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razzam21

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Help with DVD install...
« on: September 14, 2007, 06:40:18 am »
I have tried this numerous times and have read probably 200 different topics in here and another 100 out on the web trying to help solve my problem.  I followed all of the screen shots that are on the DVD Quick install tutorial on the site.  They work great until it says to take out the disc and reboot the machine.  I do that and after it reboots it goes through post and then just sits there on a black screen with a flashing cursor in the top left hand cornor.   I have tried the recovery tool that is on the DVD with no luck.  There is no Grub as I would expect and I can't find the xorg.conf file to check and see if that is a problem.  Is there anyone out there that has had a similar problem that can help?  I hope I have explained it well enough.  If I haven't please as questions as I am more then happy to answer.

Thanks in advance for you time, knowledge and patience.

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Re: Help with DVD install...
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2007, 11:02:45 am »
Is the PC's BIOS set to boot from the harddrive you installed on?
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Re: Help with DVD install...
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2007, 02:07:33 pm »
Yes the Bios is set to boot to the correct hard drive.

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Re: Help with DVD install...
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2007, 01:00:46 am »
I have the exact same problem - for what it's worth :(

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Re: Help with DVD install...
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2007, 07:58:51 am »
Hi, I am slowly plugging away at setting up my LMCE and I feel your pain! :-[ :-[

Can you post your system specs?  I had an issue with a Sony VAIO laptop, older model, and it took a LOOONG time to finally boot up.  Also, is this for a Core/MD (Hybrid scenario)?


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Re: Help with DVD install...
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2007, 04:45:13 pm »
I have tried this numerous times and have read probably 200 different topics in here and another 100 out on the web trying to help solve my problem.  I followed all of the screen shots that are on the DVD Quick install tutorial on the site.  They work great until it says to take out the disc and reboot the machine.  I do that and after it reboots it goes through post and then just sits there on a black screen with a flashing cursor in the top left hand cornor.   I have tried the recovery tool that is on the DVD with no luck.  There is no Grub as I would expect and I can't find the xorg.conf file to check and see if that is a problem.  Is there anyone out there that has had a similar problem that can help?  I hope I have explained it well enough.  If I haven't please as questions as I am more then happy to answer.

Thanks in advance for you time, knowledge and patience.

Hi,

When your Core boots you should see a screen that offers you the option of going to the Grub bppt options screen. Take that option and edit the Grub line that boots your Core so it includes the NOAPIC option. This should fix your problem... at least it did for us when we hit a similar problem. You can also see a thread here about adding NOAPIC;

http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=2502.0

Hope this helps.

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