** Description changed: Problem The linux kernel 3 series sometimes fails to get past the grub menu. Details: In my grub menu, I have following selection which does not always end in a booted OS: linux 3.* The linux 3.* images don't get past a black screen with a white blinking cursor in the top left corner. There was a 2 series under previous kernels which works: linux 2.* Workaround: If you don't have a 2.6 kernel, as is my case now that I deleted the linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic since the 3 series was behaving up until now, you can just shut the the computer off & go for a walk and try again. I don't know why but this seems to work rather than recycling in and out of grub. This kind of behaviour would make me think it's a failing hardware issue but the fact that there's others with the issue, some non-apple hardware users such as in the link below and http://askubuntu.com/questions/64771/can-no-longer-boot-with-refit-and-grub-on-early-2006-macbook-pro make me think software issue. (I didn't write that last link, just in case someone is thinking I'm cross posting.) The fact that I've tried updating (from the hd running Ubuntu) and reinstalling grub using a guided procedure via recatux to no avail and that selecting the 2.6 kernel makes boot ups reliably makes me think a kernel issue is at fault. Other details: - Although I run a macbook pro 1,1 from 2006, from the looks of the issue posted at + Although I run a macbook pro 1,1 from 2006, from the looks of the issue posted at - http://www.vidbux.com/player/player.swf#!flashvars#file=http://s05.vidbux.com:182/d/x3ug5vchsbyae4lw457hmhz4r73wj5punplx43i/8n19qepp19zq&type=http&autostart=true + http://askubuntu.com/questions/98640/linux-image-broken-in-grub-menu it's not just a macbook pro problem. I'm running only Ubuntu on this mbp 1,1 and I've installed bootcamp (to get the hybrid mbr and thus video accel). I installed rEFIT at one point, but I'm sure it got overwritten since I installed Ubuntu because it no longer has been visible. I have an ati video card so it's not the nvideo issue other people are reporting. Interestingly, superdisk grub 1.99b1 recognizes my Ubuntu install but does not boot it, unlike my previous Debian install, where my problem was the reverse ... Debian install booted from super grub, and where the Debian installed (onto the hd) grub never configured properly during install. I did infrequently have this issue with the previous stable release but always used the workaround provided herein. The Precise development releases never manifested this problem until this morning. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-21-generic 3.2.0-21.34 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic i686 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Apr 4 21:21:42 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=971dcaf3-f640-4d1c-9cb6-ea8eba0cab54 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) MachineType: Apple Computer, Inc. MacBookPro1,1 ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-21-generic root=UUID=9c44e3b1-d6d1-4ca7-a621-c0142ded125a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: zram UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-23 (12 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/12/06 dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc. dmi.bios.version: MBP11.88Z.0055.B08.0610121325 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Mac-F425BEC8 dmi.board.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc. dmi.board.version: PVT dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F425BEC8 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleComputer,Inc.:bvrMBP11.88Z.0055.B08.0610121325:bd10/12/06:svnAppleComputer,Inc.:pnMacBookPro1,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleComputer,Inc.:rnMac-F425BEC8:rvrPVT:cvnAppleComputer,Inc.:ct8:cvrMac-F425BEC8: dmi.product.name: MacBookPro1,1 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc.
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