This is a well known problem and has nothing to do with the CPU in your system, (the same problem occurs with Intel and AMD processor too) gOS (versions before 3.0) are simply incompatible with Ubuntu 8.04! You see, all these versions are based on Ubuntu 7.10, but have many changes that make them incompatible with the underlying system of Ubuntu 8.04. I'm not completely familiar with -why- it happens, but fact is that upgrading the core system to Ubuntu 8.04 will remove the Linux kernel that is in these gOS systems, but will NOT put the new kernel as used in gOS 8.04 back in. The result is that "upgrading" leaves you with a system without any kernel ! This is a fatal problem, and as far as I know, the only way to get gOS running again is by re- installing gOS with the Live_CD that should be included with your PC. You can also download a new copy of gOS and burn it to a CD (with an "image writer" utility as is included in many CD-writer programs).
gOS 3.0 will be based on Ubuntu 8.04, and Good OS assures us that steps have been taken to make sure this problem won't repeat itself with the next version of Ubuntu (9.x). Best wait until the definitive version of gOS is released in a couple of weeks or so, so you can have some benefit from this problem. On 3 sep, 04:46, Leisurely Lion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since I am PRE-newbie, I continue to make mistakes and therefore tried > to update/upgrade (not sure of the difference) to Ubuntu 8.04 (I > think). I am now locked into a loop testng... > The test shows that it is working on VIA C3 Samuel2 processor which > from my digging around on the internet (including some helpful VIA > articles for me on Wikipedia).but VIA 7M is what is in the computer. > > What I found may be part of the problem with getting caught in the > loop. There are real differences between the C3 Samuel 2 being tested > and the C7M supplied with the Cloudbook. The information is way above > my knowledge, so I am not certain. > > Maybe some of you more knowledgable folks might like to look at this > if you have time. There are interesting processor comparison's on > Wikipedia VIA info section. > > That notwithstanding, can anyone suggest how I can either get back to > ground zero (meaning the Cloudbook as received) or can someone guide > me through the Ubuntu and Grub issues I am lost in, so that I can get > the most current "stuff" on ths little computer. > > I have been reading a lot of sites about linux and am taking baby > steps. I saturate in about an hour and have to come back to it after a > break. I really like and am enjoying what I am learning. Although it > would be easier to just empty the disk and go back to the Windows that > I used before I retired, I really would like to come to understand > more about linux and the construction of computers. > > I am really ignorant, but not stupid and I would like to learn. I am > hesitant to bother this group as you all seem to be quantum leaps > ahead of me, but I really do want to learn. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
