locked data base

[Donn]

> Brand new LINUX user. Below newbie..................looooooooooow...deeper
> than whale doo doo.
Cheer up :)

> So, I upgraded using the instructions but my latest kernel crashes. 
Can you give us some more details?

> When I 
> go to the previous version on my menu, loads OK however my data base is
> locked. 
Again, some detail about what the error message is would help us to help you.

> and yes, I am a Window user looking for salvation
I hope we can figure it out, it's horrible not to be able to boot.

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