Kernel boot problems or is my hard drive failing ?

[Chris Smart]

2010/1/6 Linuxguy123 <linuxguy123 at gmail.com>:
> If I power down my laptop via the usual KStart->Shutdown means, it can
> take up to 4 restart attempts before it fully boots.
>
> It has no problem launching grub and the kernel selection screen.  That
> it does reliably every time.   After that, there are issues.

Just a wild stab in the dark, but you don't have a USB drive or memory
stick plugged in while trying to boot, do you?

-c