When it takes a long time to boot, I take a monitor and connect it to the pc. A bit cumbersome since the monitor is heavy. :D
I'll test out everyone's inputs. Thanks! On 2/4/11, Ian Dexter R. Marquez <iandex...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 07:28, Andres Montiel, CUA <kyut...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 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). > > If it's headless, how can you see a "black screen"? ;) > >> Any tips on where I should begin looking (what files should I examine) to >> find out the root of the problem? > > Check the boot and system logs, and other usual suspects like failed > services, loaded modules, etc. > > -- > Ian Dexter R. Marquez > http://iandexter.com > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- http://natureeasy.com Your online shop for organic and earth-friendly products. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
