Originally Posted by
NoSmokingBandit
Someone gave me an old dell smartstep 100n with xp on it, so i formatted and tried to install fluxbuntu 7.10 on it, and it installs fine, but when i try to boot the system it gets all glitchy after the screen with the round symbol thing on it (the white screen with the fluxbox logo).
It works perfectly up until that point, then the screen gets all weird and stuff and it doesnt work at all.
I can boot into the recovery mode and it works fine from the terminal, but the gui doesnt seem to function well. Any ideas?
Hi Bandit, the following worked for me when my new Fluxbuntu install stalled at the "clock screen;" it is certainly worth a try. (Note, though that I don't have the Smartstep; mine is a Dell Latitude Cpx.)
1. Restart the computer and wait for Grub to appear.
2. You will have 3 seconds to press esc to for Grub options.
3. Press 'e' to edit the first line that starts 'Ubuntu 7.10 kernel'.
4. Scroll down to the second line that starts with 'kernel' and press 'e' to edit it.
5. Delete the word 'splash' at the end of the line.
6. Press Enter.
7. Press 'b' to boot.
8. You'll see a series of text messages instead of the white screen. Hopefully, a login screen will appear! If so, proceed with these instructions to make the change permanent. If not, sorry!
9. Once logged in, double-click the Console icon at the top left and type:
Code:
sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst
10. Delete all instances (2 by my count) of the word 'splash'
11. Save the file by Ctrl+O, then Enter.
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