The new DVD disk did run, and I was able to start the installation. Nevertheless, things have not run smoothly. There were some problems with packages that could not be updated, but I will leave them aside for the moment, because there is a much more serious problem.
When the first reboot happened, I left the DVD in the drive, which I am sure is correct. After the reboot, what came up was the installers main screen, offering the choice of booting from the Hard Disk, Installation, etc. Choosing "Installation" brings me back to the beginning of the upgrade process (language, accept the conditions, etc.), which I do not think is where I want to be. In other words, I appear to have lost the thread of the upgrade process. I hope someone will explain to me why this has happened, and what I can do about it. Removing the DVD and rebooting causes a black screen to come up, with a prompt like "grub >". In other words, the upgrade process has decided on its own initiative to install GRUB in the Master Boot Sector. This is dirty pool: When I first installed v10..2, I put GRUB into a very small partition all by itself; I did this for a very good reason, and I was allowed to do it, and there is something very wrong with the upgrader/installer moving it about in this way without asking me. I'll fix this, but it should not have happened. -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel REAL similes/metaphors by high school students; #19: The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
