I have dual booted with xubuntu and i have a problem myslef. when i get to the xubuntu screen with the loadeer its fine. but when it goes to the desktop the screen goes blank just like grey background. any ideas
Thanks to all for your support. Here's where I am: I uninstalled then reinstalled the package. Everything worked fine. THEN, I used the "updates are available..." option and was given over 200 available updates. I opted to download them all. Mistake…
a Kernal Panic is the Linux version of a BSOD.
In order it fix this problem do this -
Start up in recovery mode and at the menu select, drop to root prompt with networking. At the prompt type:
then type
apt-get install -f
then
apt-get update…
Yeah, try the other two boot options, but if what you say is true, your kernel is broken to pieces, and only thing you can really do is reinstall the kernel witch means, reinstall Ubuntu. Just insert the LiveCD and boot it, you then can salvage any…
I think you are absolutely right, it was my first thought. And I agree that I will have to reinstall. What I don't know how to do, or if I have to know, is uninstall the existing setup. I am running it as a partition on a Win XP machine. Any thought…
Of course, you're right, UPS is something I should've done a while back. 20/20 and all that. When I say I just started using Ubuntu I mean I haven't had a linux distro I've actively used in about 5 years So, starting over has me at a loss.