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   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   From: Sybren Stuvel    
   Subject: Re: unidentified random boot problem.   
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   MCR enlightened us with:   
   > Randomly when I boot Ubuntu I get to the splash screen (with the   
   > moving bar) and the computer freezes.  Other times the computer with   
   > go straight to the desktop, other times the bar will move and it   
   > will boot 'normally'.   
      
   Select the Grub menu entry that you want to boot, press the 'e' key,   
   select the 'kernel' line, press the 'e' key, then remove the words   
   'quiet splash' from the end of the line, press enter, and finally   
   press 'b' to boot the modified entry.   
      
   This will give you full kernel output, and hopefully more insight into   
   the crashes.   
      
   > The errors are in the form of memory address locations.   
      
   You could also run memtest86, it comes installed with Ubuntu. A good   
   memory check is easy to do, and can provide the solution to some weird   
   problems.   
      
   Sybren   
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