sorry to seem so dense, I ai'nt no expert, just trying to learn what this
symptom means so if I ever have it happen to me I can clear it up. I now
boot with a graphical lilo and use LM 8.0 after using both the text mode and
aurora - lilo and grub in 7.2 and Boot Magic and lilo in 7.0. your dmesg
file would still be interesting, and may give a clue. also, the person
logged in last (what desktop? what window mangler, whether it was a windows
boot? did ME run it's magic restore utility? did you do ANYTHING different
in relation to the different startups?
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Boles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] Aurora Vs LiLo
> I am going to write at the top of this so that I might clear up
> somethings.
>
> I balmed Aurora Because:
>
> Always I would get the "pick one of me to load graphic"
>
> SOMETIMES the graphic with all of the names would load, sometimes it
> would crash with NO graphic displayed.
>
> SOMETIMES the graphic would load, several lines of text would be
> displayed below the graphic and then a crash. Since I can not see what
> was happening I don't know what failed.
>
> So, from Mandrake Control Center I set LiLo Text for the boot menu.
>
> SOMETIMES I would get the text Lilo "pick one" menu. SOMETIMES I would
> get the graphic "pick one" menu.
>
> In LiLO text, after the graphic with the names, SOMETIMES I would get a
> text by line boot SOMETIMES it would go back to the graphics boot.
>
> I am sorry for the SHOUTING it was meant as to drive home the points. I
> had no problems with any previous L-M versions. I picked Aurora/my system
> to blame for this problem On a fresh install, as in format and install
> again, Aurora MIGHT work once, twice or not at all. A boot from the 'boot
> disk', which does NOT have Aurora, works with not problem.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: etharp
> To: "David Boles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sun, 27 May 2001 16:30:42 -0400
> Subject : Re: [expert] Aurora Vs LiLo
>
> > I wonder if what your problem might reallly be, is in a service that is
nis
> > configured, maybe looking for a server on the network that is not
available
> > yet or something, why not post you dmseg file?
> >
> >
> > On Sunday 27 May 2001 11:45, you wrote:
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Alan Shoemaker
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Sat, 26 May 2001 17:58:42 -0700
> > > Subject : Re: [expert] Aurora Vs LiLo
> > >
> > > > David Boles wrote:
> > > > > I really don't want to hurt anyones feelings, but...
> > > > >
> > > > > I have had nothing but problems with L-M 8.0 and the new
> > > > > Aurora. Or maybe it is the Mandrake Control Center and the
> > > > > way it controls Aurora.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please . How do I remove Aurora and just configure L-M 8.0
> > > > > for "just plain old LiLo" like is was before L-M 8.0 Not
> > > > > to be a smart A$$, I don't really want any "hardware
> > > > > configuration questions" I just would like to go back to a
> > > > > plain boot, actually lately it has been reboot after
> > > > > reboot, startup. I have tried everything that I can think
> > > > > of to try.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > David....there's a desktop icon labeled Mandrake Control
> > > > Center. Click it and choose Boot and then Boot Config.
> > > > There's a check box to uncheck to turn off Aurora and a
> > > > button provided (upper right corner) for configuring lilo.
> > >
> > > Thanks Alan, but I was aware of the feature. It does not seem to work
> > > completely, at least not here. LiLo, or what ever, still loads the
> > > graphic with the names and sometimes it finishes in text and
sometimes it
> > > finishes in graphics.
> >
>
> --
> David Boles
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
