failed upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04

[Roscoe]

Perhaps it is time to just do a fresh install.
I have found that fresh installs are usually preferable than upgrades, at
least for me they are.

Ian "Roscoe" Ross


Mistakes are made in life......remember that!



On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 6:55 AM, Doug Stewart <doug.dastew at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am still without the use of this computer!
>
> So far I have tried 2 upgrades and both did not work after the upgrade. :-(
> one I got working with the help of Google, but this one does not give me a
> message to google for!!
>
> Is there a log file somewhere, that I should look at for a clue???
>
> Doug S.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Doug Stewart <doug.dastew at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 9:48 PM, Stephen M. Webb <
>> stephen.webb at canonical.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 08/19/2014 09:08 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
>>> > I don't have the details handy, but I know this same sort of thing
>>> happened to me, and it was the Nvidia drivers.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Here's what helped my (YMMV)
>>> >
>>> > Get to a command line using Ctrl-Alt F3
>>> >
>>> > First of all remove all remaining nvidia bits and pieces: sudo apt-get
>>> purge nvidia*
>>> >
>>> > Then install the correct drivers: sudo apt-get install nvidia-current
>>> >
>>> > Then reboot: sudo reboot
>>>
>>> I had to do that recently (upgraded an old system from 11.04 to 12.04).
>>> However, the symptom was no LightDM screen
>>> either, just a command-line console login, because the nVidia kernel
>>> module did not match the nVidia x.org driver.
>>> That message shows up in /var/log/Xorg.0.log.  If you're seeing the
>>> LightDM logins screen (or a gdm login screen) then
>>> the X server is running OK and the drivers are probably good.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I am seeing the login screen and can choose 4 different desktops--- all
>> of them don't work!
>>
>> And yes the splash screen behind the login window is one of my pictures
>> and it is in high resolution  so at least at this level the driver seems to
>> be working.
>>
>> Doug S
>>
>>
>>
>>
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