thalo
September 18th, 2012, 05:59 AM
i have an HP mini notebook. i created a bootable flash drive to install Ubuntu 12.04LTS on it. the install went okay, everything was working to the point of restarting after install and some updates.
now, when starting the computer without the flash drive in, it stays at a blank screen with a cursor at the top left. that is all, nothing else. i can put the flash drive in, Ctrl/Alt/Delete to restart things. to get it to boot up, i have to have the flash drive in, goto the boot up option menu and select the flash drive. wont boot from the notebook HD.
i would like to reinstall to make sure i had checked all the correct boxes, etc. during the installation. also, i think that i may have pulled out the flash drive too soon during the restart that may have not allowed somethings to be done as they should have been.
my questions are:
1. do i need to reinstall? is there someway to fix the HD to make sure it has what it needs to boot?
2. if not 1., how to reinstall? i am not sure what command to use to get the installation process started.
thanks in advance for input/solutions.
now, when starting the computer without the flash drive in, it stays at a blank screen with a cursor at the top left. that is all, nothing else. i can put the flash drive in, Ctrl/Alt/Delete to restart things. to get it to boot up, i have to have the flash drive in, goto the boot up option menu and select the flash drive. wont boot from the notebook HD.
i would like to reinstall to make sure i had checked all the correct boxes, etc. during the installation. also, i think that i may have pulled out the flash drive too soon during the restart that may have not allowed somethings to be done as they should have been.
my questions are:
1. do i need to reinstall? is there someway to fix the HD to make sure it has what it needs to boot?
2. if not 1., how to reinstall? i am not sure what command to use to get the installation process started.
thanks in advance for input/solutions.