Upgrade from ubuntu 7.10 to 8.04 problem

[Gilles Gravier]

Hi. Wendy,


jernate98 at gmail.com wrote:
> Hello, i just upgraded from ubuntu 7.10 to
> 8.04.
> Ok, tried to.  :-S
>  I have an Everex gbook 1500 that came with 7.10. After installing all
> necessary updates, i clicked to upgrade.  After upgraded,
> I rebooted. It went into the memory scan. Thats all it will do. I
> tried to hit esc to continue and boot the system. Nothing happens.
> Only way out is to shut down by pressing the button. On reboot, i've
> gone into where the  menu list and see only one option-
>  Ubunto 7.10 memtest86+
>
> Thats it. I am very new to ubuntu but have been reading ALOT and have
> at least figured out how to get to grub and type commands.
> I read that i could maybe go to terminal and see whats available and
> maybe remove a # so i can have diff menu options.
> But i havent figured out how to get there.
>
> Thanks tons from the new member!
>  Wendy, who is only able to get online w/the cell phone and Despises texting
This may not be the answer you are looking for, but it might be the
right moment to do a full, clean, re-install of 8.10 now... :)

Get the 8.10 ISO from a friend (download and burn at their place)...
then boot from it. Mount the hard disk. Backup your home directory
somewhere if it's not on a separate filesystem (unless you don't mind
losing all your files). Then go ahead with the full re-install... and
enjoy 8.10 which is really nice.

You might, in a first step, try to UPGRADE from the 8.10 CD...

Gilles.