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incomplete upgrade

Asked by sahadat

I was trying to upgrade ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10 and it took a long long time. after almost 6 hours i noticed that the computer is not responding and i shut it down by power key. while rebooted, i found no desktop, grub was loading, but then only dark screen and it says at the top---" * Checking battery state [ok]" ----- and the curser was blinking and nothing happens afterward,,
tell me how to get back my previous desktop..
please help me...

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#1

Which graphic card?
Try the upgrade via tty: ctrl+alt+f1
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
apt-get -f install
dpkg-reconfigure gdm

Any errors?

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sahadat (kabirmama) said : 		#2

Cannot update and upgrade...
after that, I just got into root by
sudo -s
Then
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
Then there found the selective option...
Gdm & lightdm, and choose lightdm, and at last found a gui to login, but after login the features are not same like before, panel does not have any showed feature like network connection and others like before....
Tell me what to do.....

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sahadat (kabirmama) said : 		#3

I took a second attempt,
this time I had gone through these steps....

sudo apt-get install wireless-tools
lspci | grep Network
iwconfig
sudo ip link set wlan0 up

then, followed your provided link and it worked...
after 45 mins, I got a upgraded version...
But on the new look, I can't find any applets like "Network Connection", "Shut Down button" on the upper right corner of desktop menubar, How to get back these?????
No theme is here on " Appearance Modifier".......
and the sidebar applet on the left of the desktop says on the upper left corner "Dash Home", before anything comes up by writting down there.... now its not working....
In the "Ubuntu Software Centre" I checked if "Skype" was there or not, but it was installed, but i can't find it from the "Dash Home", How should I resolve these issues..???????

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Best Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#4

Does the interface look like this? (Needs to choose Unity session on login)
http://askubuntu.com/questions/10228/whats-the-right-terminology-for-unitys-ui-elements/62842#62842

The up-down arrow on panel is the network-manager.
http://www.thecodingstudio.com/opensource/linux/screenshots/scaled/Ubuntu%2011.10/17.gif

Shut-down is on panel most right in the menu of indicator-session.
http://www.thecodingstudio.com/opensource/linux/screenshots/scaled/Ubuntu%2011.10/20.gif

Open the dash with 'super (windows)-key',
http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086/unity-keyboard-mouse-shortcuts

insert skype which should display the app icon, it may take a little time until it starts.
Bug #860322
Bug #850022
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SkypeTroubleshooting

For future reference, please open a new question for each issue which makes it easier for others to find answers to their subject. Thanks.

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sahadat (kabirmama) said : 		#5

Can't found any "Thanks or Me too" like applet(that which could be used to shutdown or logoff) on the right upper end as you described in--- http://askubuntu.com/questions/10228/whats-the-right-terminology-for-unitys-ui-elements/62842#62842, only bluetooth and network connection icon...
No subsequent icons named "Application Lens, File Lens, Music Lens" could be found beside "Home Icon" in "Dash Screen".....
No "Application Menu" on the upper bar of the desktop.......
Please Help me......

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sahadat (kabirmama) said : 		#6

Thanks Sam_, that solved my question.