Try removing the "silent" and "splash" kernel parameters in grub. With this
out
you should see the boot logs on-screen when you reboot and it may show you
where
problems lay.
--- mike t.
>
>From: "Andres Montiel, CUA" <kyut...@gmail.com>
>To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List
><plug@lists.linux.org.ph>
>Sent: Friday, February 4, 2011 7:28:06
>Subject: [plug] Headless Linux box intermittently doesn't boot properly
>
>I have a headless Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 installed in the house. I occasionally
>reboot it remotely (sudo reboot) just to be sure everything is fine. Weird
>thing
>is it sometimes boots properly and I can ssh into it, and sometimes it just
>shows a black screen with a blinking cursor upon boot (I find this out after
>around 2 hours).
>
>Any tips on where I should begin looking (what files should I examine) to find
>out the root of the problem?
>
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