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@oldfred. Being a linux noob and being persistent, I often accomplish stuff without knowing how. Speaking of which, I have managed to get to the boot menu. I don't know what it's called but the...

@oldfred. I apologize for being in the wrong thread. I appreciate the time you've put into attempting to help me. The issue is that the live usb is not booted into. It doesn't come up. There is no...

I don't mean to be obtuse, but what is a Bootinfo report and how do I obtain it?

@oldfred, the live usb in question boots quickly and cleanly in my laptop. I'm at a complete loss here...

Yes, it is 64-bit. Both my computers are 64-bit compatible.

When I turn the computer on or issue "reboot" from the grub prompt this is the order:

The light on the live usb flashes indicating that it's being accessed.
The monitor displays the BIOS info.
A...

@oldfred, thanks for your reply. I have checked what you suggested in the BIOS. First, the drive I'm attempting to install 13.04 on to is an older Western Digital 80 GB IDE drive. I've used it for...

I'm going to repost this since no one answered it. I need some help with this!

. I am attempting to install ubuntu 13.04 on my desktop system. Here's the skinny on my setup. I was originally...

I'm hoping this is the right thread for this. I am attempting to install ubuntu 13.04 on my desktop system. Here's the skinny on my setup. I was originally running 11.04 on an 80 gb. After constantly...

I realize this is an old thread but I can't find anything more pertinent.

I received an hdtv for Christmas and I would like to use my ubuntu 11.04 box (which contains all my media) to connect to...

Thanks for the info. Hopefully once I pull some of the cruft off boot up will resume as per normal.

My nephew dropped off the laptop he uses for school saying that it doesn't get past the login screen. True enough. It also says that the Gnome Power Management can't load (or something like that) and...

I would run a live session if possible. I cannot boot from a live usb. Please read my earlier posts for details. I have checked the live usb and it works in every other box that I've tried without...

What would make you think that? Details are crucial in this case.

Thanks.

Anyone?

I tried to follow the instructions in post #7 but I couldn't get anywhere.

I made a new startup USB stick from the latest Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit iso and attempted to run it. My laptop boots fine...

Sorry that I haven't responded sooner but things have been crazy.

This is pretty awkward since I am having to save outputs to a file, shut down, and mount a different drive to be able to access...

I've tried to get back to the command line but I can only get as far as the root shell with networking. Following are the outputs for each of the three commands you suggest.

For dmesg |tail -n300...

Nope. That just causes x to crash. Earlier my wife had shut the box down. I went through the same start sequence as I had before:

latest kernel recovery mode
run in graphics fail safe mode (kicks...

That command produces this terminal output: restart: Unknown instance:

I then altered it to sudo service gdm start with this output: gdm stop/waiting and the panels disappearing.

The only way,...

The way that I began this x session was to try and boot from recovery mode. I then choose to continue the boot procedure using the safe graphics mode or whatever its wording was. Instead of bringing...

I copied your stop command into terminal and the result was command not found.

Thanks for your time on this.

Anyone?

I've got an issue I have no idea how to solve. The other day I was watching a movie on xbmc on my 64 bit ubuntu 11.04 desktop box. I wasn't going to be home the following couple of days so I shut the...

Thanks lovinglinux for your assistance in this case. I checked using the same video clips that caused the problems and although the video controls flicker when the cursor hovers over them, there are...

Every since an upgrade to 11.04 via fresh install, much video playback (primarily vimeo and metacafe) are blocky. See attached screenshot. The blocks flash and move around the screen somewhat and...