OT My computer does not come on.

[Johnny Ernst Nielsen]

Greetings Steven.

mandag den 20. April 2009 kvad stevenvollom at sbcglobal.net:
> This morning when I booted up, the computer ran a test on the
> /dev/sda2 partition.  When it opened, things seemed pretty normal. 
> Nonetheless, when I clicked on Kmenu to open an application, the
> computer shut  down to completely off.  I rebooted and no screen
> came up.  I let the computer run for several minutes thinking there
> was work being performed in the background, but I never got a
> screen.  I attempted to open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F2;
> still nothing happens.  My computer is a home build and less than 6
> months old.  When I turn the monitor off then on, it responds with
> the ACER logo, but then shows a window that indicates that there is
> no signal.  What should I do next?

If you are sure that the computer actually starts running when you 
press the power on button, I think it indicates some sort of graphics 
problem. Either software or hardware.

Can you get a standard Ubuntu install CD to boot into the CD's trial 
desktop system?
If yes, we'll try troubleshooting the installed software's graphics 
handling.
If no, we'll try troubleshooting hardware problems.

Best regards :o)

Johnny :o)