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Ubuntu 10.04 wont boot after I disconnect optical drive

Asked by Nick Spiekerman

Running Ubuntu 10.4, loaded it with external optical drive, everything works fine with the cd/rom still attached (no cd in it) but when I disconnect it, it no longer boots. I've made sure the boot order is correct. It stops after the bio screen, Ubuntu screen never comes up, stalls at blank screen with flashing cursor in upper left. If I reconnect cd/rom it works fine.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Possibly:
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-ubuntu-10-04-lts-lucid-blank-screen-at-startup.html

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Nick Spiekerman (nspiekerman) said : 		#2

I don't think that is it, I can boot with no problems when I have the cd/rom attached. If I take it off, it gets stuck at the blank screen.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Did you try the boot options though?

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Nick Spiekerman (nspiekerman) said : 		#4

This is my first time using ubuntu, i'm a little lost. What is the grub boot menu? If possible could you maybe layman's terms it for me.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

The link shows how to add it, just READ

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Nick Spiekerman (nspiekerman) said : 		#6

That has made things worse, can't boot from the cd now, i get this error initramfs unable to find a medium containing a live file system.

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#7

If I understand, the CD is used as boot device but boot doesn't succeed.
Else you have a problem with optical drive (perhaps need to be cleaned), else your CD is wrong.
So you need firstly to check it:
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#8

Hello,
If your issue is closed, please mark question solved.
Else I should have some time next week to help you.

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