Boot issue

hoodline · 06-17-2009, 03:50 AM

I installed Ubuntu 6.06 the other day i know its outdated but i upgraded to 8.04 and after i upgraded i rebooted my PC and it wouldn't load properly it was going into blue box or something the only way i can get to boot properly is select the third line from the menu
which is annoying can any help?

hoodline · 06-17-2009, 05:33 AM

sorry for double posting but can someone help?

csc2000e · 06-17-2009, 06:33 AM

what are your complete systems specs?
Cpu, ram, psu, graphics, etc

**wmorri** · 06-17-2009, 10:04 AM

Hi,

I am not as concered about the specs of your computer, that shouldn't make that much difference with linux.

You are aware that 8.04 is outdated now too. The current version is 9.04 and the LTS (Long Term Service) is 8.10. I would recommend that you try one of those. Also when you do the install make sure that you erase all of the linux partitions or choose the option to install over all linux partitions.

Cheers!

hoodline · 06-18-2009, 03:53 AM

i fixed it myself i edited /boot/grub/menu.lst and commented out the one that wasn't loading correctly
i have had ubuntu cd for a while now i installed it when i got it but my hard drive died when i got a virus on windows it destroyed my whole hard drive so i had to get a new one the other day i reinstalled it again and got rid of windows to use ubuntu as my main os

now i am having problems with my graphics card ubuntu wont detect it every time i restart my computer it tells my its gone into low graphic mode and it didn't detect my monitor or my graphics card i select my graphics card from the list but when i click test the screen shows lines across the screen but when i click ok it works fine but i am stuck in 800x600 mode which is a pain in the ***
i uninstalled all the drivers and installed envy and installed the drivers from there but still have the same problem i think i will just stick with 6.06

Thanks for all your help anyway

**wmorri** · 06-18-2009, 08:54 AM

Hi,

What is your graphics card? Sticking with 6.06 you are going to come upon a lot of problems that won't have fixes as 6.06 is outdated. I just thought that you should now.

Cheers!

Rome5 · 06-18-2009, 10:20 PM

Also, would you mind posting your menu.lst file? Curious which entry you actually commented out.

Code:

cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

Second what Wmorri said about using 6.06. An upgrade would be worth the extra time.

06-17-2009, 03:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
hoodline Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Ubuntu 8.04	Boot issue I installed Ubuntu 6.06 the other day i know its outdated but i upgraded to 8.04 and after i upgraded i rebooted my PC and it wouldn't load properly it was going into blue box or something the only way i can get to boot properly is select the third line from the menu which is annoying can any help?

06-17-2009, 05:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
hoodline Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Ubuntu 8.04	Re: Boot issue sorry for double posting but can someone help?

06-17-2009, 06:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
csc2000e Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 340 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: Boot issue what are your complete systems specs? Cpu, ram, psu, graphics, etc __________________ These walls fall down around me but I will stand And though my body be burned away I will live

06-17-2009, 10:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,715 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Boot issue Hi, I am not as concered about the specs of your computer, that shouldn't make that much difference with linux. You are aware that 8.04 is outdated now too. The current version is 9.04 and the LTS (Long Term Service) is 8.10. I would recommend that you try one of those. Also when you do the install make sure that you erase all of the linux partitions or choose the option to install over all linux partitions. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

06-18-2009, 03:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
hoodline Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Ubuntu 8.04	Re: Boot issue i fixed it myself i edited /boot/grub/menu.lst and commented out the one that wasn't loading correctly i have had ubuntu cd for a while now i installed it when i got it but my hard drive died when i got a virus on windows it destroyed my whole hard drive so i had to get a new one the other day i reinstalled it again and got rid of windows to use ubuntu as my main os now i am having problems with my graphics card ubuntu wont detect it every time i restart my computer it tells my its gone into low graphic mode and it didn't detect my monitor or my graphics card i select my graphics card from the list but when i click test the screen shows lines across the screen but when i click ok it works fine but i am stuck in 800x600 mode which is a pain in the *** i uninstalled all the drivers and installed envy and installed the drivers from there but still have the same problem i think i will just stick with 6.06 Thanks for all your help anyway

06-18-2009, 08:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,715 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Boot issue Hi, What is your graphics card? Sticking with 6.06 you are going to come upon a lot of problems that won't have fixes as 6.06 is outdated. I just thought that you should now. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

06-18-2009, 10:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rome5 Alternative Computing Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Denver.CO Posts: 311 OS: Arch linux	Re: Boot issue Also, would you mind posting your menu.lst file? Curious which entry you actually commented out. Code: cat /boot/grub/menu.lst Second what Wmorri said about using 6.06. An upgrade would be worth the extra time. __________________ Arch64 ~ PekWM