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Debug kernel booting to blank screen

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http://serverfault.com – I have a machine which works fine with the precompiled 'generic' ubuntu kernel (3.0.0-13) but when I try to boot up the precompiled 'virtual' ubuntu kernel (3.0.0-13) it just puts me on a blank screen and I can't see any output. What are the steps that I should take to get more information to be able to resolve the problem? (HowTos)

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Submitted by grtyyu on 01/08/2012 – Made popular on 01/08/2012

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