[Leaplist] Newbie needs help

[Robin (Bartow FL)]

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Hicks bobdhicks at cfl.rr.com
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Sent: 4/28/08 7:08 AM
Subject: [Leaplist] Newbie needs help

> To make a long story short, my Kubuntu distro is not working. When I had 
> the computer built, I made it clear that I wanted a Linux machine with a 
> windows backup for certain programs. The 1 TB drive was partitioned 750 
> GB linus and 250 Windows. After I paid for the machine and having been 
> told that the company could do what I wanted, I found out that they new 
> little about linux. I settled for a dual boot because they could not get 
> a virtual machine to work...that's when I knew I had a problem. Well, 
> the system has worked somewhat (no sound) now for a little over a year. 
> Now, Kubuntu won't boot. It begins, then reaches where it says Kernel 
> Alive; Kernel direct mapping tables... There it freezes and goes no further.
> 
> I need to do something to get it to continue to boot, or to reinstall. I 
> don't know how to make a live distro install on the proper partition. 
> What should I look for to do this? I definitely do not want to disturb 
> the Windows partition. I would like to know what to expect if I try to 
> reinstall the distro. This is a desktop and is connected with another 
> desktop is one of the reasons I do not want to pull it and take it to 
> installfest.
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions (other than getting rid of Windows totally.)
> 
> -- 
> Benjamin Franklin "The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either" 
> Benjamin Franklin "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety".
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Go into your BIOS and disable anything with a name like "quick boot".
Save changes and reboot.
Make sure all installed RAM gets counted without hesitation or error.
If RAM appears good, follow Hanks advice.

/robin