Gutsy Refuses to Boot From USB HD after last update

[Chris Vaisvil]

-repost with more information
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I was wondering if anyone else had this problem.
I am running an Acer Aspire 5102WLMi 1.6 GHz AMD Turion 4 gig ram,
Ubuntu installed on a 40 gig HD connected by USB (and booting from there)
After the update yesterday (which included a CD driver update) my system
started to act funny
when trying to convert a DVD to mpeg with acidrip and Theoggen. (It had
trouble seeing the DVD)
So I rebooted and found that while GRUB seems to load the screen goes blank
and
nothing shows up after the Grub status messages.
I have waited about 15 minutes a couple times, and have repbooted a few
times.

Does anyone have any words of wisdom before I format and reinstall?
(That wouldn't be the end of the world but I do have most everything working
now and have configured
Ubuntu nicely.)

Thanks,

Chris

PS I was able to access the drive with NFS from windows and found this file
.xsession-errors


(process:5974): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or
setgid.
This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
program instead. For further details, see:

http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html

Refusing to initialize GTK+.

(process:597: Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or
setgid.
This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper
program instead. For further details, see:

http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html

Refusing to initialize GTK+.
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
can't lock memory: Cannot allocate memoryWARNING: not using secure memory
for passwords
SESSION_MANAGER=local/chris-laptop:/tmp/.ICE-unix/5971
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 01:05.0 0300: 1002:5975 (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: present.
Comparing resolution (1280x800) to maximum 3D texture size (204: Passed.
Checking for nVidia: not present.
Checking for FBConfig: seahorse nautilus module initialized
Initializing gnome-mount extension
present.
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Starting gtk-window-decorator


Tracker version 0.6.3 Copyright (c) 2005-2007 by Jamie McCracken (
jamiemcc at gnome.org)

This program is free software and comes without any warranty.
It is licensed under version 2 or later of the General Public License which
can be viewed at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt

Initialising tracker...
Could not set idle IO priority...attempting best effort 7 priority
Throttle level is 0
GSynaptics couldn't initialize.
You have to set 'SHMConfig' 'true' in Xorg.conf or XFree86.conf to use
GSynaptics
** Message: Not starting remote desktop server
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Setting timeout for 7916 1203915600
1203907684
evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 2008

evolution-alarm-notify-Message: Sun Feb 24 21:48:04 2008

alarm-notify.c:368 (alarm_notify_new) - Alarm Notify New
alarm-notify.c:304 (alarm_channel_setup) - Channel Setup
alarm-notify.c:243 (alarm_notify_init) - Initing Alarm Notify
alarm-queue.c:1870 (alarm_queue_init)
alarm-queue.c:200 (queue_midnight_refresh) - Refresh at Mon Feb 25 00:00:00
2008

alarm-notify.c:220 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar
file:///home/chris/.evolution/calendar/local/syste m
alarm-notify.c:462 (alarm_notify_add_calendar)
file:///home/chris/.evolution/calendar/local/syste m - Calendar Open
Async... 0x80c2690
alarm-notify.c:220 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar contacts:///
alarm-notify.c:462 (alarm_notify_add_calendar) contacts:/// - Calendar Open
Async... 0x80de330
alarm-notify.c:220 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar
file:///home/chris/.evolution/tasks/local/system
alarm-notify.c:462 (alarm_notify_add_calendar)
file:///home/chris/.evolution/tasks/local/system - Calendar Open Async...
0x80de480
alarm-notify.c:220 (load_calendars) - Loading Calendar
file:///home/chris/.evolution/memos/local/system
alarm-notify.c:462 (alarm_notify_add_calendar)
file:///home/chris/.evolution/memos/local/system - Calendar Open Async...
0x80e19b0
alarm-notify.c:393 (cal_opened_cb)
file:///home/chris/.evolution/calendar/local/syste m - Calendar Status 0
alarm-queue.c:2052 (alarm_queue_add_client) - Posting a task
alarm-notify.c:393 (cal_opened_cb)
file:///home/chris/.evolution/tasks/local/system - Calendar Status 0
alarm-queue.c:2052 (alarm_queue_add_client) - Posting a task
alarm-notify.c:349 (alarm_msg_received) - 0x80e0210: Received at thread
b5dc3b90
alarm-queue.c:2003 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x80c2690
alarm-queue.c:581 (load_alarms_for_today) - From Sun Feb 24 21:48:16 2008
to Sun Feb 24 21:48:16 2008

alarm-queue.c:518 (load_alarms)
alarm-notify.c:393 (cal_opened_cb) contacts:/// - Calendar Status 0
alarm-queue.c:2052 (alarm_queue_add_client) - Posting a task
alarm-notify.c:393 (cal_opened_cb)
file:///home/chris/.evolution/memos/local/system - Calendar Status 0
alarm-queue.c:2052 (alarm_queue_add_client) - Posting a task
alarm-queue.c:547 (load_alarms) - Setting Call backs
alarm-notify.c:349 (alarm_msg_received) - 0x80e12e0: Received at thread
b5dc3b90
alarm-queue.c:2003 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x80de480
alarm-notify.c:337 (alarm_msgport_replied) - 0x80e0210: Replied to GUI
thread
alarm-queue.c:581 (load_alarms_for_today) - From Sun Feb 24 21:48:17 2008
to Sun Feb 24 21:48:17 2008

alarm-queue.c:518 (load_alarms)
alarm-queue.c:547 (load_alarms) - Setting Call backs
alarm-notify.c:349 (alarm_msg_received) - 0x80deec0: Received at thread
b5dc3b90
alarm-queue.c:2003 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x80de330
alarm-notify.c:337 (alarm_msgport_replied) - 0x80e12e0: Replied to GUI
thread
alarm-queue.c:581 (load_alarms_for_today) - From Sun Feb 24 21:48:17 2008
to Sun Feb 24 21:48:17 2008

alarm-queue.c:518 (load_alarms)
alarm-queue.c:547 (load_alarms) - Setting Call backs
alarm-notify.c:349 (alarm_msg_received) - 0x80dfe40: Received at thread
b5dc3b90
alarm-queue.c:2003 (alarm_queue_add_async) - 0x80/usr/bin/compiz.real
(video) - Warn: No 8 bit GLX pixmap format, disabling YV12 image format
PID TTY TIME CMD

(gnome-panel:6043): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to
allocate widget with width -15 and height 24
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