On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:59:24 -0600 Damon Haley <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, I was wondering if someone in this community could help me > troubleshoot why my new Lemote Yeelong won't boot periodically. Hi, > I'm thinking it's not an actual Grub configuration issue as the > machine was booting normally for a month. And I made no changes to > the grub config file other than installing a newer kernel using > 'aptitude install.' > > Here is the error I occasionally get from Grub loading the kernel: > " > Booting 'gNewSense GNU/LINUX, with 2.6.35.1-libre1-lemote' > > alloc magic is broken at 0x8ff8d810 > Aborted. Press any key to exit. > " > After starting to compose this email, the machine just booted > normally after I had the Grub choice menu on my screen for 10 > minutes. I'm wondering if the hard drive isn't spinning up quick > enough for Grub when it boots normally. Are you booting pmon boot menu -> grub -> linux -> gns? If so, perhaps look at [1], which mentions how to set a bootdelay to alleviate this problem. [1] http://wiki.gnewsense.org/Projects/GNewSenseToMIPS#toc3 kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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