The only live CD I could find was 10.10 and I downloaded that the day of the release. It doesn't install properly. That is, it hangs on the second screen of the install process. So I decided to delete the / partition, and of course that removes grub.
Now I'm downloading 10.04--onto my home partition so I can burn it to a cd--which is the version I really want anyway. Furthermore, I also borked my backup drive version of Ubuntu the same way I borked Ubuntu... by trying to boot and failing to log in. Let this be a lesson to all of us--me mostly. Never unplug, ctrl-alt-del, hold in the power button without completing a login. On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:43 AM, Robert Citek <[email protected]> wrote: > Ouch. > > Some quick thoughts: > > 1) boot from a LiveCD or LiveUSB and backup everything, if you haven't > already or don't do this regularly. > 2) plug in an external monitor > 3) make another backup, just to be sure > 4) start fixing things > > Good luck and let us know how things go. > > Regards, > - Robert > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Mike B. <[email protected]> wrote: >> Last week I slipped on some ice whilst carrying my laptop. Shattered >> screen. Went to >> www.laptopscreen.com and got another one for $75. The new screen >> works fine, but there are a couple of >> problems. 1) I was not able to get the bezel back on properly. For >> some reason, maybe the screen is a mil or two >> wider, the bottom part of the bezel did not seal properly. I'm hoping >> Tom can help at the next meeting. Asus K601. >> >> 2) And the more immediate problem: I rebooted the computer to show >> everyone what a broken screen looked like. Of course, the screen was >> shattered so all anyone could see were the black lines and splotches >> across the screen with some lighter areas, so I couldn't shut down >> properly. I had to press the start button until the computer shut >> down. When I booted after installing the screen the system tried to >> fix itself. I had this wonderful idea to boot from a live cd and run >> fsck, so I shut down the system again after half an hour. Then I got >> gibberish on the screen when I started it again, after I failed to >> locate the live cd. >> >> Well, I obviously found the cd and am considering reinstalling. >> <bold>I am concerned about wiping out my home partition</bold> and >> have backed up those items that say I have access to them. In >> addition I ran gparted to identify whether my partitions were in >> order. It said my home partition was fine, while my / partition is >> screwed. BTW, grub works fine, and the boot says /sbin/init is >> missing or damaged. I cannot mount my / partition. So. I am babbling >> here.... Sorry I guess I'll have to google it. >> >> -- >> Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) >> Main page: http://www.cwelug.org >> To post: [email protected] >> To subscribe: [email protected] >> To unsubscribe: [email protected] >> More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug > > -- > Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) > Main page: http://www.cwelug.org > To post: [email protected] > To subscribe: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
