Ubuntu 11.10 won't boot anymore
INTRO: I will break my question in to sections to allow both a lot of detail and as much read-ability as possible.
IMPATIENT? skip to "Problem in a nut shell"
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Background
Current set-up
Leading up to the problem
The Problem
What I have tried
Problem in a nut shell
BACKGROUND: I began using Ubuntu about a year ago, I gained a little bit of knowledge around terminal and some little fixes however I still lack a lot of knowledge that I might should have, for instance I have no idea how to work with .sh files. Please forgive me if I lack the terminology to express aspects of Ubuntu correctly.
CURRENT SET UP: I have a duel boot Gateway Desktop with 8gb of memory and 1TB hard drive, 150 Gb of that having been broken off on a ext4 partition for my Ubuntu. I use a GRUB loader to dual boot both Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7.
LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM: I had been working on repairing my father's Windows laptop just before I could not enter Ubuntu. I had recovered information from his Hard Drive using Photo rec. Photo rec pulled 117 GB of information and nearly completely filled my 150 GB for Ubuntu. When I finished recovering information I was working on a few other little things when I noticed that it was claiming that the disk was full (I think this will be important later). I rebooted started using windows for a few days and when I came back to Ubuntu the problem started. On of the last messages I got from Ubuntu was that it had an error and that it could not create a report.
THE PROBLEM: When I start the computer the grub menu comes up, when I select Ubuntu 11.10 it lists a few text messages. Then just stops. I have tried it over and over and I will not load Ubuntu. Windows loads fine but it will not go.
WHAT I HAVE TRIED: I loaded into the Ubuntu Recovery Environment attempted all the options: check file system, update grub, free up some space, exc. whenever I go to continue boot it gives me a few more messages then stops again, this time I can type but nothing happens. One of the interesting messages is something about error reporting failing. Next I booted to a live-USB and ran "Boot-Repair" which I downloaded. It ran through some fixes and informed me that my disk was full an that could be my problem. It opens a file manager window and tells me to transfer information off, it won't let me. So now I go and try to free up some space any way I can. However, When I try to remove information using a live-usb it tells me I do not have permission to do anything, when I use the terminal in Ubuntu Recovery Console it tells me that the Disk is Read-Only so I can't do anything.
PROBLEM IN A NUTSHELL: Don't know a whole lot. Can't Boot into Ubuntu 11.10. "Boot-Repair" told me that my disk is full. Can't use Live-USB to delete info, can't use Ubuntu recovery console to delete info. Tried everything of which I can think.
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