Boot Problem (il loads only one time on two)

[Husse]

Which disk is Mint installed on?
What else (Windows?) do you have and how does it work?
I also see JMicron and according to some sources JMicron and Linux are not happy together...
And no - computers is no exact science

[nick]

Hi

I tried installing Debian on a similar board and ended up installing from a usb pendrive:

See
http://linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 5abafcfd46

Nick

[Husse]

Hey nick
I think it was you that (in this forum) stated that Jmicron and Linux are not happy together
Any news on that?

[nick]

Hi Husse

I did state that jmicron and Linux do not mix, On the distro I installed, the cdrom device could not be used because of no jmicron driver support, therefore I had to install from USB stick, thats why I suggested but reading again I see that installing is not the problem.

I mst read the questions, I must read.....

I had cyclical starts on occasions after the install, the same as the poster I ended up installing custom kernel from http://kmuto.jp/debian/d-i/ But this was Debian

I do not know how the latest kernels work but I know myself and others had lots of problems with jmicron

Nick

[Husse]

It's the Jmicron controller that gives you problems
Try editing /boot/grub/menu.lst and change the options "quiet splash --" with "nosplash noapic noacpi --".
It's only the first line with quiet splash you need to change (in the first go)
If you have success remove nosplash noapic noacpi one at a time to minimize the impact

[Husse]

I've answered some fifty questions since last night and it's simply getting too much now, so I'll bump it for my self and take a fresh look later

[nick]

Hi
I can not help you with font size but
try:


a)
modify the file

/boot/grub/grub.conf

add the parameter "all-generic-ide" to the line
keneral vmlinuz *************


heres an example of the appropiate section of grub..conf....
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/sho ... p?t=120378

b) Get a different motherboard

c) try a netinstall CD of Debian,(lenny or from my above post) when installed:

and if it works OK

Do "apt-get install gnome"

"apt-get install xorg"

Add multimedia repositories

Sorry I cannot be of more help

Nick

[Husse]

I'm on it again - should have done something else
There is also nolapic to try - and if this has been done already forgive me

[nick]

Hi

I meant get a motherboard without the Jmicron controller
as I think that is the cause of your problems.

I suggested Debian as that is is the only Linux I have installed
without problems with the jmicron, no you will not end up
with Mint

Sorry I cannot help - Nick

[nick]

Hi

It is an Ubuntu problem with Dual Core Support
on Asus P5B Deluxe (Motherboard) and Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H (Motherboard)

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Core_2_Duo_Support

There is some hints on link.

Nick