Gutsy boot problem

[pkaplan1 at comcast.net]

I'm not on my T41 either, but where does one manipulate the Grub resolution and why would that cause problems booting normal mode vs. recovery mode?
Paul
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Richard Mancusi" <vrman49 at gmail.com>
> 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
> 
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