Karmic Koala takes long time to load
David Fawcett
omniwoof at gmail.com
Sun Dec 27 08:32:38 GMT 2009
If you are able then yes, this should provide similar results.
On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 7:00 PM, bryn mitchell
<bryn_mitchell at yahoo.com.au>wrote:
> Thanks David.
> Given that this is a laptop I am hesitant to perform open heart surgery and
> wonder if the same result may be achieved by doing a factory reset by
> getting into the BIOS setup at startup.
> Interested in your opinion.
> Thanks again David.
>
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> *From:* David Fawcett <omniwoof at gmail.com>
> *To:* bryn mitchell <bryn at mitchells.id.au>
> *Cc:* ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
> *Sent:* Sun, 27 December, 2009 1:42:01 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: Karmic Koala takes long time to load
>
> Hey Bryn,
>
> The flash cursor gives me a little more information so thanks for that. :)
>
> Sounds like the hard drive isn't being detected during startup. To be more
> specific it sounds like it isn't mounting the drive correctly.
>
> This could be a motherboard issue or it could be an issue with the bios or
> it could be an issue with the hard drive.
>
> I'm going to assume you don't have the manual that came with your
> motherboard which will tell you how to do I bios reset. If you do have it
> please refer to it for how to reset the bios, otherwise I recommend you
> follow these instructions.
>
>
> 1. Power down the PC.
> 2. Unplug the power cable from the back.
> 3. Open up the side of the PC case so you can see the motherboard.
> 4. Locate something that looks like an oversized watch battery - it may
> amuse you to know it is actually an oversized watch battery. ;)
> 5. There will be a small clip on one side that holds it in place.
> Pushing back on that clip will usually make the battery pop out and from
> there you can pull the battery out. Please do this.
> 6. Wait a few seconds.
> 7. Put the battery back in, close up the case, plug the computer back
> in and turn it on.
>
>
> This should reset the bios to it's factory settings and hopefully fix your
> problem.
>
> If it doesn't then I suggest you do the following.
>
>
> 1. Find the SATA cable <http://www.gshop.com.au/images/sata_cable.jpg> leading
> from your hard drive to the motherboard.
> 2. Where it plugs into the motherboard you should see several other
> places where you can plug the had drive in.
> 3. Unplug it from the current SATA plug on the motherboard and plug it
> into a different one.
>
> What we are testing here is if it's a fault with the BIOS or with the SATA
> port on the motherboard.
>
> If it's neither of these then it's likely to be a more serious issue.
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 11:52 AM, bryn mitchell <
> bryn_mitchell at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>> G'day David.
>> The holdup is either after the BIOS has loaded or is during the BIOS load
>> up period. It is difficult to tell as it simply shows a blank screen with a
>> flashing cursor in the top left hand corner.
>> Ironically, when starting the machine today it started with minimal
>> hesitation. Yesterday I had to do a number of re-starts to get the OS to
>> load.
>>
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>> *From:* David Fawcett <omniwoof at gmail.com>
>> *To:* bryn mitchell <bryn at mitchells.id.au>
>> *Cc:* ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
>> *Sent:* Sat, 26 December, 2009 5:57:37 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: Karmic Koala takes long time to load
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 8:26 AM, bryn mitchell <
>> bryn_mitchell at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> Running Karmic Koala.
>>> Sometimes the operating system either takes a very long time to load or
>>> requires one or more restarts.
>>> This is not always the case but it seems to be happening more often.
>>> Computer is Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop, Bios revision A12, MM064 series.
>>>
>>> Advice gratefully received.
>>>
>>
>> At what point is it requiring multiple restarts?
>>
>> Is it during the bios bootup (or soon afterwards) or while the OS is
>> loading?
>>
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