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i cant boot up my computer

Asked by kerryn pitt

i keep getting a bunch of computer garbage and then a word that says (initramfs) and don't know what to do

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

If you hold SHIFT at boot, can you select an older kernel and boot ok?

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kerryn pitt (kerrynpitt) said : 		#2

*i can press shift but i don't know what an older kernel is*

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michael (yellupcm-gmail) said : 		#3

Kerryn
Please describe what came up, when you boot holding shift down. Did a dark screen with white text come up? You should see text about memtest, another line with text something like this 3.13.0-59-generic . Your numbers may be different, on mine an older kernel would be 3.13.0-58-generic. Whatever the highest number is, click on a lower number.

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