[NTLUG:Discuss] Boot Up Parameters - Keeping them in LiveCD

[Kenneth Loafman]

Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> Leroy Tennison wrote:
>> David Simmons wrote:
>>>> Hope this helps. After logging in I would have a look at
>>>>
>>> /var/log/messages for
>>>> any hardware errors related to video
>>> before proceeding to edit xorg.conf.
>>> http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=197754
>>>
>>> Dave -
>>> never able to login.....it locks up at the same point between many
>>> different distro's
>>>
>>> I'm thinking it might have to do something
>>> with my motherboard....although I've searched and didn't find anything
>>> (except the HPET thing)....included a picture link a few messages back.
>>>
>>> I'd love to look at any of the logs...but startup is fine...don't
>>> see anything there....just can't get to the 'real' stuff because it locks
>>> up right before login
>>>
>> Can you do Ctrl-Alt-F1?  This would determine the extent of lockup (the 
>> whole machine or just the graphical environment).
> 
> If Ctrl-Alt-F1 works, then dmesg may be able to tell you what's going
> on.  There may be no log, but dmesg keeps its contents in memory.
> 
> Have you tried the 'rescue' versions of these CD's?

One more thought... have you tried both monitors individually?  It could
be one monitor giving back some bad info.

Will the system boot if you try to go into single-user mode?  Add
'vga=765 single' to the end of the boot line, or use the 'rescue mode'.
 That should keep it from bringing up a GUI display and you can work on
it from there.

...Ken