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

[Robert Millan]

On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 01:45:07PM -0400, William Thompson wrote:
> On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 07:41:24PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> > 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 ?
> 
> Linux *DOES* boot on this machine using syslinux as the boot loader.  I didn't
> try lilo (it's too hard to install on USB sticks)

I mean with grub.  It's easy to miss-identify a "hang" as just console fuckup,
and the point you described is precisely where you would stop seeing anything
if it was the latter.

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