Thread: Ubuntu boot issues, possible hardware failure?

hi all.

bought new computer (dell inspiron 530 computer intel core2 processor q6600 (2.40ghz 1066fsb) w/quad core, 8mb cache, 2gb ddr2 sdram @ 800mhz). used livecd install ubuntu 10.04, , going swimmingly until started adding other packages/programs in.

walked away few minutes , when came screen blanked out , wouldn't respond mouse or keyboard input. rebooted tried open chromium same thing happened. after reboot attempt, screen off center , ran massive amount of code across screen asked me enter setup.

enter setup, i've tried boot hard drive , live cd , neither work, gives me off center message:
" ailure

s enter setup"

i'm not sure what's in lines between. f2 still takes me setup, infinite loop of not booting.

appreciated. don't know hardware side, if there's been epic failure there, i'm @ loss how proceed. thanks!

this not hardware failure, bad install of ubuntu.


message seeing bios message saying:

boot failure
press f2 enter setup

sounds grub broke. need reinstall grub. can boot live cd , follow directions here:
http://mrclark.ath.cx/linux/linux/howchroot.html

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