[LUNA] Ubuntu upgrade

Thu Aug 4 17:55:28 CDT 2016

I did manage to get in and do some edits and install some packages.
 However, it was a no go I just reinstalled.  Did not really loose
anything I was backing up my home directory.  I did loose some e-mail
though.  Got to remember to run the backup for that more often.

On Mon, 2016-08-01 at 10:38 -0500, Paul Hosler wrote:
> use a LIVE bootable CD or thumb drive, you'll have access to your
> file
> system and you should be able to make any necessary edits or changes
> to get
> back up and running.
> 
> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Paul F. Pearson <pfpearson at mchsi.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > For future reference, what Bob said is still relevant. Grub is the
> > de-facto standard boot loader now (there are exceptions, of course)
> > and it
> > also allows you to get to the boot menu and edit the kernel line.
> > This is
> > configured in grub.conf (hiddenmenu and delay are 2 relevant
> > configuration
> > options). I'm less familiar with the other (not LILO nor grub)
> > bootloaders,
> > but I'll bet that they have similar capabilites.
> > 
> > If you can't get that to work for whatever reason (e.g. the system
> > boots
> > too quickly), you can use a rescue boot disk. I've been partial to
> > SystemRescuCD and Parted Magic, but there are many of them
> > including the
> > Ubuntu install disk itself. Once you boot the rescue disk, you can
> > mount
> > the hard drive, and examine the logs.
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > 
> > > Well think I am going to punt and say I am screwed.  I have used
> > > control
> > > already delete to get to a promp.  Tried several things with no
> > > luck.
> > Will
> > > 
> > > just have to rebuild system.
> > > 
> > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> > > 
> > >   On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 7:09 PM, Bob Nance<bob.nance at novationsy
> > > s.com>
> > >   wrote:   I am not sure how you break into the boot process, but
> > > you
> > need
> > > 
> > >   to bring the system up in single user mode. The way you used to
> > > do that
> > >   was to interrupt the boot process (by pressing tab before the
> > > boot
> > starts)
> > > 
> > >   and add the word "single" to the kernel arguments using your
> > > boot
> > manager.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Once you're in single user mode, you should be able to dig
> > > through your
> > logs
> > > 
> > > and, after bringing up some services, even use apt to remove and
> > > upgrade
> > > packages that might be causing problems.
> > > 
> > > Keep us posted.
> > > 
> > > ---
> > >  Bob Nance
> > >  Novation Systems
> > >  256-534-4620
> > > 
> > > (iPhone-flavored)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Jul 31, 2016, at 6:27 PM, Michael Hall <hallmw at att.net>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > I did control although f1 and got to a prompt.  I did an apt-
> > > > get
> > update.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > >   Still hangs.  Did control alt delete.  I see a message now on
> > > > the
> > screen
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > that says A start job is running for hold until boot process
> > > > finishes
> > up.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > >   No idea what that means.
> > > > 
> > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> > > > 
> > > >  On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 5:51 PM, Michael Hall<hallmw at att.net>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >      Well I upgraded my laptop to 16.04.  However, it said it
> > > > upgraded
> > with
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  errors.  Now my system will just boot to the screen that says
> > > > Ubuntu
> > with
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  the dots underneath. It just stays at that screen. I waited
> > > > over an
> > hour
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  and no luck.  If I hit the power button the screen goes away
> > > > and I see
> > > >  that it is stopping services.  Is there a way that I can boot
> > > > into my
> > > >  system.  I thought if I could get it to boot to a prompt I
> > > > might
> > could do
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  apt-get upgrade and that might fix things.
> > > > Thanks for any help.
> > > > Michael
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