9.10 boot up and video problems
Karl F. Larsen
klarsen1 at gmail.com
Mon Nov 16 22:13:56 UTC 2009
thomas wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Sunday I wrote that my boot up problem was no more.
>
> I was wrong. After using the computer for maybe five hours
> it again flaked out. Lost all the icons on the screen. When I
> did a cold turn off and restart I got the message again:
> "Reboot and select Proper boot device - or insert boot media
> and press any key". I was in the process of writing an e/m note,
> which I lost.
>
> I tried to reboot a few times then gave up and worked off of the
> try out version on the Ubuntu 9.04 disk that I got with the
> 'Linux Starter Kit' magazine.
>
> This morning I decided to try again. An hour ago, I turned the
> computer on. It booted up normal. I am going to copy crucial
> files (e/m, pictures and browser favorite to a thumb drive and
> then try to fix the problem. This might mean going back to
> 9.04, which was working OK.
>
> I got an answer from someone on how to locate the Firebird file.
> Where is the Firefox favorites located?
>
> Thomas
>
>
>
When I set up a new version I have to transfer all my stuff
to that version and I do that by replacing the
/home/name/.mozilla-thunderbird with the one from your
previous version.
73 Karl
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