Kernel panics can happen for any number of reasons. I have an HP desktop and have seen more than my share. What I usually do when this happens is try to detect what is wrong, by doing a boot into text mode. You have to watch the boot process and see where the kernel panic occurs. Then I try a boot parameter to work around it.
To boot into text mode, I press F6 on the grub screen and then a line appears near the bottom. I scroll to the end and remove the word "quiet" and all text to the end of the line. When I have done this I follow the prompt at the bottom that tells you what to press to boot. I forget the exact wording. Now instead of seeing nothing, you will have text scroll by. When the kernel panic happens see if it is after some graphics or disk activity. Common boot parameters that can improve your chances of getting a good boot are found on the F6 popup. You can also type your own where you removed "quiet". See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions Good luck! If this does not work then I would consider trying a different distro. For some reason some hardware does not match up well with certain distros. Remember that unlike Windows where OEMS tweak their hardware to work with the OS, Linux distros are made to work generically with a broad range of hardware. You may need to do the tweaking yourself. Roy On 25 July 2010 18:41, xmote <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have installed Ubuntu 10.04 on 64bit AMD three times in the past 4 > months. Has anyone been getting errors with panic kernals after updates. I > am unable to pin down which update its causing this. I would be willing to > try another flavor of linux. > > Computer specs > HP > AMD 64bit 2x 2ghz > 6 gigs of ram > 3 TB hard drive space. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
