I had a similar problem. I ran the update and after the reboot the X server would not start. /var/log/Xorg.0.log shows what is below. I have an Nvidia 8800gts 640mb with Nvidia binary drivers. After reinstalling the Nvidia driver, everything works now.
(II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is (II) NVIDIA(0): enabled. (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module! Please ensure (EE) NVIDIA(0): that there is a supported NVIDIA GPU in this system, and (EE) NVIDIA(0): that the NVIDIA device files have been created properly. (EE) NVIDIA(0): Please consult the NVIDIA README for details. (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" (II) UnloadModule: "ramdac" (II) UnloadModule: "wfb" (II) UnloadModule: "fb" (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. Fatal server error: ** Attachment added: "/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6844279/apt.log -- Update manager failing to update packages properly causing crashes in X and corrupting system. https://launchpad.net/bugs/75000 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
