Matthias Heiler escribió: > Similar problem here on a Dell D610 notebook. After the update > yesterday the system does not boot the new kernel. The GRUB error > message is: > > === > Error 18: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS > Press any key to continue... > === > > GRUB doesn't even offer an old/working kernel as a fallback solution. > I'm writing this bug report on a friend's machine. > > For all it's worth, I've finally decided to "install clean", and after installing (Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS i386 desktop version) I had no problems at all booting. I still have boot entries for the failing system, so I should still be able to do some more tests, however I don't know for how long because the new install is taking < 20% of disk space, so I'll wipe old install (failing system) soon...
I suspect this bug is related to a particular software configuration I had on the other installation, the machine is exactly the same. -- After updating to kernel 2.6.24-19 system doesn't boot anymore https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240901 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
