> On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 22:08:51 +0530, Manav Kataria wrote: > > > Ok this is what is happenning: > > > > I have a multiboot setup on my pc. No matter what distro I use - the > > linux kernel doesn't boot! > > I have tried to clean my linux. format the partitions. delete the > > partitions. Used Mandrake, SuSE, nothing is able to start the system at > > all. > > I've even tried with using Ubuntoo Live cds, and Knoppix cds, but no luck! > > > > Any pointers would be greatly appreciated! I guess RAM problem. Does windows boot? During a similar situation, windows was somehow booting but linux wouldn't. Removing and inserting RAM again helped. There's apparently a bootable CD which detects if RAM is the culprit. ~Vinuth. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/