Gutsy boot problem

[Derek Broughton]

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?

What are the differences between the boot stanzas in /boot/grub/menu.lst?

Try booting into the default option, but with "nosplash" and the "quiet"
option removed (when the menu comes up, press 'e' on the default option,
then 'e' on the boot line, change the line, press enter, press 'b'). 
That'll give you a better idea where it freezes (if, indeed, it does - it
might actually be the splash that causes the problem).
-- 
derek