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Ubuntu 7.04-7.10 Update Problems

Asked by Jamstruth

I recently updated my computer to Ubuntu 7.04 via the update manager. I restarted and disaster struck. The computer wouldn't boot up. "No matter" i thought, "I'll just burn a disc and reinstall" (I only use Ubuntu for fun) but the disc wouldn't run
I redownloaded and burned, still the same problems. I then put the disc into my Windows PC. It worked perfectly.
Can anyone help me? If not, I'll install windows onto it an see if the disc will run then...

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

>I recently updated my computer to Ubuntu 7.04 via the update manager. I restarted and disaster struck.
>The computer wouldn't boot up.
Can you tell us something more about the messages you see... ( from the installed 7.04 Ubuntu )

Thank you

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Jamstruth (jamthestruth) said : 		#2

It freezes on the Ubuntu Logo with the bar under it.
I've already tried using a windows cd to reformat the drive though so don't ask me to check... the only thing I can think of other than installing windows then seeing if the Ubuntu CD will work is to swap round the harddrives, might be less effort to install windows...

If i dug my own grave by not giving it time to try and boot up, well, my bad. but i left it for a good 10-15 minutes. it was stuck...

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Jamstruth (jamthestruth) said : 		#3

It freezes on the Ubuntu Logo with the bar under it.
I've already tried using a windows cd to reformat the drive though so don't ask me to check... the only thing I can think of other than installing windows then seeing if the Ubuntu CD will work is to swap round the harddrives, might be less effort to install windows...

If i dug my own grave by not giving it time to try and boot up, well, my bad. but i left it for a good 10-15 minutes. it was stuck...

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Jamstruth (jamthestruth) said : 		#4

also reformatting the drive gave me a bad start but, I don't care. Its an old PC i use for fun. So I'll just try the windows thing at the weekend. I doubt anyone can help now...

And it would have been the installed Ubuntu 7.10

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#5

On a old pc give a chance to the xubuntu 7.10

http://www.xubuntu.org/get

To view startup messages of Ubuntu 7.10 remove the "splash" and "quiet" kernel boot parameters
Here an howto: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

HTH

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Jamstruth (jamthestruth) said : 		#6

no, i reformatted the drive. I can't get the disc to run...

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Jamstruth (jamthestruth) said : 		#7

I know it was stupid, but still...I did it..