Fwd: Cannot Log-in to Ubuntu 14.04

[mal52 at talktalk.net]

-----Original Message-----
From: mal52 at talktalk.net
To: lproven at cix.co.uk
Sent: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:21
Subject: Re: Cannot Log-in to Ubuntu 14.04


Hi Liam
Thanks for your reply, see comments below. Just using win7 now until this can be resolved.  I am not a power user and just use the apps.



-----Original Message-----
From: Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com>
To: Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 18:03
Subject: Re: Cannot Log-in to Ubuntu 14.04


On 22 June 2014 21:47,  <mal52 at talktalk.net> wrote:
> Tried to update existing Ubuntu 13.10 to 14.04 via Update manager, half way
> through install said needed more boot space so deleted more old packages.

What did you delete? How?
Deleted packages 3.11.0-17-generic; 3.11.0-18-generice from /root using sudo rm

> On reboot said some packages broken

Which ones?
It did not give details just said they required reloading after reboot.

> but loaded to log-in.  When password
> entered toolbars and log-in disappeared and screen was frozen. Downloaded
> iso for 32bit (checksum OK) onto dvd and tried clean install, same problem.

When you say "more boot space" can you explain what you mean, please?

More space on /boot?
More space on the root filesystem?
Do you have multiple separate filesystems?
Clicked on routine security upgrade on ver13.10 but it did not complete and said 0gb on /root could not install.  So deleted package 3.11.0-15-generic using sudo rm and decided it was time to upgrade to ver14.04,
At this time pc only had 13.10 on a single partition and had previously run 13.04 which had been updated via internet.

>
> Reload win7 and tried again from dvd same result.

Does that mean "rebooted into Win7" or "I reinstalled Win7"?
Reinstalled win7 and delete partitions to clean up. Installed 14.04 over win7 using standard defaults, this did not work either. 
So reinstalled win7 and tried the dual boot option on hard drive, this appeared to load OK but did not restart at end of install but eventually started with hard  reboot.
When Ubuntu selected appeared to load OK but on log-in toolbars disappeared and screen froze.  From safe mode got a list of "could not fetch items.
PS Why is the /boot so small? Often get 0gb boot space when security routine upgrades try to install, it seems to hang on to 8 packages all the time leaving only a small space. 


Did you repartition? Can you please list your partitions, sizes and so on?

> Reloaded win7 and tried
> dual boot same again. Tried safemode from dual boot and got "could not fetch
> http://security.ubunu.com/ubunu/dists/trusty/InRelease.

I am sorry but what you are saying is so abbreviated that I cannot folllow it.

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