2009/1/13 Simon Wears <<a href="mailto:munkyjunky@googlemail.com">munkyjunky@googlemail.com</a>> <div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Was just on my computer running Ibex, when gnome vanished, and the keyboard lights started blinking. After a reboot, Linux tried to load and said Kernel Panic, and now when it boots the machine resets after loading grub. Help? Cheers, Simon -- <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a> </blockquote></div> That is unfortunate. If this was the first panic on a machine that is otherwise normally stable, and it has now started to panic on every boot for no apparent reason (ie, you haven't installed a new kernel or changed any hardware in the last day or so), then this is a good indication that you've developed a hardware problem. If you have upgraded the kernel in the last day or so, try booting an older kernel. Also, if you haven changed any hardware (including removale devices connected to the USB ports), then try reverting the changes. Does it panic from the live CD? If not, are there in suspicious messages in your dmesg from the live CD environment. What is the panic message you see? If it is something like "Kernel panic - machine check", then you've almost certainly got a hardware fault. Regards Chris