The machine that I am posting this message from right now is a Compaq laptop, and GRUB comes up in Silent Mode on it. I am running Hardy Herron, and it is the only OS on my machine.
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 11:27 PM, Janaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > > -- Rob Smith Sent from a PC Running Debian GNU/Linux An Open Source alternative to the Microsoft Tax http://www.debian.org/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
