Gutsy boot problem

[Richard Mancusi]

On 10/26/07, pkaplan1 at comcast.net <pkaplan1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I did a clean install of Gutsy on a Thinkpad T41.  Now, after selecting the default kernel boot option in Grub, the system freezes after clearing the Grub screen.  However, if I select the option to boot the same kernel in recovery mode, the system boots normally to a command line with root logged in.  At that point if I logout of the root account (CTRL-D), the system continues to start kdm at which point everything seems to work normally, i.e., I can login into user accounts.
>
> What's the problem here and how to allow booting of the default kernel?
> Paul
>

I had the exact same problem on a T41.  Try this ... boot to the
default kernel, but have
enormous patience - at least 5 min.  If you eventually arrive at the
logon screen I have
your answer.  I don't have my T41 with me now but will be able to give
you the exact
fix later tonight.  Simply put, it is the screen resolution of GRUB -
and it is easy to fix.

-rich