Allen Weiner wrote: > On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 17:10 -0400, Joseph Apuzzo wrote: > >> Looks like defect #154365 >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/154365 >> No fix yet, so this is what I would do: >> >> rename "/etc/apt/sources.list" to "/etc/apt/sources.list.old" >> The use the following as your "/etc/apt/sources.list" file: >> >> > > <snip> > > > >> The run these commands to re-index >> >> sudo apt-get clean all >> sudo apt-get update >> >> >> >From what I read and know that should fix what it is complaining about. All >> references to this problem say that there is something on your >> system that does not resolve to what you have listed in the sources.list >> file. So the above steps will fix that. >> >> You can always put yours back, there should be no impact if this does not >> work ( since the sources.list file I list here is from Ubuntu 7.04 stock ) >> Please let us know if that works. >> >> > > Yes, it did work. The upgrade ran to completion. > > Thanks very much for your help. > > There is a further problem. I'm writing this at 11:30 PM, so debugging > will have to wait for tomorrow. > > When I rebooted Ubuntu, the X Window system did not come up. > > I have a guess as to what the problem is, based on what I've read about > Fedora 9. > > I use the proprietary NVIDIA driver for my graphics card. Fedora 9 > shipped with a new version of X (or Xorg ?) and NVIDIA has not yet > shipped an updated driver. My guess is that Ubuntu 8.04 has the same > problem. (My main OS at this time is Fedora 7). > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > > Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys > Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) > Aug 6 - Zenos > Sep 3 - TBD > > Yup, always fall down that hole, so:
Start your system and go to a command prompt since I assume X is not working: sudo apt-get install envyng-gtk envyng-qt envyng-core sudo envyng -t The cool thing about envyng is that it does it all! It will download the correct nVidia or ATI driver, will compile it and setup X-Windows ( best of all it will un-screwup your system if you messed it up ). Remember if you are using any "closed source" drivers to NOT use the Gnome controls but ONLY use the control program that shipped with the drivers to set the video card ( resolution color etc. ) Read more at: http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html Joe Gnu_Joe _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) Aug 6 - Zenos Sep 3 - TBD
