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Updated version 10.4 didn´t start

Asked by José Augusto Vallegas

I've executed the automatic update on Ubunto from version 9.10, previously installed on a IBM ThinkPad G40 that was working properly for almost a year. After the downloading of the files and the deletion of the old ones, I answered the question about grub as not to use the actual file installed. When the process finished, I clicked the bottom for restart, the session closed, the computer restarted, presented the logo of Ubuntu and then got black. Now I intent to burn a CD with the version 10.4 and hope I will be able to fix it without erasing the partition and all the data on the computer. Is this correct or there is another way to fix it?

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#1

You have to avoid to format partition which hold /home folder.
If you have not a partition dedicated to /home, it means the / partition.
In this case, it means ANY formating.
You will have useless files on your computer, but it will not prevent you to use Ubuntu.
N.B.: if you have an external drive, you can with LiveCD make a backup of your home partition.

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José Augusto Vallegas (josevallegas) said : 		#2

I pressed shift key to select manualy the image to load, as suggested on other question, then I found that the old version 2.6.31-21 was still working, but, when I tried the version 2.6.32-22, result the problem I have reported early.

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#3

Try to edit file /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
You should see an entry named 2.6.32-22 (and perhaps a second with recovery), remove it and reboot.
We will have to investigate properly later.

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