From: Daniel47@teranews.com   
      
   TJ wrote:   
   > On 11/04/2012 10:07 AM, Daniel47@teranews.com wrote:   
   >> Adam wrote:   
   >>> Daniel47@teranews.com wrote:   
   >>>> I have considered re-installing 2009 from the DVD, but then I will not   
   >>>> have the internet connection stuff that my ISP did several years ago!!   
   >>>   
   >>> I've found that sometimes using the install DVD to do an "upgrade" to   
   >>> the same version fixes boot problems without clobbering anything that's   
   >>> already installed.  (I can't promise anything, though!)  I also agree   
   >>> with the others that as soon as you have the time, you should replace   
   >>> Mandriva 2009 with something newer, such as 2011.   
   >>>   
   >>> Adam   
   >>   
   >> Thanks for this suggestion, Adam. I'll keep it in mind.   
   >>   
   >> And, yes, at the same time as fixing my 2009 (which used to boot...when   
   >> I could get to it), I'm attempting to get internet operation on 2011!   
   >>   
   >> Daniel   
   >>   
   > I had a (somewhat) similar problem with a recent major Mageia 2 update   
   > which included a new kernel. But mine was different in that the update   
   > was interrupted for unknown (to me) reasons right in the middle of it.   
   > When I attempted a reboot, neither kernel would finish the boot, but   
   > each would stop at a different point. Safe mode didn't help, neither did   
   > booting with the DVD.   
   >   
   > Not knowing what might be bad and what might not be, and knowing that I   
   > know too little not to miss something that would bite me in the ass   
   > later, I opted for a clean install (retaining /home) and updated that. A   
   > very Microsoft-like solution, but it did the trick.   
   >   
   > TJ   
      
   I am getting closer and closer to re-installing my Linux OS's because,   
   as shown above, MD2009 doesn't boot and, in a different twig of this   
   thread Jim Beard is helping my with my updated MD2011 fiasco. Now MD2011   
   just boots to a blank screen, with an unblinking cursor in the top left   
   corner of screen! And, last night, I found out my MD2010.1 and MG2   
   (un-updated) installations have the same problem!   
      
   Might just drag out the DVD's and try an "upgrade" over the top of the   
   updates first, to see if I can get back to square one!   
      
   Daniel   
      
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