Thanks for the reply! On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> On Wed 17 May 2017 at 13:41:03 -0400, Luis Finotti wrote: > > > I've installed stretch from a DI RC3 image (from here: > > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/ > cd-including-firmware/) > > a couple of weeks back on an old Dell Inspiron Mini 1018. > > Is this the only OS on the machine? > Yes. > > The install went without a problem and I could reboot just fine. I then > > updated it, installed LXDE and a few more packages, but after that I > cannot > > reboot. Even in recovery mode it gets stuck. It seems that the point at > > which it gets stuck varies, but it never finishes booting. > > Installing extra packages (if that is all you ever did) should not lead > to non-booting. > > Indeed. I think I did do a "dist-upgrade", which could be the cause. > > Since I don't get a prompt, I don't know how to get more info. Since I > > could reboot, I don't think it was an installation problem. > > You obviously get the GRUB menu. When it appears hit the "c" key and type > > set pager=1 > set > > What is do "prefix=" and "root=" say? > prefix=(hd0,msdos1)/boot/grub root=hd0,msdos1 > > Press the Esc key and hit the "e" key when the OS to be booted is > highlighted. > > What does "set root=" say? > > Selecting the safe-mode: set root='hd0,msdos1' Let me know if I can provide anymore info or if this gives you any idea of what is wrong... Best, Luis
