Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu startup

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Author: alan c
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu startup
On 13/09/10 22:35, Leo wrote:
> Does anybody know how to get ubuntu to show useful info when booting?
> The reason I ask is that it keeps hanging when mounting disks every few
> boots, but for all I know it could just be fscking them. Or failing,
> that is it possible to get it to keep old /var/log/boot files?


at the grub menu screen, press
e
and then edit the boot string to remove the
quiet splash
then press
ctrl x
to boot

also, the logs may hold useful information, although I rarely use them
myself and have little experience about them.
hth

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alan cocks
Ubuntu user