From: unruh@invalid.ca   
      
   On 2012-11-05, Daniel47@teranews.com  wrote:   
   > 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!   
      
   It sounds like a video card problem. Do as I suggested and on the boot,   
   put in the kernel option vga=ask. Then choose one of the bog simple vga   
   modes. Or keep trying them until one works.   
      
   >   
   > 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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