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Thread ID: 57981	2005-05-18 03:44:00	Linux (ubuntu and knoppix) refuse to boot	J_Joyce (6569)	Press F1

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356182	2005-05-19 05:04:00	... but all of the people writing about it just mentioned the boot command line as if it magically appeared. It seems that people providing Linux tutorials still have a long long way to go in communications skills and technical writing. oh well. Why pick on "people providing Linux tutorials"? Theyre no worse than most and better than a lot. The boot: line does "magically appear" in the live CDs I have seen. That's because it's essential. In installed versions, LILO has an explicit boot: line (so you can, e.g., type "linux acpi=off") and grub has the command option.. In your Ubuntu, the Esc key should work. Did you select the correct language and keyboard layouts before you installed it?	Graham L (2)
356183	2005-05-19 08:40:00	Why pick on "people providing Linux tutorials"? Theyre no worse than most and better than a lot . Your right, they're not, not the brightest comment :blush: Just frustration creeping in after an hour on google and various stuff i have bookmarked . The bad part was, I couldn't remember what the keys were for Lilo even and I'd done it often enough (not that Ubuntu uses Lilo) . The boot: line does "magically appear" in the live CDs I have seen . That's because it's essential . An editable one? Anyway, I couldn't see one, just a menu . In installed versions, LILO has an explicit boot: line (so you can, e . g . , type "linux acpi=off") and grub has the command option . In your Ubuntu, the Esc key should work . Did you select the correct language and keyboard layouts before you installed it? he keyboard works fine in Mepis (which is installed), it's layout is set to US_EN, Basic . I have modified that to 101 to see if that makes a difference to boot options in the Ubuntu live CD .	Murray P (44)
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