On Dec 2, 10:43 am, Sim Roo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2 Dec, 04:57, Janaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Caps lock and scroll lock LEDs blinking is probably due to a kernel
> > panic. I am assuming you have Grub installed as the bootloader. If
> > so, to diagnose the problem do:
> > 1. Press "Esc" key when the grub messages first appear (you should see
> > the grub menu now)
> > 2. Move the cursor (using the up/down arrow keys) to the default linux
> > boot kernel image used (usually its the first entry)
> > 3. Press "e" key to edit that menu item (you get a sub menu with few
> > lines now)
> > 4. Move the cursor to the line containing "/boot/
> > vmlinuz-....." (usually the third line down)
> > 5. Press "e" key to edit that menu item (you get an edit box with that
> > entire line)
> > 6. Go to the end of that line and get rid of the words "quiet" and
> > "splash" (now the kernel will display all startup messages rather
> > than the stupid [but good looking] progress bar)
> > 7. Press Enter key when the edit is finished (now you should be on
> > the same menu as step 4)
> > 8. Press "b" to boot the edited kernel command line (this will spit
> > out a whole heap of messages. What you are interested in are the last
> > few messages before it hangs. These should give you a clue as to what
> > is wrong.)
>
> > I am going to put my "balls on the chopping board" and say that your
> > problem will most likely be due to an ACPI issue with the most recent
> > kernel for 8.04. A regular update could have screwed you over. To
> > check if this is the issue, you can follow the above steps replacing
> > step 6 with the following:
> > 6. Go to the end of that line and get rid of the words "quiet" and
> > "splash". Then add "acpi=off" to the end of the line (remember to add
> > a space before "acpi".
> > Then follow step 7 and 8. I bet you it will boot now!!!!
> > Cheers
> > Janaka
>
> I was just loading up 8.10 when my laptop died on installing packages
> I have tried rebooting with each of the 4 different kernels listed at
> grub boot
> The latest gives me a "kernel panic"
> The earliest gets me to the log on screen but the cursor seems dead
> and I can't type my userid
>
> ....will now try the "acpi" solution from above
no change.....how do I know that the acpi=off info that I type was
actually saved in the file ?
when I edit again the text says quiet and splash....
the kernal options that I have are :-
2.6.27-9
2.6.24-22
2.6.24.21
2.6.24.19
plus the recovery modes for each
I managed to log in on the command line for 2.6.24.19, what command
should I use to try and get the GUI working from there ?
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