On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 18:53 -0700, Peter Langfelder wrote: > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 5:53 PM, Linuxguy123 <linuxguy123@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Update > > > > I cloned the original 160 GB hard drive onto a new 160 GB SSD. The > > booting problem is even worse now. It used to take 2-6 tries to get my > > laptop to boot. Now it takes about 10. > > > > The SMART tests from the original 160 GB drive all came back fine. So > > did all the fscks. > > > > I've run the bios memory check and it comes back fine too. > > > > The boot problem also occurred when I booted the ubuntu 10.4 live CD. > > > > Any ideas ? > > Unless the BIOS memory test is exhaustive rather than quick, run > memtest. However, it could also be a motherboard problem or problem > with seating of the internal boards in the machine. I ran memtest for 8 hours +. No errors. Interestingly, the memtest CD boots instantly, every time. This looks like a kernel issue. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines