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I have installed several Linux distros (eg latest SuSE, Mint, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Fedora) in a PC which also runs Windows 7 as dual boot. All install OK and then ...
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  1. 11-15-2011 #1
    tandlj
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    Question Linux distros install but then don't complete boot

    I have installed several Linux distros (eg latest SuSE, Mint, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Fedora) in a PC which also runs Windows 7 as dual boot.

    All install OK and then reboot, displaying the Grub menu and then going nowhere (ie stopping on an empty, or coloured page, or one with a flickering prompt at the top left corner).

    The PC has the Gigabyte GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H board, an AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6Ghz processor and 4GB memory.
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    There can be any number of reasons for this, from BIOS configuration settings, to the need to configure GRUB to use some optional kernel settings, such as ACPI=off (just as an example). At this point, I can't tell you much more than this. Final question - can you boot and run a LiveCD/DVD/USB linux drive?
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