[ubuntu-uk] Bootup screen
Matthew Saunders
me3ohm at gmail.com
Fri Oct 6 22:00:23 BST 2006
> I have looked at MENU.LST and it contains this line which I think you
> are referring to:
>
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386 root=/dev/hdb5 ro quiet=vga=791
Is the = after the word quiet actually in the menu.lst?
(quiet=vga=791) This should be a space instead.
My working menu.lst shows:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386 root=/dev/sda3 ro quiet splash
I don't know if it will help your problem, but you don't have the word
splash on that line? I'm only guessing but this might get the start
up screen working.
> I think I can change the line if necessary. I am sure a need to be SU to
> make any change. Is that correct?
To create a backup copy just in case:
sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst_backup
If you open Terminal, you will need to type in:
sudo pico /boot/grub/menu.lst
Make the changes just like a normal text editor, then Ctrl+o to save,
Ctrl+x to exit.
Hope this helps
Matthew
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