Ubuntu i386 - stumped

[Phil Pinkerton]

I just fixed a broken feisty using the Herd5 alternate CD
( the process system  had died earlier in the middle of a feisty upgrade
and would not boot anymore )
SO I burned a new Herd5 alternate CD to see if I could fix it.

I was able to get the # prompt on the root partition via the alternate CD
>From there I did an apt-get update, which came with a dpkg --configure
-a message which I entered and the " upgrade process " continued.

When it finished I then did another apt-get update, which was
successful, then  I did another apt-get upgrade which completed
successfully with zero new, zero upgraded, so I new I was cool for the
upgrade.

At that point I tried booting the system ( via the CD )  but it failed
to find a root param to boot ( I think the kernel was broken ).

So back to the cd and this time I got the # prompt again on the system
and did a apt-get dist-upgrade ( my last attempt before doing a complete
re-install )

The dist-upgrade completed, I was then able to re-boot the main
hard-drive ( Herd5 ) and my system with all the stuff I had configured
was still intact ( even the web cam was still working )

I am back in business and a happy camper. I really did not want to
re-install

The New feisty Herd5 alternate CD is great !!

Thanks



ac wrote:
> Robert Lund wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've been trying to install Ubuntu Linux on a PC, and can't get past the 
>> disk partitioning segment. I had a previous installation of Mandriva 
>> (hate it) on two partitions, and tried to reformat them and install Ubuntu.
>>
>> Boot method: <CD>
>> Image version: <ubuntu-6.10-desktop-i386.iso>
>> Date: <Mar 2 2007 7:30AM>
>>
>> Machine: <VIA Technologies VT82C693ABX>
>> Processor:    Intel x86 Family 6 Model 8 999MHz
>> Memory:    196MB
>> Partitions: <below from installer>
>>
>> Base System Installation Checklist:
>> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>>
>> Initial boot worked:    [O]
>> Configure network HW:   [O]
>> Config network:         [O]
>> Detect CD:              [O]
>> Load installer modules: [O]
>> Detect hard drives:     [O]
>> Partition hard drives:  [tried to use existing]
>> Create file systems:    [E]
>>
>> /media/hdb1    hda1    fat32    18.65GB
>> swap           hdb1    swap       478MB
>> /home          hdb3    reiser    5.84GB
>> /              hdb4    reiser    8.60GB
>> hdb2 extended->
>> /media/hdb5    hdb5    fat32    23.4GB
>>
>> Click continue, recieve error:
>> No root file system!
>>
>> There doesn't seem to be anything I can do - I specified root and home
>> partitions, but when I click Continue I get an error icon saying there
>> is no root file system.
>>     
>
> what is the status of reiser fs now with ubuntu? it used to be used 
> with suse, but they dropped it last year. Is it still fully supported 
> with ubuntu?
>