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oops...... usually while using Live CD/DVD



On 27 April 2016 at 10:28, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have noticed strange lock ups lately too, not just with 16 but all
> Ubuntu.
> I am now in the strange habit of pulling power supply and battery then
> holding down the power on button for 5 full seconds.
> This drains all power from capacitors and memory "I think"
> But it works for me.
> ttyl
> LP
>
>
>
> On 27 April 2016 at 10:19, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> And with a nod to the computer gods...
>>
>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 at 10:18 Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi folks, A friend had this happen to him so he said remove the battery
>>> and reinstall it and VOILA! it all works ok.I guess it must have been stuck
>>> in a situation where I could not get access to the BIOS, I'll leave that to
>>> the experts.I hope this will help someone in the same situation. Thanks for
>>> all your inputs.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 9:05 PM, allan kelly <wrikent at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> UEFI boot maybe ???
>>>>
>>>> AK
>>>> On Apr 26, 2016 8:24 PM, "Raymond House" <raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> High CrankyOldBugger, It does not boot at all,I hear the click and the
>>>>> fan starting up and the LED on the start button is on and then the fan goes
>>>>> full speed and that,s it! I have to hold the start button down for a while
>>>>> to turn it off.
>>>>> On Apr 26, 2016 7:17 PM, "CrankyOldBugger" <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Raymond, try booting it up normal, as far as you can go, then once
>>>>>> you're sure it's done booting hit Ctrl-Alt-F2 all at once and see if you
>>>>>> get a login prompt.  If so, then we know it's driver issues on the GUI side
>>>>>> of things.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, 26 Apr 2016 at 19:03 Roscoe <iankross at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's about the time I would go and buy another computer! See, I
>>>>>>> told you I was no expert. Now you have to listen to the real experts!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tuesday, 26 April 2016, Raymond House <raymondh40 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Roscoe, I have 14.04 live CD and I tried it but nothing happens
>>>>>>>> no booting, no display.Also tried 14.04 USB 64bit memory stick with the
>>>>>>>> same results.
>>>>>>>> On Apr 26, 2016 6:51 PM, "Roscoe" <iankross at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hey Raymond:
>>>>>>>>> As a user of Ubuntu as a daily driver since the first version, I
>>>>>>>>> have noticed that over the years that some versions install with some
>>>>>>>>> difficulty. As I am no Comp-Sci dude, I usually just reinstalled (maybe
>>>>>>>>> even a couple of times) and it usually installed no prob.
>>>>>>>>> I am big proponent of *patience is a virtue* but I don't have any,
>>>>>>>>> so installs and re-installs are usually what I revert to.
>>>>>>>>> Give it a try!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ian
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Raymond House <
>>>>>>>>> raymondh40 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, I installed Ubuntu 16.04 from a live CD on my laptop and
>>>>>>>>>> now I can't boot up.I can hear the fan going into high speed but that,s
>>>>>>>>>> all, no display.I have to force it off.How can I restore the laptop? Thank
>>>>>>>>>> you.
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