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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.... -- 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