[nmglug] Help my bro'

[Bin Hu]

Hi,

I assume that your brother's computer's booting  into memory test is
caused by incorrect boot up configuration instead of hardware issue.
If that is the case,  your brother might want to check the boot
sequence setting in the BIOS configuration during computer start up
and give priority to CD-ROM so that he can boot from a live cd. If
this doesn't help, then he may try boot from a flash driver or a
network boot server. After boot up into linux, he should then edit the
boot menu in /boot/grub/menu.lst, assuming he is using GRUB instead of
LILO.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Bin

On 1/21/10, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com> wrote:
> I'm writing for my brother who was running Karmic on a Microtel desktop.
> He'd been having trouble with blank cds (data cds and dvds didn't cause
> this problem) crashing his box so he uninstalled and then installed udev
> package.
> Now when he tries to boot the box goes into a memory test and then
> reboots into the memory test over and over. He tried to check the
> installed kernels to choose one that might boot but there are none
> listed (he pressed "esc" to see the list-it's empty).
> He tried booting from a live cd and that won't work either. The cd drive
> spins but nothing else.
> Any ideas? guidance?
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian
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