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Re: installation catch 22

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On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 9:36 AM <jashebert@aol.com> wrote:

>
> The installation runs through to completion but the system does not boot
> up.
> I have tried several times with the same result.
>
> I am able to log in and look at the log file where it informs me that some
> firmware
> needs to be updated. (red warnings)  I have a CD with the firmware but how
> do I
> install it if the system will not boot?
>
>
You say the system does not boot up, and yet then you say you're able to
log in.

Perhaps what you mean is that the system does not boot up into a graphical
system, but that you are getting to a login prompt?

If so, after logging in, what happens if you run "startx"?

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installation catch 22 jashebert@aol.com - 2021-11-19 16:40 +0100
  Re: installation catch 22 Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-11-19 17:20 +0100
  Re: installation catch 22 Kent West <westk@acu.edu> - 2021-11-19 17:20 +0100
    Re: installation catch 22 Kent West <westk@acu.edu> - 2021-11-22 16:10 +0100

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