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  1. Bug #532984
  2. Comment #18

Comment 18 for bug 532984

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gsch (gcscheepers) wrote : Re: Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 3 won't boot, with (process 239): GLib-WARNING **: getpwid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (0), on HP Compaq Pentium 4

The problem still exists. Look at the number of page views of the following forum threads!!

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1450625&highlight=GLib-WARNING

Here is someone offering a solution. But will it be safe to install???

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1450179&highlight=GLib-WARNING
UPDATE : this problem can be fixed by following the instructions below

Originally Posted by kansasnoob
from the boot menu press F6 which will display some boot options, then just press the Esc key. You'll now see that the "boot parameters" are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Just use the Backspace key to remove only "quiet splash".

Then just hit Enter & try to boot

Also I had to Remove my 2nd Monitor to get this to work . Having Dual monitors will cause or be part of the problem getting beta 2 installed