Ubuntu upgrade gone bad

[Karl Larsen]

Curtis Vaughan wrote:
> Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>  
>   
>> Curtis Vaughan wrote:
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>>> I was updating to 8.10 from Hardy Heron. It was already installing the 
>>> software (so it was nearing completion) when I lost power. Now the 
>>> computer won't boot. I don't remember the exact error, but something 
>>> to the effect that something's wrong with the kernel. 
>>> I decided to download the 8.10 CD, but it turns out there is no 
>>> recovery mode on it. I'm wondering what actions I can take to restore 
>>> something so I can complete the update.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any input!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>     First there is a fine recovery function on the 8.10 LiveCD but it is 
>> not what you need.
>>
>>     Your problem I can't understand at all. It sounds like you were 
>> Updating the 8.10 when power dropped. That should not be a problem. So 
>> what really happened?
>>
>>     
>
> So in the first place I went to various articles on the Internet, some of 
> which talked about a recovery option on previous Ubuntu disks. But at the 
> boot prompt for of the disk I pushed Help and went to the recovery help page 
> and it said specifically that this disk does not contain a recovery 
> function. Something to that effect. I just downloaded 8.10 disk yesterday.
>   
    I have the 8.10 LiveCD I got around a week ago and it has everything 
the older LiveCD have. I think it will serve you well as a recovery from 
a Grub problem.





> I'm updating my MacBook Ubuntu. Unfortunately, this computer's battery will 
> maybe last 5 minutes. And unfortunately, it came unplugged. So my computer 
> lost all power. When I tried to boot, it wouldn't. 
>
>   
    Well there are two things I know nothing about here. I have never 
even seen a MacBook and surprised you got Ubuntu loaded. If the battery 
is good for 5 minutes I never want to see it either :-)

Karl

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