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Re: [LUG] Ubuntu 9.04 install.

 

Rob Beard writes:
> 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
...no, no splash screen. It's a Toshiba Satellite Pro.... 



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