[xubuntu-users] Reinstall 14.10 os without losing data

[eddie.seymour at gmail.com]

On Mon, 03 Nov 2014 10:24:23 -0500, you wrote:

>On 11/03/2014 09:24 AM, eddie.seymour at gmail.com wrote:
>> Getting the MP-bios timer error and unable to boot. Live dvd fix does
>> not work and I would rather not have to completely reconstruct from
>> scratch. Is there any way to force a complete system reinstall without a
>> reformat?
>> Thanks!
>Start the re-installation process.  At the very beginning one option is 
>to reinstall preserving user data.  This should reinstall the OS without 
>touching your personal stuff and if memory serves preserve installed 
>programs.
>
This you describe is what I tried from the live dvd.
The live dvd will run without this error and an install of 14.04 on
another partition is not seeing this error.
This all started after a power failure and this MP-bios error began to
appear. Grub2 is fine and this error shows shortly after the 14.10 boot
begins.
If I knew what file to delete to kill the MP-bios it might reinstall
from the dvd but I have no idea.