[Leaplist] Newbie needs help

[Danny W. Burdick]

Bring that baby to the installfest and be prepared (backed up) to 
"reinstall" if necessary.....
I'll have every *buntu there is latest versions on hand.....
as well as every debian flavor.....

cya there
ciao

burdicda


Bob Hicks wrote:
> Thanks to you and others who have replied. I do go to the installfest 
> with my laptop, where I'm also trying to switch to linux. My fall back 
> has always been my desktop because this is the first time I've 
> encountered a real problem with it (other than the sound doesn't work, 
> but that's another story). I've tried to do a "recovery boot", but I 
> end up with the following:  "root at admin-desktop: !# _(blinking 
> cursor)". I know it wants a response, but I don't know what. I've 
> tried the root password, the username and anything else I can come up 
> with. The response is "bash command unknown".
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Bob Hicks
>
> Hank Lambert wrote:
>> Bob,
>>    Sorry about my reply. I read your e-mail from a Web mail browser 
>> via terminal services, and it didn't show the second paragraph where 
>> you clearly mention the Installfest. I'm not a complete idiot, just 
>> blind sometimes ;) I have never installed Linux from a Live CD, but I 
>> know that Debian shows the current partition setup during install 
>> that allows you to select where to install your distro, and how to 
>> partition it out (Use entire disk or have the standard Linux 
>> directories). I believe Ubuntu does the same. What I do not know is 
>> whether the install will install grub and overwrite your windows 
>> bootup, or whether it leaves it alone. If grub doesn't install, then 
>> I know you can modify the windows boot.ini file to include your Linux 
>> install to the windows boot screen. Hopefully someone on this board 
>> will know the answers to your questions.
>>
>> --Hank
>>
>> Robin (Bartow FL) wrote:
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Bob Hicks bobdhicks at cfl.rr.com
>>> To: This is the Leap Main List leaplist at leap-cf.org
>>> 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
>>>
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