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Thanks to this person, its actually now fixed. The splash doesnt come up but ill be damned if i try to sort that out, because my laptop stopped booting for a while :/ Thanks a bundle, everyone that helped. Gold stars all round the house :D

Just disable ipv6, and replace the /etc/hosts entries with non-ipv6 ones. It should boot some one thousand times faster now...

Sweet! How do i do that?

No deuce: acpi=off prevented my system from booting at all, had to reboot and edit it at the menu. As for noapic nolapic, it didnt change anything :huh:

I managed to get acpi=off into menu.lst and also here is the output of dmesg:

 

[	0.000000] Linux version 2.6.22-14-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)) #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 (Ubuntu 2.6.22-14.46-generic)
[	0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
[	0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009dc00 (usable)
[	0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 000000000009dc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
[	0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 00000000000d0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
[	0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000001be90000 (usable)
[	0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 000000001be90000 - 000000001be9a000 (ACPI data)
[	0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 000000001be9a000 - 000000001bf00000 (ACPI NVS)
[	0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 000000001bf00000 - 0000000020000000 (reserved)
[	0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 00000000e0000000 - 00000000f0000000 (reserved)
[	0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec10000 (reserved)
[	0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 (reserved)
[	0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 00000000fff80000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
[	0.000000] 0MB HIGHMEM available.
[	0.000000] 446MB LOWMEM available.
[	0.000000] found SMP MP-table at 000f8110
[	0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 0, 114320) 0 entries of 256 used
[	0.000000] Zone PFN ranges:
[	0.000000]   DMA			 0 ->	 4096
[	0.000000]   Normal	   4096 ->   114320
[	0.000000]   HighMem	114320 ->   114320
[	0.000000] early_node_map[1] active PFN ranges
[	0.000000]	 0:		0 ->   114320
[	0.000000] On node 0 totalpages: 114320
[	0.000000]   DMA zone: 32 pages used for memmap
[	0.000000]   DMA zone: 0 pages reserved
[	0.000000]   DMA zone: 4064 pages, LIFO batch:0
[	0.000000]   Normal zone: 861 pages used for memmap
[	0.000000]   Normal zone: 109363 pages, LIFO batch:31
[	0.000000]   HighMem zone: 0 pages used for memmap
[	0.000000] DMI present.
[	0.000000] ACPI: RSDP signature @ 0xC00F8040 checksum 0
[	0.000000] ACPI: RSDP 000F8040, 0014 (r0 ACRSYS)
[	0.000000] ACPI: RSDT 1BE91854, 0038 (r1 ACRSYS   RSDT	6040000  LTP		0)
[	0.000000] ACPI: FACP 1BE99C7F, 0074 (r1 ATI	Bowfin	6040000 ATI	 F4240)
[	0.000000] ACPI: DSDT 1BE9188C, 83F3 (r1   Acer  Navarro  6040000 MSFT  3000000)
[	0.000000] ACPI: FACS 1BE9AFC0, 0040
[	0.000000] ACPI: SLIC 1BE99CF3, 0176 (r1 ACRSYS ACRPRDCT  6040000 LOHR		0)
[	0.000000] ACPI: SSDT 1BE99E69, 0115 (r1 PTLTD  POWERNOW  6040000  LTP		1)
[	0.000000] ACPI: APIC 1BE99F7E, 0046 (r1 PTLTD	   APIC	6040000  LTP		0)
[	0.000000] ACPI: MCFG 1BE99FC4, 003C (r1 PTLTD	MCFG	6040000  LTP		0)
[	0.000000] ATI board detected. Disabling timer routing over 8254.
[	0.000000] ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x8008
[	0.000000] ACPI: Local APIC address 0xfee00000
[	0.000000] ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x00] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
[	0.000000] Processor #0 15:12 APIC version 16
[	0.000000] ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x00] high edge lint[0x1])
[	0.000000] ACPI: IOAPIC (id[0x01] address[0xfec00000] gsi_base[0])
[	0.000000] IOAPIC[0]: apic_id 1, version 33, address 0xfec00000, GSI 0-23
[	0.000000] ACPI: IRQ9 used by override.
[	0.000000] Enabling APIC mode:  Flat.  Using 1 I/O APICs
[	0.000000] Using ACPI (MADT) for SMP configuration information
[	0.000000] Allocating PCI resources starting at 30000000 (gap: 20000000:c0000000)
[	0.000000] Built 1 zonelists.  Total pages: 113427
[	0.000000] Kernel command line: root=UUID=dfe39b72-7dd2-4d0c-af58-5abd9badd4bf ro quiet splash
[	0.000000] mapped APIC to ffffd000 (fee00000)
[	0.000000] mapped IOAPIC to ffffc000 (fec00000)
[	0.000000] Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done.
[	0.000000] Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... done.
[	0.000000] Initializing CPU#0
[	0.000000] PID hash table entries: 2048 (order: 11, 8192 bytes)
[	0.000000] Detected 1995.197 MHz processor.
[   12.375495] Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
[   12.375691] Dentry cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
[   12.375867] Inode-cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 5, 131072 bytes)
[   12.383162] Memory: 441476k/457280k available (2015k kernel code, 15204k reserved, 916k data, 364k init, 0k highmem)
[   12.383171] virtual kernel memory layout:
[   12.383172]	 fixmap  : 0xfff4d000 - 0xfffff000   ( 712 kB)
[   12.383174]	 pkmap   : 0xff800000 - 0xffc00000   (4096 kB)
[   12.383175]	 vmalloc : 0xdc800000 - 0xff7fe000   ( 559 MB)
[   12.383176]	 lowmem  : 0xc0000000 - 0xdbe90000   ( 446 MB)
[   12.383177]	   .init : 0xc03e3000 - 0xc043e000   ( 364 kB)
[   12.383179]	   .data : 0xc02f7d26 - 0xc03dce84   ( 916 kB)
[   12.383180]	   .text : 0xc0100000 - 0xc02f7d26   (2015 kB)
[   12.383183] Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode... Ok.
[   12.383214] SLUB: Genslabs=22, HWalign=64, Order=0-1, MinObjects=4, CPUs=1, Nodes=1
[   12.463200] Calibrating delay using timer specific routine.. 3994.24 BogoMIPS (lpj=7988492)
[   12.463221] Security Framework v1.0.0 initialized
[   12.463227] SELinux:  Disabled at boot.
[   12.463238] Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
[   12.463335] CPU: After generic identify, caps: 078bfbff ebd3fbff 00000000 00000000 00002001 00000000 0000001d
[   12.463343] CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
[   12.463345] CPU: L2 Cache: 512K (64 bytes/line)
[   12.463348] CPU: After all inits, caps: 078bfbff ebd3fbff 00000000 00000410 00002001 00000000 0000001d
[   12.463356] Compat vDSO mapped to ffffe000.
[   12.463365] Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
[   12.479297] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
[   12.479437] Freeing SMP alternatives: 11k freed
[   12.479694] Early unpacking initramfs... done
[   12.776157] ACPI: Core revision 20070126
[   12.776249] ACPI: Looking for DSDT in initramfs... error, file /DSDT.aml not found.
[   13.237985] CPU0: AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology MK-36 stepping 02
[   13.238003] Total of 1 processors activated (3994.24 BogoMIPS).
[   13.238170] ENABLING IO-APIC IRQs
[   13.238356] ..TIMER: vector=0x31 apic1=0 pin1=0 apic2=-1 pin2=-1
[   13.382793] Brought up 1 CPUs
[   13.382887] Booting paravirtualized kernel on bare hardware
[   13.382963] Time: 14:09:28  Date: 01/13/108
[   13.382984] NET: Registered protocol family 16
[   13.383060] EISA bus registered
[   13.383076] ACPI: bus type pci registered
[   13.393962] PCI: BIOS BUG #81[49435000] found
[   13.394002] PCI: Using configuration type 1
[   13.394004] Setting up standard PCI resources
[   13.395494] ACPI: EC: Look up EC in DSDT
[   13.397004] ACPI: EC: GPE=0x10, ports=0x66, 0x62
[   13.415105] ACPI: Interpreter enabled
[   13.415108] ACPI: (supports S0 S3 S4 S5)
[   13.415119] ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
[   13.476584] ACPI: EC: GPE=0x10, ports=0x66, 0x62
[   13.476634] ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
[   13.476642] PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
[   13.478629] PCI: Transparent bridge - 0000:00:14.4
[   13.478761] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
[   13.478966] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.PB4_._PRT]
[   13.479115] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.PB5_._PRT]
[   13.479260] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.BB4_._PRT]
[   13.479408] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.BB5_._PRT]
[   13.479564] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.P2P_._PRT]
[   13.479726] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.AGP_._PRT]
[   13.484840] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
[   13.484999] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
[   13.485155] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
[   13.485310] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
[   13.485476] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKE] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
[   13.485632] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKF] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
[   13.485789] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKG] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
[   13.485945] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKH] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled.
[   13.486103] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKU] (IRQs 3 4 5 7) *0, disabled.
[   13.486209] Linux Plug and Play Support v0.97 (c) Adam Belay
[   13.486226] pnp: PnP ACPI init
[   13.486237] ACPI: bus type pnp registered
[   13.518958] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 10 devices
[   13.518960] ACPI: ACPI bus type pnp unregistered
[   13.518968] PnPBIOS: Disabled by ACPI PNP
[   13.519023] PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
[   13.519026] PCI: If a device doesn't work, try "pci=routeirq".  If it helps, post a report
[   13.519032] PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 7 of bridge 0000:00:04.0
[   13.519091] PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 8 of bridge 0000:00:04.0
[   13.519143] PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 9 of bridge 0000:00:04.0
[   13.519191] PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 7 of bridge 0000:00:05.0
[   13.519242] PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 8 of bridge 0000:00:05.0
[   13.519420] NET: Registered protocol family 8
[   13.519422] NET: Registered protocol family 20
[   13.519493] pnp: 00:01: iomem range 0xe0000000-0xefffffff could not be reserved
[   13.519501] pnp: 00:01: iomem range 0xfec00000-0xfec00fff could not be reserved
[   13.519504] pnp: 00:01: iomem range 0xfee00000-0xfee00fff could not be reserved
[   13.519510] pnp: 00:08: ioport range 0x1080-0x1080 has been reserved
[   13.519517] pnp: 00:08: ioport range 0x40b-0x40b has been reserved
[   13.519520] pnp: 00:08: ioport range 0x4d0-0x4d1 has been reserved
[   13.519522] pnp: 00:08: ioport range 0x4d6-0x4d6 has been reserved
[   13.519527] pnp: 00:09: iomem range 0xe0000-0xfffff could not be reserved
[   13.519535] pnp: 00:09: iomem range 0xfff00000-0xffffffff could not be reserved
[   13.519537] pnp: 00:09: iomem range 0x0-0xfff could not be reserved
[   13.522679] Time: tsc clocksource has been installed.
[   13.549832] PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:01.0
[   13.549834]   IO window: 9000-9fff
[   13.549841]   MEM window: d0100000-d01fffff
[   13.549844]   PREFETCH window: d4000000-d7ffffff
[   13.549847] PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:04.0
[   13.549848]   IO window: disabled.
[   13.549850]   MEM window: disabled.
[   13.549856]   PREFETCH window: disabled.
[   13.549859] PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:05.0
[   13.549860]   IO window: disabled.
[   13.549862]   MEM window: disabled.
[   13.549864]   PREFETCH window: disabled.
[   13.549878] PCI: Bus 7, cardbus bridge: 0000:06:04.0
[   13.549880]   IO window: 0000a400-0000a4ff
[   13.549885]   IO window: 0000a800-0000a8ff
[   13.549895]   PREFETCH window: 30000000-33ffffff
[   13.549901]   MEM window: 34000000-37ffffff
[   13.549911] PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:14.4
[   13.549914]   IO window: a000-afff
[   13.549921]   MEM window: d0200000-d02fffff
[   13.549930]   PREFETCH window: 30000000-33ffffff
[   13.549952] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:04.0 to 64
[   13.549958] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:05.0 to 64
[   13.549994] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:04.0[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[   13.550020] NET: Registered protocol family 2
[   13.586682] IP route cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
[   13.586721] TCP established hash table entries: 16384 (order: 5, 196608 bytes)
[   13.586872] TCP bind hash table entries: 16384 (order: 5, 131072 bytes)
[   13.586973] TCP: Hash tables configured (established 16384 bind 16384)
[   13.586975] TCP reno registered
[   13.598744] checking if image is initramfs... it is
[   14.050425] Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 0
[   14.180920] Freeing initrd memory: 7346k freed
[   14.181251] audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
[   14.181264] audit(1202911768.080:1): initialized
[   14.182674] VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1
[   14.182713] Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
[   14.182785] io scheduler noop registered
[   14.182787] io scheduler anticipatory registered
[   14.182789] io scheduler deadline registered
[   14.182801] io scheduler cfq registered (default)
[   14.182809] PCI: MSI quirk detected. MSI deactivated.
[   14.182853] Boot video device is 0000:01:05.0
[   14.182935] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:04.0 to 64
[   14.182955] assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
[   14.182958] Allocate Port Service[0000:00:04.0:pcie00]
[   14.183009] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:05.0 to 64
[   14.183027] assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
[   14.183029] Allocate Port Service[0000:00:05.0:pcie00]
[   14.183130] isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
[   14.537508] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[   14.557750] Real Time Clock Driver v1.12ac
[   14.557833] Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing enabled
[   14.558761] RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 65536K size 1024 blocksize
[   14.558904] input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as /class/input/input0
[   14.558965] PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:KBC0,PNP0f13:MSS0] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
[   14.559279] i8042.c: Detected active multiplexing controller, rev 1.1.
[   14.559354] serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
[   14.559359] serio: i8042 AUX0 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
[   14.559361] serio: i8042 AUX1 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
[   14.559364] serio: i8042 AUX2 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
[   14.559366] serio: i8042 AUX3 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
[   14.559508] mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
[   14.559732] EISA: Probing bus 0 at eisa.0
[   14.559741] Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 1
[   14.559768] Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 8
[   14.559769] EISA: Detected 0 cards.
[   14.559913] TCP cubic registered
[   14.559931] NET: Registered protocol family 1
[   14.559949] Using IPI No-Shortcut mode
[   14.560105]   Magic number: 12:52:182
[   14.560162]   hash matches device ttyr8
[   14.560519] Freeing unused kernel memory: 364k freed
[   14.632854] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input1
[   15.731896] AppArmor: AppArmor initialized<5>audit(1202911769.580:2):  type=1505 info="AppArmor initialized" pid=1225
[   15.856667] fuse init (API version 7.8)
[   15.961066] Failure registering capabilities with primary security module.
[   16.064469] ACPI: CPU0 (power states: C1[C1] C2[C2] C3[C3])
[   16.064481] ACPI Exception (processor_core-0783): AE_NOT_FOUND, Processor Device is not present [20070126]
[   18.560219] ACPI Exception (thermal-0400): AE_NOT_FOUND, Invalid active threshold [0] [20070126]
[   19.659586] ACPI: Thermal Zone [THRM] (35 C)
[   29.207654] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[   29.207676] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[   29.207694] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[   29.208266] ohci_hcd: 2006 August 04 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
[   29.208302] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.0[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[   29.208315] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: OHCI Host Controller
[   29.208474] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
[   29.208494] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: irq 17, io mem 0xd0004000
[   29.262791] usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[   29.262817] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[   29.262828] hub 1-0:1.0: 4 ports detected
[   29.366725] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.1[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[   29.366740] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: OHCI Host Controller
[   29.366765] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
[   29.366781] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: irq 17, io mem 0xd0005000
[   29.422658] usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[   29.422678] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[   29.422689] hub 2-0:1.0: 4 ports detected
[   29.527054] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.2[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[   29.527069] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: EHCI Host Controller
[   29.527093] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
[   29.527142] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: irq 17, io mem 0xd0006000
[   29.670449] usb 1-4: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
[   29.670474] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00, driver 10 Dec 2004
[   29.670602] usb usb3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[   29.670625] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[   29.670631] hub 3-0:1.0: 8 ports detected
[   30.159001] Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2
[   30.159008] ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
[   30.159628] ATIIXP: IDE controller at PCI slot 0000:00:14.1
[   30.159651] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.1[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[   30.159662] ATIIXP: chipset revision 128
[   30.159664] ATIIXP: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
[   30.159674]	 ide0: BM-DMA at 0x8410-0x8417, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA
[   30.159688] ATIIXP: simplex device: DMA disabled
[   30.159689] ide1: ATIIXP Bus-Master DMA disabled (BIOS)
[   30.159694] Probing IDE interface ide0...
[   30.226171] usb 3-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
[   30.366020] usb 3-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[   30.446495] hda: TOSHIBA MK1234GAX, ATA DISK drive
[   30.590912] 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.28
[   30.853837] usb 1-4: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
[   31.062846] usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[   31.230085] hdb: Slimtype DVDRW SSM-8515S, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
[   31.285637] hda: selected mode 0x45
[   31.285728] hdb: selected mode 0x42
[   31.286486] ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
[   31.427122] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
[   31.432822] input: Logitech USB Optical Mouse as /class/input/input2
[   31.432927] input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:13.0-4
[   31.432939] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[   31.432943] /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver
[   31.886313] Probing IDE interface ide1...
[   32.450882] SCSI subsystem initialized
[   32.455636] libata version 2.21 loaded.
[   32.457180] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:01.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[   32.457967] eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xdc846000, 00:16:d4:5b:25:a1, IRQ 19
[   32.457970] eth0:  Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8100B/8139D'
[   32.459560] 8139cp: 10/100 PCI Ethernet driver v1.3 (Mar 22, 2004)
[   32.466058] hda: max request size: 512KiB
[   32.472897] hda: 234441648 sectors (120034 MB), CHS=16383/255/63, UDMA(100)
[   32.473043] hda: cache flushes supported
[   32.473088]  hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 >
[   32.540763] hdb: ATAPI 24X DVD-ROM DVD-R-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, UDMA(33)
[   32.540772] Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
[   34.405357] Attempting manual resume
[   34.405361] swsusp: Resume From Partition 3:5
[   34.405362] PM: Checking swsusp image.
[   34.503972] PM: Resume from disk failed.
[   35.615446] kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
[   35.615456] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
[  128.939203] pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
[  128.941746] shpchp: Standard Hot Plug PCI Controller Driver version: 0.4
[  128.957142] Linux agpgart interface v0.102 (c) Dave Jones
[  130.323036] piix4_smbus 0000:00:14.0: Found 0000:00:14.0 device
[  131.299418] ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
[  131.300025] ath_hal: 0.9.18.0 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
[  131.329224] Yenta: CardBus bridge found at 0000:06:04.0 [1025:009f]
[  131.329255] Yenta: Using CSCINT to route CSC interrupts to PCI
[  131.329257] Yenta: Routing CardBus interrupts to PCI
[  131.329263] Yenta TI: socket 0000:06:04.0, mfunc 0x90501212, devctl 0x44
[  131.421761] wlan: 0.8.4.2 (0.9.3.2)
[  131.446313] ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (0.9.3.2)
[  131.559215] Yenta: ISA IRQ mask 0x0cf8, PCI irq 16
[  131.559220] Socket status: 30000006
[  131.559224] pcmcia: parent PCI bridge I/O window: 0xa000 - 0xafff
[  131.559227] cs: IO port probe 0xa000-0xafff: clean.
[  131.559402] pcmcia: parent PCI bridge Memory window: 0xd0200000 - 0xd02fffff
[  131.559405] pcmcia: parent PCI bridge Memory window: 0x30000000 - 0x33ffffff
[  131.559720] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:02.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
[  132.439198] sdhci: Secure Digital Host Controller Interface driver
[  132.439201] sdhci: Copyright(c) Pierre Ossman
[  132.570618] ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (0.9.3.2)
[  132.587406] wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
[  132.587412] wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
[  132.587420] wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
[  132.587423] wifi0: mac 7.8 phy 4.5 radio 5.6
[  132.587427] wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
[  132.587429] wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
[  132.587431] wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
[  132.587433] wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
[  132.587434] wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
[  132.587436] wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
[  132.667837] wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0xd0200000, irq=20
[  132.675715] sdhci: SDHCI controller found at 0000:06:04.2 [1524:0550] (rev 1)
[  132.675746] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:04.2[B] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[  132.675864] mmc0: SDHCI at 0xd0210800 irq 21 DMA
[  132.680854] sdhci: SDHCI controller found at 0000:06:04.4 [1524:0551] (rev 1)
[  132.680873] PCI: Enabling device 0000:06:04.4 (0000 -> 0002)
[  132.680878] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:04.4[B] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[  132.680922] mmc1: SDHCI at 0xd0210100 irq 21 PIO
[  132.683297] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.2[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[  132.783324] input: PC Speaker as /class/input/input3
[  132.985301] Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1, fw: 6.2, id: 0x1280b1, caps: 0xa04713/0x204000
[  133.015831] input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as /class/input/input4
[  133.804397] cs: IO port probe 0x100-0x3af: clean.
[  133.806816] cs: IO port probe 0x3e0-0x4ff: clean.
[  133.807764] cs: IO port probe 0x820-0x8ff: clean.
[  133.808567] cs: IO port probe 0xc00-0xcf7: excluding 0xc00-0xc07 0xc10-0xc17 0xc50-0xc57 0xc68-0xc6f 0xcd0-0xcdf
[  133.923405] cs: IO port probe 0xa00-0xaff: clean.
[  135.447548] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[  135.536367] Adding 1309256k swap on /dev/hda5.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:1309256k
[  137.486382] EXT3 FS on hda1, internal journal
[  145.013565] No dock devices found.
[  146.227115] ACPI: Video Device [VGA] (multi-head: yes  rom: no  post: no)
[  146.726854] ACPI: Video Device [VGA] (multi-head: yes  rom: no  post: no)
[  146.868966] input: Power Button (FF) as /class/input/input5
[  146.872670] ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
[  146.903927] input: Lid Switch as /class/input/input6
[  146.907595] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
[  146.938851] input: Power Button (CM) as /class/input/input7
[  146.942555] ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
[  146.974002] input: Sleep Button (CM) as /class/input/input8
[  146.977690] ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
[  147.981218] ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery present)
[  148.705763] ACPI: AC Adapter [ACAD] (off-line)
[  152.445637] powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology MK-36 processors (version 2.00.00)
[  152.445675] powernow-k8:	0 : fid 0xc (2000 MHz), vid 0xe
[  152.445678] powernow-k8:	1 : fid 0xa (1800 MHz), vid 0x10
[  152.445680] powernow-k8:	2 : fid 0x8 (1600 MHz), vid 0x12
[  152.445682] powernow-k8:	3 : fid 0x0 (800 MHz), vid 0x18
[  158.003444] eth0: link down
[  158.641731] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[  159.438121] audit(1202911914.195:3):  type=1503 operation="inode_permission" requested_mask="a" denied_mask="a" name="/dev/tty" pid=5021 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd"
[  159.498793] apm: BIOS not found.
[  163.196823] Failure registering capabilities with primary security module.
[  164.593286] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.11
[  164.593337] NET: Registered protocol family 31
[  164.593340] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[  164.593343] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[  164.615888] Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.8
[  164.615892] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[  164.619402] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[  164.619493] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[  164.619496] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.8
[  162.440000] Marking TSC unstable due to: possible TSC halt in C2.
[  162.444000] Time: acpi_pm clocksource has been installed.
[  163.604000] Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -163031071 ns)
[  172.864000] hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, using LPIB read method instead.
[  196.816000] NET: Registered protocol family 10
[  196.816000] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
[  196.816000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[  202.792000] NET: Registered protocol family 17
[  207.784000] ath0: no IPv6 routers present
[  220.000000] ath0: no IPv6 routers present

Ah, but the problem is i was never given the root password, i naturally assumed that it was the same as my normal password, which it isn't.

Heres what var/log/messages says:

Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.768000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:14.2 disabled
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.784000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:13.2 disabled
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.800000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:13.1 disabled
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.800000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:13.0 disabled
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.800000] Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.800000] swsusp: critical section: 
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.800000] swsusp: Need to copy 51390 pages
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.832000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.0[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.832000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.1[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.848000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.2[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.848000] usb usb3: root hub lost power or was reset
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.848000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.1[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.864000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.2[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.976000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:04.2[B] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7043.992000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:04.4[B] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7044.524000] usb usb1: root hub lost power or was reset
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7044.652000] Restarting tasks ... <4>usb usb2: root hub lost power or was reset
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7044.656000] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 3
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7044.712000] done.
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7044.712000] swsusp: Basic memory bitmaps freed
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost gnome-power-manager: (stuart) Resuming computer
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7045.352000] usb 3-4: USB disconnect, address 3
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7045.592000] usb 3-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 10
Feb 12 16:21:13 localhost kernel: [ 7045.728000] usb 3-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Feb 12 16:21:14 localhost kernel: [ 7046.548000] usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 12
Feb 12 16:21:14 localhost kernel: [ 7046.756000] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Feb 12 16:21:14 localhost kernel: [ 7046.764000] input: Logitech USB Optical Mouse as /class/input/input9
Feb 12 16:21:14 localhost kernel: [ 7046.764000] input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:13.0-1
Feb 12 16:21:15 localhost kernel: [ 7047.272000] ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (0.9.3.2)
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7047.272000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:02.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.008000] wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.008000] wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.008000] wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.008000] wifi0: mac 7.8 phy 4.5 radio 5.6
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.008000] wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.008000] wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.008000] wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.008000] wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.008000] wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.008000] wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.008000] wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0xd0200000, irq=20
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.104000] 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.28
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.104000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:01.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.212000] eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xdca8c000, 00:16:d4:5b:25:a1, IRQ 19
Feb 12 16:21:16 localhost kernel: [ 7048.268000] eth0: link down
Feb 12 16:21:17 localhost kernel: [ 7049.696000] input: Power Button (FF) as /class/input/input10
Feb 12 16:21:17 localhost kernel: [ 7049.696000] ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
Feb 12 16:21:17 localhost kernel: [ 7049.696000] input: Lid Switch as /class/input/input11
Feb 12 16:21:17 localhost kernel: [ 7049.700000] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
Feb 12 16:21:17 localhost kernel: [ 7049.700000] input: Power Button (CM) as /class/input/input12
Feb 12 16:21:17 localhost kernel: [ 7049.700000] ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
Feb 12 16:21:17 localhost kernel: [ 7049.700000] input: Sleep Button (CM) as /class/input/input13
Feb 12 16:21:17 localhost kernel: [ 7049.700000] ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
Feb 12 16:21:17 localhost kernel: [ 7050.236000] ACPI Exception (thermal-0400): AE_NOT_FOUND, Invalid active threshold [0] [20070126]
Feb 12 16:21:17 localhost kernel: [ 7050.252000] ACPI: Thermal Zone [THRM] (42 C)
Feb 12 16:21:18 localhost kernel: [ 7050.312000] ACPI: AC Adapter [ACAD] (on-line)
Feb 12 16:21:18 localhost kernel: [ 7050.456000] ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery present)
Feb 12 16:21:35 localhost kernel: [ 7067.520000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:06:02.0 disabled
Feb 12 16:21:35 localhost kernel: [ 7067.520000] ath_pci: driver unloaded
Feb 12 16:21:35 localhost kernel: [ 7067.576000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:06:01.0 disabled
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7069.856000] swsusp: Basic memory bitmaps created
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7069.856000] Stopping tasks ... done.
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.208000] Shrinking memory...  ^H-^Hdone (0 pages freed)
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.248000] Freed 0 kbytes in 0.03 seconds (0.00 MB/s)
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.248000] Suspending console(s)
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.468000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:06:04.4 disabled
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.484000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:06:04.2 disabled
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.508000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:14.2 disabled
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.524000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:13.2 disabled
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.540000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:13.1 disabled
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.540000] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:13.0 disabled
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.540000] Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.540000] swsusp: critical section: 
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.540000] swsusp: Need to copy 52729 pages
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.576000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.0[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.576000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.1[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.592000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.2[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.592000] usb usb3: root hub lost power or was reset
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.592000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.1[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.608000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.2[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.696000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:04.2[B] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7070.712000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:04.4[B] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7071.252000] usb usb1: root hub lost power or was reset
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7071.368000] Restarting tasks ... <4>usb usb2: root hub lost power or was reset
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7071.372000] usb 3-4: USB disconnect, address 10
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7071.428000] done.
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7071.428000] swsusp: Basic memory bitmaps freed
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7071.612000] usb 3-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 11
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost gnome-power-manager: (stuart) Resuming computer
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7071.752000] usb 3-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Feb 13 08:39:47 localhost kernel: [ 7071.940000] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 12
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7072.324000] ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (0.9.3.2)
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7072.324000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:02.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.052000] wifi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.052000] wifi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.052000] wifi0: H/W encryption support: WEP AES AES_CCM TKIP
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.052000] wifi0: mac 7.8 phy 4.5 radio 5.6
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.052000] wifi0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.052000] wifi0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.052000] wifi0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.052000] wifi0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.052000] wifi0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.052000] wifi0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.108000] wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0xd0200000, irq=20
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.244000] 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.28
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.244000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:01.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.244000] eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xdca8c000, 00:16:d4:5b:25:a1, IRQ 19
Feb 13 08:39:48 localhost kernel: [ 7073.272000] eth0: link down
Feb 13 08:39:49 localhost kernel: [ 7073.400000] usb 1-4: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 13
Feb 13 08:39:49 localhost kernel: [ 7073.608000] usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Feb 13 08:39:49 localhost kernel: [ 7073.616000] input: Logitech USB Optical Mouse as /class/input/input14
Feb 13 08:39:49 localhost kernel: [ 7073.616000] input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:13.0-4
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7073.944000] input: Power Button (FF) as /class/input/input15
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7073.944000] ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7073.964000] input: Lid Switch as /class/input/input16
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7073.964000] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7073.976000] input: Power Button (CM) as /class/input/input17
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7073.976000] ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7073.980000] input: Sleep Button (CM) as /class/input/input18
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7073.980000] ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7074.248000] ACPI Exception (thermal-0400): AE_NOT_FOUND, Invalid active threshold [0] [20070126]
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7074.264000] ACPI: Thermal Zone [THRM] (33 C)
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7074.340000] ACPI: AC Adapter [ACAD] (off-line)
Feb 13 08:39:50 localhost kernel: [ 7074.480000] ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery present)
Feb 13 08:41:10 localhost dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/ath0 for sub-path ath0.dbus.get.reason
Feb 13 08:41:54 localhost kernel: [ 7197.828000] NET: Registered protocol family 17
Feb 13 08:42:34 localhost kernel: [ 7238.224000] NET: Registered protocol family 10
Feb 13 08:42:34 localhost kernel: [ 7238.224000] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
Feb 13 08:42:34 localhost kernel: [ 7238.224000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
Feb 13 08:42:42 localhost dhcdbd: Unrequested down ?:3
Feb 13 08:43:35 localhost kernel: [ 7299.400000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): ath0: link is not ready
Feb 13 08:43:53 localhost kernel: [ 7316.712000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): ath0: link becomes ready
Feb 13 08:43:59 localhost dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/ath0 for sub-path ath0.dbus.get.host_name
Feb 13 08:43:59 localhost dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/ath0 for sub-path ath0.dbus.get.domain_name
Feb 13 08:43:59 localhost dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/ath0 for sub-path ath0.dbus.get.nis_domain
Feb 13 08:43:59 localhost dhcdbd: message_handler: message handler not found under /com/redhat/dhcp/ath0 for sub-path ath0.dbus.get.nis_servers

As for dmesg, i can't log into root. Also, i dont know where to put acpi=off into menu.lst.

So how comes its taking about 10 minutes to boot?

Heres what boot/grub/menu.lst says:

# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#			grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#			grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#			and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default		0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout		3

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#	  password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title		Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root		(hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader	+1
#
# title		Linux
# root		(hd0,1)
# kernel	/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
##	  kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
##	  kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=dfe39b72-7dd2-4d0c-af58-5abd9badd4bf ro

## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##	  alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##	  lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
##	  lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##	  altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##	  howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##	  memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title		Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=dfe39b72-7dd2-4d0c-af58-5abd9badd4bf ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
quiet

title		Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=dfe39b72-7dd2-4d0c-af58-5abd9badd4bf ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic

title		Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

Normally Ubuntu uses Grub with a bootscreen, what are the contents of /boot/grub/grub.conf?

 

There is no /boot/grub/grub.conf :huh:

Ok ill try that but in the meantime, isn't ubuntu supposed to have a bootloader and bootscreen while it loads? Because if so, that doesn't happen.

First,

sudo cat /etc/hosts

gives

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 hosts
::1	   ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

 

Secondly, in var/log/messages there are two instances where

ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 10 11) *0, disabled

Pops up 9 times, when LNKA changes to LNKB, LNKC, LNKD, LNKE, LNKF, LNKG, LNKH and LNKU.

 

Thirdly, the only things connected to my laptp when its turned on are the power cable and the mouse (the touchpad stopped working)

No joke, it took ubuntu 10 minutes to boot up. There is no boot screen, it just goes blank while it loads up. However, once it did it worked perfectly. What are the problem? :huh:

I've decided that it might be a better idea to do things the other way round: install windows and then fix the partition. Currently windows is installing on my PC so ill get back soon as.

 

Updatez: It worked!

Heres me after 48 hours without sleep:

 

Now i have a laptop that does everything i'd ever want it to. ^.^

I feel like i'm somewhat getting the short end of the stick as far as problem-free mandriva computing goes these days, but anyway:

 

Trying to dual boot XP and Linux, i re-installed mandriva 2008 from a dvd and saved half of my 110GB hard drive for windows. After formatting each partition for its particular use i installed mandriva and then proceeded to install XP into the partition using its installer menu. The partition is recognised but when i tell it to install there it says that partition cant be used because it's not in the windows format.

 

I thought the windows format was either FAT32 or NTFS, but neither of these works at all. I'm going to try some more but if anyone knows what's really going on it'd be great if you could show me what to do. Perhaps then i'll have no need to plague the forums with endless questions to obscure problems that shouldnt even be there :huh:

Two points: firstly i agree with SoulSe ($400 or so worth of laptop will be either sold or thieved), but i also dont understand how, if there's no electricity, for these kids to power them in the first place?

The way to do this, i found, is you have to go to the mandriva control center, click on manage software, expand the Development menu, click on kernel, scroll down till you find kernel-source-(something).mdv and install it. I had the same problem but thats what i did and everything works.

 

Failing that, though, www.rpmseek.com will let you search for a madwifi RPM, which is a heck of alot easier :]

Nope, it doesnt seem to be there.

This FAQ is for ubuntu, does that matter?

How do you do it? When you extract screenlet packages, it says to extract the program.py file to the screenlets folder but i can't do that! Help anyone?

A *really working* fglrx driver from ATi will certainly do the trick. Whenever it will be released though, is an open question...

You mean like the *really working* 64-bit flash player?

So nothing that relies on 3D support will work on my laptop?

That said, 3D acceleration doesn't seem to work at all on my laptop. VMware, here i come..

If you don't have a laptop (where you are doomed using the embedded VGA): Have you considered swapping the ATi VGA with an Nvidia one?

So far, not one person who attempted this has regretted it! The proprietary nvidia driver works just great, and offers native composite support. Under windows there may be fierce competition, but under Linux the ATi coffin is firmly nailed.

 

I have a laptop, does this mean the embedded VGA is all i have?

Ok, where do i find that? I've looked everywhere for it and no-one has it. The urpmi isn't an option because there's no access to the internet for my laptop.

 

(edit): I managed to find the fglrx driver, installed it and tried the cedega system tests again. It failed the openGL rendering and the 3D acceleration. Grr...

So basically unless you're running a 64-bit killing machine, theres no advantage over using 64-bit Os'es on it?