I thought by default Ubuntu installed a "Safe mode" (single mode) boot option and an mem check in addition to the default boot ? (I use Kubuntu, so it may be different!!!)
On Oct 23, 12:52 pm, yyyc186 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I remember correctly, when Ubuntu is the only OS on the machine, > GRUB doesn't show you a menu until you have some fallback. There is a > setting for "silent" in the GRUB configuration file. > > My guess is that GRUB is trying to load the operating system, but you > need NOAPIC or some such boot parameter. Surf the Web and find the > location of the GRUB menu file, I don't know it off the top of my > head. Boot from the CD, then edit the GRUB file and make sure it > isn't set to be SILENT. That should get you a little farther. > > There was an ugly time in Wintel hardware a few years back where > everybody did something different with the A20 line and everyone had > their own APIC quirks. > > You should also look at your BIOS to check if SMART is enabled on the > drives as sometimes that causes problems. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
