Re: [vox-tech] Replaced FC with Kubuntu in Dual Boot env.

2006-01-14 Thread Ken Bloom
Richard Crawford wrote: > All right, I finally bit the bullet and installed Kubuntu on my laptop. The > MBR survived, and GRUB updated normally. > > Unfortunately, the computer won't start now. When I boot, I get as far as > "Checking battery state [ ok ]", and then the computer hangs. I've d

Re: [vox-tech] Replaced FC with Kubuntu in Dual Boot env.

2006-01-14 Thread Richard Crawford
On Saturday 14 January 2006 15:10, Alex Mandel wrote: > Did you install ATI drivers? I'm pretty sure they came with the distribution. I know that there are some other ATI drivers out there which I'll try to download and install later. Right now I'm just happy to have it working. > Maybe boot

Re: [vox-tech] Replaced FC with Kubuntu in Dual Boot env.

2006-01-14 Thread Alex Mandel
Most of the oddities I've heard of actually occur with both Nvidias and Radeons although they are different drivers and not always for the same reason. Did you install ATI drivers? Maybe boot with the install disk in rescue or some other way that lets you into edit the xorg and temporarily ch

Re: [vox-tech] Replaced FC with Kubuntu in Dual Boot env.

2006-01-14 Thread Richard Crawford
On Friday 13 January 2006 23:45, Richard Crawford wrote: > All right, I finally bit the bullet and installed Kubuntu on my laptop. >  The MBR survived, and GRUB updated normally. > > Unfortunately, the computer won't start now.  When I boot, I get as far as > "Checking battery state [ ok ]", and th

Re: [vox-tech] Replaced FC with Kubuntu in Dual Boot env.

2006-01-13 Thread Richard Crawford
All right, I finally bit the bullet and installed Kubuntu on my laptop. The MBR survived, and GRUB updated normally. Unfortunately, the computer won't start now. When I boot, I get as far as "Checking battery state [ ok ]", and then the computer hangs. I've done some research and found sugge