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won't boot up

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the other day i downloaded updates for 7.10 but i must have downloaded Ubuntu server and i don't know how to remove it or fix it what happens is i get a error message "display config-gtk" how do i fix this problem

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

I'm quite confused...
Please explain better what have you done.
What mean "downloaded": you have downloaded a iso image..., or you have simply update 7.10... ?

Thank you

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josh (josaries46) said : 		#2

I don't know but when I start my computer the screen that asks me to choose an OS now one of the choose are Ubuntu server and I tried all the Ubuntu choices and the same thing happens.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

I guess you must read some common task to install Ubuntu 7.10

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1.st i suggest you to install the 32bit release of Ubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/32bit_and_64bit

Please make some common check using first boot menu Ubuntu live cd options...
This: http://i18.tinypic.com/6tzzndc.jpg
Try to perform the "Memory test" and the "Check cd for defects" to be sure the cd is read without errors by the destination pc cdrom driver

- Booting from Ubuntu live install cd:
* if you are in trouble with screen graphic user interface (usually the screen is black with a blinking cursor):
- first try to dynamically change screen resolution plese the press CTRL + ALT + "+" and/or CTRL + ALT + "-"
- Try to restart the graphic layer press CTRL + ALT + BACKSPACE

If you are still in trouble... please reboot your pc and starting with Ubuntu live cd please try to put some common Ubuntu kernel live cd options you can find the boot options howto here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

Remove the "splash" and "quiet" options to see more boot infos message and/or errors.
Then try some commons parameters by putting them one by one or together:
noacpi nolapic nodma all_generic_ide

If this don't work i suggest you to download and burn on a cd at lower speed you can do (4x)
here an howto https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
the Ubuntu alternate install cd iso image ( ubuntu-7.10-alternate-i386.iso ) you can download this cd from here: http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.10/

If you are in trouble to download you can try to install and use a torrent client Deluge http://www.deluge-torrent.org/downloads.php to get your desired Ubuntu iso image http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/7.10/release/ please select a .torrent file

Hope this helps

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