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The last thing that I can read in boot sequence is the load of the Gnome Display Manager. Two or more things flash up but can’t see what they are. When press Off switch can see that 4 more items ran/started, last of which was the scheduler - crond. I have also tried the following things with same result: - run in Single User mode - disconnected mouse before boot - disconnected Ethernet cable before boot In Single User Mode, I get the root command prompt but have no idea what to do with it, so I just press <Ctrl> D to continue – it then does same stuff and fails in same way. David Wilkins +61 2 9918 5801 +61 419 275 642 _____ From: David Wilkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 31 August 2007 12:05 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: new install won't boot completely Package: installation-reports Boot method: used netinst & installed with default options only Image version: 4.0r1 i386 (from HYPERLINK "http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/"www.debian.org/rele ases/stable/debian-installer/ netinst CD image, i386) Date: 30/8/07 9pm (Australian EST) Machine: Dell Dimension V400 Processor: Pentium II/400Mhz Memory: 64MB SDRAM Partitions: single partition – entire disk partitioned/formatted for Debian Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: ?? Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [0] Configure network: [0] Detect CD: [0] Load installer modules: [0] Detect hard drives: [0] Partition hard drives: [0] Install base system: [0] Clock/timezone setup: [0] User/password setup: [0] Install tasks: [0] Install boot loader: [0] Overall install: [0] Comments/Problems: Install appeared to be successful (no errors) but system won’t complete boot. Appears to boot/load everything but then screen goes blank and stops. At this point can’t seem to type anything to get it to move on. Only option is to press Reset button (reboots system) or On/Off switch. If press On/Off switch, screen temporarily reactivates and can see that system is at login prompt, but can’t type anything. System then shuts down. I am a complete novice with Linux so have no knowledge to diagnose or resolve this problem. Help! David Wilkins 02 9918 5801 0419 275 642 www.wine.com.au No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.12/979 - Release Date: 29/08/2007 8:21 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.12/979 - Release Date: 29/08/2007 8:21 PM
