<div dir="ltr"><div> </div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><font face="Calibri" size="4"><strong>Ubuntu 9.04 is unstable. I think I will just go back to 8.10. I didn’t have any problem until I upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04</strong></font></p>
<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 2:00 AM, Karl F. Larsen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:klarsen1@gmail.com">klarsen1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">
<div>
<div></div>
<div class="h5">sam R wrote:<br>> I used Andrew’s solution. But guess what? Another problem after typing *mount<br>> -t devpts devpts /dev/pts [hit enter] *then * gdm [hit enter] *I get new<br>> log-in screen asking me for *Username* but I can’t type anything (basically,<br>
> the machine/screen freeze)**<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Andrew Farris <<a href="mailto:flyindragon1@aol.com">flyindragon1@aol.com</a>>wrote:<br>><br>>> On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 21:15 +0200, Thomas Kaiser wrote:<br>
>>> On 08/28/2009 08:53 PM, sam R wrote:<br>>>>><br>>>>> /*None of the answers help me to solve the problem. Forgive me I'm new<br>>>>> to Ubuntu*/<br>>>> Please bottom post.<br>
>>><br>>>> Did you read my mail? I explained the problem. /dev/pts is not mounted!<br>>>> Why? I don't know.<br>>>> But usually, holding down the CTRL and ALT key and pressing one of the 6<br>
>>> F keys (F1 to F6) at the same time should bring you to a terminal. Log<br>>>> in with your user name and password. Type in "sudo mount -t devpts<br>>>> devpts /dev/pts" (without the quotes) and hit ENTER, then enter your<br>
>>> password when asked for a password. Hold CTRL and ALT key and press F7<br>>>> at the same time to go back to your Desktop.<br>>>><br>>>> Now, everything should be OK until the next reboot.<br>
>> I believe, if you cant get to a tty terminal after logging in, that you<br>>> could also boot in recovery mode [at the grub menu, choose the option w/<br>>> (recovery mode) at the end], and when the blue menu comes up, go to<br>
>> "Drop to root prompt" then from there type in:<br>>> mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts [hit enter]<br>>> gdm [hit enter]<br>>><br>>> then log in as usual. that should produce the same results as Thomas'<br>
>> solution, w/o needing access to a tty terminal.<br>>><br>>><br>>> --<br>>> Andrew<br>>> _____________________________<br>>> Beware of a dark-haired man with a loud tie.<br>>><br>
>><br>>> --<br>>> ubuntu-users mailing list<br>>> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at:<br>>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a><br>
>><br>><br></div></div> I wounder if your using a SATA herd drive? Your problems sound like I<br>get when my SATA drive is about to quit. Try just taking off each end<br>and then put it back on. Lousy plugs.<br>
<br><br><br>73 Karl<br><br><br>--<br><br> Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI<br> Linux User<br> #450462 <a href="http://counter.li.org/" target="_blank">http://counter.li.org</a>.<br> Key ID = 3951B48D<br>
<font color="#888888"><br><br>--<br></font>
<div>
<div></div>
<div class="h5">ubuntu-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>