[CoLoCo] Need help recovering data/system

[David Overcash]

TJ,
Your first task should be to get X back up and running...  most likely your
xorg.conf file was messed up somewhere in the upgrade.

Try this in a console:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Choose almost all the defaults unless you know of a specific setting or
hardware profile that will fit you better.  This will get you your graphical
desktop back.  Next we should try to get you updated using the correct
update manager method, so try to go to System -> Administration -> Update
Manager and see if it tells you that there is a new release of Ubuntu
available.  If it does, go ahead and use that tool.  If not, it may be best
at this point to backup your data and do a fresh install with a 7.04 LiveCD
(I can send you one in the mail).

Using the sudo apt-get update method to go from one release to the next can
work, sometimes... but usually will result in the sort of issues that you
found.  These issues are often hard to resolve without having someone who is
familiar with package dependencies and whatnot right at the computer madly
typing away figuring out exactly what is broken and what simply needs to be
reconfigured or re-installed.

Hopefully this helps....

Cheers,
David

On 8/30/07, TJ Heaney <tjheaney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I tried using Knoppix STD, but i'm not able to locate the hard drive. I
> suppose I could try another live distro....
>
> While in STD, should I be labeling my HD as it was on my regular version
> for mounting purposes?
>
> i.e. it is SATA, so should I just be doing /sda1 etc?
>
>
>
>
> On 8/30/07, Paul Schwartz <pmjs1115 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >  Have you tried a live CD?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: TJ Heaney < tjheaney at gmail.com>
> > To: Ubuntu Colorado Local Community Team <ubuntu-us-co at lists.ubuntu.com
> > >
> > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 8:41:42 AM
> > Subject: [CoLoCo] Need help recovering data/system
> >
> > Hi guys!
> >
> > I just tried updating to 7.04 using the following:
> >
> > sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
> >
> > And, apparently, a few packages were broken. So I attempted to repair
> > them via synaptic, no dice.
> >
> > When I tried to repair them, I lost graphical. I have a feeling that X
> > was wasted.
> >
> > I need some help recovering the data on there, if at all possible.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > TJ
> >
> >
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