Bug#419766: Grub fails to boot kernel on Dell OptiPlex 320 PCs

[Robert Millan]

On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 04:29:23PM -0400, William Thompson wrote:
> Package: grub
> Version: 0.97-27
> Severity: important
> 
> When attempting to boot linux on a Dell OptiPlex 320, I get the text screen
> where it tells me what it's booting (menu option), the kernel I'm booting,
> and another line that tells me it's linux-bzimage, setup=0x1400,
> size=0xd9e98 and hangs.  It does not appear that linux actually has booted. 
> 
> I understand this is a common problem for this machine.  The bios is 1.1.5
> (Latest as of this date)

Have you verified that Linux doesn't really boot, and it's not just your
console being crippled ?

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