<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/08/2016 16:23, Michael wrote: </div> <blockquote cite="mid:579F6983.7050104@btinternet.com" type="cite"> <meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/08/2016 15:11, Michael wrote: </div> <blockquote cite="mid:579F5874.9070909@btinternet.com" type="cite"> <meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/08/2016 15:47, Tony Pursell wrote: </div> <blockquote cite="mid:CAPc+5LTMKTg7X-Prr8dY23gGbZq_eR3v8nuKvdG3VA-2-n-Ykw@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On 1 August 2016 at 14:10, Michael <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Michael.Penllergaer@btinternet.com" target="_blank">Michael.Penllergaer@btinternet.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> On 01/08/2016 11:34, Michael wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> On 01/08/2016 10:11, Alan Pope wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Hi, On 1 August 2016 at 10:00, Michael <<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Michael.Penllergaer@btinternet.com">Michael.Penllergaer@btinternet.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> The update14.04-16-04, was writing updated files when it stopped, a restart just defaults to login and login to the terminal command prompt. The help option delivers a screen full, I do not know if one of the options will help. </blockquote> If it barfed part way through, then it may be possible to encourage it to finish the job. At the command line terminal window, login using your username/password. Then once you get logged in, issue this command:- sudo dpkg --configure -a (that's sudo space dpkg space dash dash configure space dash lower-case-a). It should start chugging away continuing the upgrade. If it just ends immediately with no output then the upgrade may have finished, but something is missing. In that event, assuming you use Ubuntu (with Unity) desktop I would issue:- sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop^ (sudo space apt space install space ubuntu dash desktop caret) (the caret is important). If that does indeed install more stuff then that may be sufficient to have 'fixed' it. If the first command (the dpkg one) *did* produce a chunk of output - like telling you it's installing / upgrading packages, then it may not be necessary to run the second command. If you have run the above process, then I'd restart "sudo reboot" (sudo space reboot), and see if it is fixed. Let us know how you get on. Cheers, Al. </blockquote> Some progress, used both patches, now get a 14.04 screen but without folders so am not sure just where it is now. message box, "System program problem detected" "Do you want to report the problem now" (I did ) </blockquote> Any more suggestions anybody, please, I get grub, not the normal command line so cant force an update ? Michael.D </blockquote> </div> I did a successful 14.04 to 16.04 upgrade yesterday. if, when you get to the GRUB menu, you choose 'Advanced options for Ubuntu', you can see which kernels you have installed. You will have 4.4, 3.13 and 3.11 if all has gone well. Have you got 4.4.0-31? </div> <div class="gmail_extra">Tony </div> </div> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> One thing I did not say, the Ubuntu page shows 14.04 and nothing else except the backdrop, I have never used grub (knowingly) so was worried about causing more problems..........will try your suggestion and report back. </blockquote> Tks, Michael <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> Only kerrnel I can find is 311, looks like I might have disturbed a long pause, messing up everything. I'm expecting a 14.04, DVD Rom in the next day or two, can try to repair what I have already.Will keep the thread open, closing when resolved. </blockquote> Michael.D <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> I finally used 12.04 and 14.04....this time being careful to let it run witout interruption. Using the same process, have loaded 16.04 on another computer. Thanks for suggestions, thread closed. </blockquote> </body> </html>