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
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