<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 3:25 AM, Nick Rout <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick.rout@gmail.com" target="_blank">nick.rout@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 1:28 AM, Joseph Fry <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joe@thefrys.com" target="_blank">joe@thefrys.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Excuse my ignorance with all the techy stuff but I am in need of<br>
assistance?<br>
Currently have mythdora 0.22 on my the system which was built for me. No<br>
longer has access to this persons knowledge for fix!<br>
System was running, attempted to load new data via main computer,<br>
wouldn't allow access , displayed error and then lost all icons on<br>
desktop. I shut down and rebooted but just brings up black screen with<br>
cursor??<br>
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Have attempted ctrl-alt- F6/F7 with no luck.<br>
Any ideas as what may have occured?<br>
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Your problem description is a little vague, but it doesn't sound like a problem specific to MythTV, more like a problem with the PC or with the OS in general. You might want to try and find help on a general Linux forum, or a Fedora forum, or get physical hands on help from someone. Good luck!<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>If you have no Linux experience, you will probably want to find someone to help you personally. Why don't you post your city/state/country, perhaps someone on this list lives nearby? If not, search for a Linux user group in your area, they often have regular meetings where people are often encouraged to bring in issues for help.</div>
</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br><br>He has posted his whereabouts.<br><br>Sounds to me like a video driver has ceased working (possibly via an update), otherwise why would it go to a login: prompt? I think it really needs a hands on approach though, with some knowledge of fedora. <br>
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</blockquote></div></blockquote></div>Sounds to me like the boot loader is not working and he is just getting a non-responsive flashing cursor. <div><br></div><div>Try CTRL-ALT-F1 and see if you get a console. Also, try booting on a live CD and see if the HDD has failed. </div>
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