: > > >

Re: stretch not booting

2017-05-17 Thread didier gaumet
I had exactly the same problem recently with almost the same laptop: Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 that I had previously given to a friend. I switched it back to Jessie.

Re: stretch not booting

2017-05-17 Thread Luis Finotti
Thanks for the reply! On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Brian wrote: > On Wed 17 May 2017 at 13:41:03 -0400, Luis Finotti wrote: > > > I've installed stretch from a DI RC3 image (from here: > > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/ > cd-including-firmware/) > > a couple of weeks

Re: stretch not booting

2017-05-17 Thread Brian
On Wed 17 May 2017 at 13:41:03 -0400, Luis Finotti wrote: > I've installed stretch from a DI RC3 image (from here: > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/) > a couple of weeks back on an old Dell Inspiron Mini 1018. Is this the only OS on the machine? > Th

stretch not booting

2017-05-17 Thread Luis Finotti
Dear all, I've installed stretch from a DI RC3 image (from here: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/) a couple of weeks back on an old Dell Inspiron Mini 1018. The install went without a problem and I could reboot just fine. I then updated it, installed