[Novalug] Qimo needs boot option

Anthony Soucek monkeywrenchit@gmail.com
Sun Jun 26 08:32:10 EDT 2011


I got the apci=off issue resolved. I used the e option in grub to edit the
current config to boot it up, then at terminal ran sudo mousepad then edited
etc/default/grub and then ran sudo update-grub.  Thanks! Now if i can just
get the sound working...but thats probably just an incorrect setting.

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 7:31 PM, James Ewing Cottrell 3rd <
JECottrell3@comcast.net> wrote:

>  I usually keep toggling the up and down keys. The Escape key is a Bad
> Idea because that often takes you out of the GUI Menu and into the Text
> Menu. Of course, that may be what you want. Sometimes one of the
> Function Keys will bring up the Options Window and you can add the
> option onto the end of the line.
>
> Is Grub2 ready for Prime Time yet? Last I saw of it (admittedly, awhile
> ago) it was abysmal. In Grub 0.97, still the backbone of RHEL-like
> systems, one places options on the kernel line:
>
>     grep kernel /boot/grub/grub.conf
>
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.78.910 ro root=/dev/sdz9 acpi=off
>
> I'm not sure where grub2 puts it, but if there is a kernel line
> somewhere....tack the options on the end.
>
> JIM
>
> On 6/14/2011 7:36 AM, Keith Howell wrote:
> > You should be able to interrupt the boot process and give grub a boot
> > option. even if it seems to jump straight in, there is a window to get a
> > grub prompt.
> >
> > The normal option for Ubuntu (Qimo is a derivative) is to hold down the
> > shift key while it is booting. The escape key sometimes works as well.
> >
> > You should now get a grub menu where you can append the boot option.
> >
> > Once booted and working, you need to update the grub configuration to
> > make it work by default. Take a look at
> >
> > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
> >
> > which tells you all about grub and how to add something that will always
> > be applied at boot time.
> >
> > Good luck, let us know how it goes.
> >
>
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