[Cialug] Fw: Ubuntu 10.04 boot issue

[Theron Conrey]

Have you recently upgraded your Ubuntu install? Are you running
hardware that requires special drivers?

On May 13, 2012, at 8:40 AM, Tom Sellers <tomsellers2001 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Although I can't rule out a hardware issue, I also run Windows XP on this same hardware and it still runs fine.  I'll try to backup and reinstall as you suggested and see what happens.
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> Is that the best approach any time there is a problem with booting a linux system?
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> From: kristau <kristau at gmail.com>
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 9:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Fw: Ubuntu 10.04 boot issue
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> I wouldn't rule out a hardware issue. The best thing to do is back up
> everything you can (System Rescue CD is good for this), then wipe and
> re-install from scratch. If it still crashes, try wiping and
> re-installing with an older version or alternative distro. If it still
> crashes, then the hardware is likely bad and should be recycled.
> --
> Tired programmer
> Coding late into the night
> The core dump follows
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