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jon.davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Alan Pope writes: > > >> 2009/6/8 JOHN DAVEY <johndavey303@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> >>> ...well I thought all was well but I seem to be having difficulties with >>> installing to the harddrive. The Live CD is working fine but it won't write >>> the system to the HDD. I've tried a few times and it goes through the >>> install process completely and it all looks like it's installing for all >>> intents and puropses but at boot there is no system?.... >>> >> How many hard disks are in the computer? If more than one, what >> operating systems are on each one? >> When you say "is no system" what happens? Do you get a blank screen on >> boot or some kind of error message? >> >> Cheers, >> Al. >> >> > I get a command line screen. It's GRUB the bootloader I think? THat > describes itself as a leightweight BASH. I have no idea what to do when > there. I have pulled up the 'HEPL' but it isn't much...help really..... > JOn. > Sounds to me like it is booting so far and falling back to Busybox. Do you get the Ubuntu splash screen come up at all when you try and boot from the hard disk? (I believe it should come up after Grub but if it can't mount the hard drive after loading the kernel it will leave you at the Busybox prompt). What is the model of the laptop? Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html