gord wrote: > On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 15:10 +0000, ged byrom wrote: >> I am having problems at start up. I am using kubuntu edgy. My problem is >> that sometimes it starts up and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes I get >> "pc out of frequency" with some numbers in khz and hz. These numbers can >> change. Sometimes I just get a blank screen and I can't get anything if >> I press ctrl-alt-F1. >> It might start up 1 in 4 or 5 tries. It will sometimes start in another >> kernel but sometimes it won't. >> I have edited my /boot/grub/menu.1st and removed "splash" and added >> apm=power-off. It seemed to work at first but now I'm back to square 1. >> Can anyone suggest anything else to try. >> Does anyone out there know how I can get rid of the kubuntu screen so I >> can see all of the loading up on a permanent basis.I know it's pretty >> but I'd like to see what's going in and where it is hanging up >> >> > > are you sure its ubuntu/linux that is not working here? might it be the > bios? > you could remove the usplash symlink in your /etc/RC0.d/ directory to > stop usplash (the loading screen) to just get a normal text output but > be sure to backup anything you start messing with :)
Or edit the grub menu and remove the word 'splash' from the kernel line. You can do this at boot time, thus leaving your system unchanged. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
