> I have a custom-built PC on which I've been running CentOS 4.x (kept > up to the latest x) for a few years without any problems ... until > this week. > > Last week I was out of town on an extended trip, so I shut the machine > down and powered off my UPS, etc. When I returned on Saturday, I > turned everything back on, and the machine seemed to be booting > normally ... and then it just very abruptly turned itself off, and > refused to power back on. A short while later I was able to restart <snip> Does it croak before or after it hits the interactive option? If after, hit that I, and step through. mark _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos