[mythtv-users] Help!!

Jeremy Jones jeremy.dwain.jones at gmail.com
Thu Jun 27 14:13:52 UTC 2013


On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 3:25 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 1:28 AM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
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>> Excuse my ignorance with all the techy stuff but I am in need of
>>>> assistance?
>>>> Currently have mythdora 0.22 on my the system which was built for me. No
>>>> longer has access to this persons knowledge for fix!
>>>> System was running, attempted to load new data via main computer,
>>>> wouldn't allow access , displayed error and then lost all icons on
>>>> desktop. I shut down and rebooted but just brings up black screen with
>>>> cursor??
>>>>
>>>> Have attempted ctrl-alt- F6/F7 with no luck.
>>>> Any ideas as what may have occured?
>>>>
>>>
>>> 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!
>>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
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> He has posted his whereabouts.
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> 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.
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> Sounds to me like the boot loader is not working and he is just getting a
non-responsive flashing cursor.

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.
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