<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18812"></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=556390714-11102009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am installing 9.10 Beta on an old Dell Inspiron 2650.  The boot fails with an underscore cursor on the screen.  The fix is to set acpi=off.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=556390714-11102009><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=556390714-11102009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>There used to be onscreen directions for editing the boot command.  I like that acpi-off is a popup option.  It took me only a couple tries to realize "press esc" to accept.  I am trying to convert a friend to Ubuntu, for her it would have been a problem.  She would stare at the screen not knowing what to do.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=556390714-11102009><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=556390714-11102009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Suggesting- add the words "Esc to continue" or something similar to the screen when the boot options menu is being used.  Better would be to say use the up and down cursores to highlight and enter to select.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=556390714-11102009>Thanks for a great product!</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Gary<SPAN class=556390714-11102009> Palmer</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>