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No change there thenOriginally posted by cailin maith View PostI'm going to the Pub!!
Bye

Bye Carling
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Thank you!Originally posted by NickFitz View PostAnd again

Now why is it that sometimes the blue light spins, and sometimes it doesn't? (The :bluelight smiley
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Ubuntu
Insert the USB stick with Ubuntu on and reboot:
GRUB Loading stage1.5.
GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 25
and then it just stops.
Power off and on.
GRUB Loading stage1.5.
GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 17
and then it just stops.
So that's all nice too.Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.
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Reboot, <F12> to get to the BIOS Boot Device Menu, go for "Normal" just for a laugh.
GRUB Loading stage1.5.
GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 18
and then it just stops.
There is no end to the niceness.Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.
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Originally posted by zeitghostBack to real time... but this is so slow sometimes that it's painful, so

Bye bye
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostThere is a dwarf here. He throws an axe at you.
My prediction was "There is a small bird here"!Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.
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Originally posted by BrowneIssue View PostSo, I go to boot normally from my C: (which is, of course, untouched) and I get:
GRUB Loading stage1.5.
GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 21
and then it just stops.
So that's nice.Originally posted by BrowneIssue View PostInsert the USB stick with Ubuntu on and reboot:
GRUB Loading stage1.5.
GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 25
and then it just stops.
Power off and on.
GRUB Loading stage1.5.
GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 17
and then it just stops.
So that's all nice too.Originally posted by BrowneIssue View PostReboot, <F12> to get to the BIOS Boot Device Menu, go for "Normal" just for a laugh.
GRUB Loading stage1.5.
GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 18
and then it just stops.
There is no end to the niceness.
FWIW you could boot off a Linux live CD or DVD - that's what I always do
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Boot from Ubuntu boot CD. Select "Boot from first hard disk"Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
FWIW you could boot off a Linux live CD or DVD - that's what I always do
Error 17.Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.
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