<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original Message----- From: mal52@talktalk.net To: lproven@cix.co.uk Sent: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:21 Subject: Re: Cannot Log-in to Ubuntu 14.04 <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_404d602d-b15b-43f1-bd6b-dac93f74fed1"> Hi Liam <div>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. <div style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message----- From: Liam Proven <<a href="mailto:lproven@gmail.com">lproven@gmail.com</a>> To: Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> Sent: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 18:03 Subject: Re: Cannot Log-in to Ubuntu 14.04 <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_5885fd83-3f07-4070-8f98-20b8b87bc21d" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><tt>On 22 June 2014 21:47, <<a href="mailto:mal52@talktalk.net">mal52@talktalk.net</a>> 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?</tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>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?</tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>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?</tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>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,</tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>At this time pc only had 13.10 on a single partition and had previously run 13.04 which had been updated via internet.</tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt> > > Reload win7 and tried again from dvd same result. Does that mean "rebooted into Win7" or "I reinstalled Win7"?</tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>Reinstalled win7 and delete partitions to clean up. Installed 14.04 over win7 using standard defaults, this did not work either. </tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>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.</tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>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.</tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>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. </tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt> 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 > <a target="_blank" href="http://security.ubunu.com/ubunu/dists/trusty/InRelease" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">http://security.ubunu.com/ubunu/dists/trusty/InRelease</a>. I am sorry but what you are saying is so abbreviated that I cannot folllow it. -- Liam Proven * Profile: <a target="_blank" href="http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile</a> Email: <a href="mailto:lproven@cix.co.uk" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">lproven@cix.co.uk</a> * GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: <a href="mailto:lproven@hotmail.com" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">lproven@hotmail.com</a> * Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a target="_blank" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </tt></pre> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>