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I want to reload Ubuntu over my present Ubuntu

Asked by Ampers

I have only one operating system installed, which is Hardy Heron (8.04)

I seem to be having a lot of problems and when I restart, it always goes into recovery mode and I can only get anywhere with a <CTRL><D>

I have a lot of extra programs downloaded and a lot of data, the data is, of course backed up on a daily basis.

How can I use a startup disk - or better still from the iSO, to reload Ubuntu over theexisting installation, whilst keeping the present program structure and data intact.

Is this possible?

Ampers.

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Best Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

Hello Ampers:

If you have data backed up on a regular basis then just pop in the ubuntu CD delete the existing partition of ubuntu (In gparted right click on partition then click delete) and go in for a fresh install maybe ubuntu 7.10 (Since your hardy heron is not working)

Easiest method I think....

Alternatively try to boot with noapic nolapic acpi=off parameters

Procedure:

Start the pc the when you see the GRUB row...

Press ESC.

Press "e" for edit.

Highlight the line that begins kernel ………, and press "e"

Go to the very end of the line, add noapic nolapic acpi=off

press enter, then press "b" to boot your system.

If your system start then you must write this startup mode into /etc/grub/menu.list

to make your additional paramaters are write to the menu.list file so the are passed automatically at boot

Please edit the file /boot/grub/menu.lst and add noapic nolapic acpi=off to the default kernel parameter

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Search the row

# defoptions=........ your options

and add the noapic nolapic acpi=off parameters

# defoptions=........ your options noapic nolapic acpi=off

save and exit

then type:

sudo update-grub

Reboot your pc

Hope this helps

Bhavani Shankar.

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Ampers (ampers) said : 		#2

Thanks Bhavani Shankar, that solved my question.