On Thu 30 Aug, David Wilkins wrote: > Further information: > > > > 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 cant 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. >
A blank screen can be the result if your monitor is unable to cope with the configured data or scan rates. Try <shift><control>+ or <shift><control>- to select a different screen size, and if a picture appears you may need to dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -- Chris Bell
