john lewis wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:58:02 +0000
> Chris Dennis <cgdennis@???> wrote:
>
>> john lewis wrote:
>> > [snip]
>>> But it still would not boot.
>> > [snip]
>>
>> Did it give any error messages about the non-booting? How far did
>> the BIOS get through the boot process? Or did it start any of the
>> Linux stuff before failing?
>
> Hi Chris
>
> I can't remember the exact message but it asked for a bootable disc,
> It didn't get as far as the grub menu until I started it off with the
> 'load from hard disk' option on the ubuntu CD.
Are you sure that the BIOS is set to include the hard drive in its list
of boot devices? In only ask such an obvious question because I can't
think of anything else to suggest.
cheers
Chris
>
> I did check the bios and the first time it wasn't seeing the drive so
> I opened up the case and made sure the cable was properly connected
> and then it could see the drive.
>
> That is strange in itself as I had used the drive to install etch on
> it to replace ubuntu which had booted with no problems when I got
> the box home.
>
> (I'd used ubuntu all the first morning trying hard to like it but
> gave up, I even installed wmaker to make me feel more at home)
>
> Currently the box is performing well and providing I don't have
> a system freeze again, caused I think by the spamassassin plugin in
> sylpheed-claws, I won't need to reboot until the kernel is upgraded
> to 2.6.19
>
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Chris Dennis cgdennis@???
Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK
