It worked. All my data was still there. On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Mike B. <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
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