[xubuntu-users] xubuntu 12.04 black screen after update

[aj3423]

I didn't do any backup. It seems that I need to reinstall it :)

But thanks anyway.


2014/1/20 Benjamin Shadwick <benshadwick at gmail.com>

> No idea. I don't have any experience running in VMWare, so I'm not sure if
> that could be a factor.
>
> During the update did you have to make any decisions about whether to keep
> your old configuration for a package versus using a new configuration?
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 8:27 AM, aj3423 <aj3423 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Here's the screenshot of /var/log/syslog:
>>
>> http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af333/aj3423/syslog_zps61712630.png
>>
>>
>> 2014/1/20 Benjamin Shadwick <benshadwick at gmail.com>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 8:08 AM, aj3423 <aj3423 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm new to ubuntu and I don't know what should I looking for in
>>>> /var/log, so I deleted all the logs in that folder with:
>>>>
>>>> cd /var/log
>>>> sudo rm *.log
>>>>
>>>> and then reboot, there generates 7 logs, here's the screenshot of these
>>>> logs:
>>>>
>>>> auth.log  // empty
>>>> boot.log  //
>>>> http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af333/aj3423/bootlog_zps920905ac.png
>>>> kern.log  //
>>>> http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af333/aj3423/kern_zpsf09ce5b1.png
>>>> mail.log // empty
>>>>  pm-powersave.log  //
>>>> http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af333/aj3423/pm-powersavelog_zpsd46a8cd7.png
>>>> ufw.log  // empty
>>>> Xorg.0.log  //
>>>> http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af333/aj3423/Xorg0log_zps0a667622.png
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anything useful?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2014/1/19 Benjamin Shadwick <benshadwick at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 19, 2014 6:35 AM, "aj3423" <aj3423 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I installed xubuntu 12.04 on vmware, it runs fine until I updated it
>>>>> (updated everything). Now it doesn't boot normally.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The progress bar goes up to 1/4 then it comes the black screen,
>>>>> there's a  "[ OK ]" at the top-right corner of the black screen, and
>>>>> nothing else.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I can get into command line mode by CTRL+ALT+F1,  what can I do to
>>>>> fix that?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Thanks.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > //aj
>>>>> >
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>>>>> Any hints in /var/log?
>>>>>
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>>>> Not that I can see, but /var/log/syslog is also important.
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