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Thread: Ubuntu 9.04 not booting help please!


i have been itching try linux time. picked copy of ubuntu 9.04 on disk , took plunge , loaded dual boot on toshiba laptop beside windows xp.
worked fine 1 week after sessions of loading , unloading of programs in ubuntu, stopped booting.
bootup sequence begins, gray screen, , hangs.
start ubuntu restore/repair boot sequence?

ok there few things can try

first press:

code:
ctrl + alt + f1
do text login screen?. if so, have broken xorg.

if not, arnt getting far, if thats case try

1. power system on.
2. @ grub menu use arrow keys select boot line use,
press 'e' edit it
3. press 'e' again (i think) edit first line of it
4. go end of line , delete part 'quiet splash'
5. enter finish editing, 'b' boot.

, try , see error messages come or anymore information looks bad before hangs, or hangs.


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