I am *SO* going to turn off automatic updates.

[Senectus .]

On 24/08/06, Chanchao <custom at freenet.de> wrote:
>
> Currently can't use Ubuntu.
>
> Login screen doesn't come up. Some kind of X server error.
>
> This worked perfectly for MONTHS until some update yesterday.
>
> I remembered 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' and went through the
> steps, sticking with the defaults as usual.
>
> Still doesn't work.
>
> Back on Windows now.  If I go back to Ubuntu it will be without
> automatic updates thankyouverymuch.

There is a rare fault with that one update, the fix is on the forum
but in the community spirit here it is on a silver platter for you :-)
The Problem

An update was released for Dapper on 21 August 2006 UTC, which has
been found to cause problems on certain systems.

A subsequent update published 17 hours later corrects this, so if your
system is fully up to date now and you have no obvious graphical
system failures, then you are highly unlikely to be affected. However,
delays to the system of update distribution mean that you should make
sure you have fully updated before rebooting your computer. You can
read more about the issue to ensure you will not be affected, and
learn what steps we are taking to ensure this does not happen again.

If you have been affected by this bug, you will see a screen similar
to the following when booting your computer:


Corrective Action

Follow this procedure to correct the problem. You will need to be
connected to the Internet for the procedure to work.

   1. At this point, hold the left Alt key and press the F1 key.
   2. Type in your username, as you would to login to the computer,
and press Enter
   3. Then type your password and press Enter.
   4. Type sudo apt-get update and press Enter
   5.Type your password again and press Enter.
   6.Type sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core and press Enter. This
will install an update on your computer, and you will see the text
changing on the screen.
   7. Hold Control and Alt and press Delete. This will reboot your
system in a functional state.



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