On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 01:45:07PM -0400, William Thompson wrote: > On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 07:41:24PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 04:29:23PM -0400, William Thompson wrote: > > > Package: grub > > > Version: 0.97-27 > > > Severity: important > > > > > > When attempting to boot linux on a Dell OptiPlex 320, I get the text > > > screen > > > where it tells me what it's booting (menu option), the kernel I'm booting, > > > and another line that tells me it's linux-bzimage, setup=0x1400, > > > size=0xd9e98 and hangs. It does not appear that linux actually has > > > booted. > > > > > > I understand this is a common problem for this machine. The bios is 1.1.5 > > > (Latest as of this date) > > > > Have you verified that Linux doesn't really boot, and it's not just your > > console being crippled ? > > Linux *DOES* boot on this machine using syslinux as the boot loader. I didn't > try lilo (it's too hard to install on USB sticks)
I mean with grub. It's easy to miss-identify a "hang" as just console fuckup, and the point you described is precisely where you would stop seeing anything if it was the latter. -- Robert Millan My spam trap is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: this address is only intended for spam harvesters. Writing to it will get you added to my black list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]