8.04 to 10.04 dist upgrade

[Vic Main]

At 11:10 PM 08/28/10, you wrote:
>James Takac wrote:
> > 2 of my systems still have 8.04 on them and I see via the update
> > manager the option of a dist upgrade to 10.04. I'm familiar with the
> > usual incremental upgrade and was wondering if the upgrade straight
> > from 8.04 to 10.04 is viable? I know it won't be without risk even
> > if it is. But if it is a viable upgrade option I'd consider the
> > possibilty
>
>Yes, that should work because upgrades from one LTS version to the next
>LTS version are supported [1]. And please read the release notes [2].
>
>Nils
>
>[1] <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LucidUpgrades>
>[2] <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes>
>
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I tried the upgrade and now the dual boot machine is just a single boot.

The linux is done for, the screen comes up in terminal mode. I've 
made the cd of 10.04, and it seems just fine, haven't installed it yet though

Vic