[sf-lug] ubuntu machine crashed, USB not mapped

[Will]

There's a Linux group that meets at Noisebridge fairly regularly. If you're
still needing help, that group or a local LUG could probably provide some
good advice.

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:34 PM, Frantisek Apfelbeck <algoldor at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hi to all,
> I have potentionaly Linux related issue. My netbook crashed  today running
> Ubuntu 12.04.
>
> Crashed means:
>
> # I was able to turn it on and got within seconds the screen saying press
> Del for setup and F11 for whater, do not remember but classic ... That is
> it, no progress since than, just the screen no activity pressing what so
> ever (netbook keyboard).
>
> # I had mouse and keyboard connected to the usb ports at that moment. I
> disconnected them and I believe took the power out from the machine,
> started just on battery and that time I managed to boot to the ubuntu
> system and to my account however no USB port was active - I tried to
> connect mouse and keyboard and USB drive all dead (working fine on another
> computer).
>
>
>
> # I switched off the machine and tried to boot again with whatever
> combination I could think off and I did not manage to get pass the Del for
> setup screen since than, in other words dead.
>
> # The last thing which I did before starting the machine for the first
> time was that I was cleaning it with cca 60% alcohol sprey and I think I
> may accidentally spray a bit of it on the motherboard or other internal
> part (yes I was "clever enough" to clean the bottom side of the netbook too
> where the openings for ventilation etc are ...) I tried to dry the netbook
> for hour or so on the sun but nothing helped, still stack on the opening
> window just after the start.
>
> So what do you suggest? I'm thinking about taking it apart and trying to
> clean it a bit and if it doesn't work I want to order some complex
> harddrive adapter so I can take the hard drive out and safe my data (I do
> not have complete back up) and well proclaim the machine officially dead.
>
> Open to any ideas, many thanks!
>
> Sincerely from Jeju,
>
> Frantisek
>
> PS That "no mapping" of USB but being able to boot from harddrive first
> time gives me hope that it can be motherboard related but harddrive may be
> OK. The netbook is more than four year old one of the first versions of
> Atom around.
>
> Frantisek Algoldor Apfelbeck
>
>
> biotechnologist&kvasir and hacker
>
>
> http://www.frantisekapfelbeck.org
>
>
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