Further to the problem booting up Linux, three days and 17 tries later Linux did boot up. I have my desktop and email list again Thanks for your time working on this.
<-----Original Message-----> >From: Rick Greenstreet [[email protected]] >Sent: 11/30/2010 6:58:33 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Bug 682127] Re: After loading update Ubuntu will not boot up.When >Iselect Ubuntu the machine reboots. > >Thank you for your message > >I have a computer that was built by my daughter several years ago. >It says it is a "Pentium 4 CPU, 1.60 GHz 786 MB of RAM" > >It is set up as dual boot --Ubuntu 10.04 and XP Professional > >Last Friday (26 Nov.) A message showed up on the screen that an upgrade >to Ubuntu was available. This occurs often. >As usual, I selected the download and entered my password >When the download completed it gave me a message that the computer >needed to restart. I okay'd that. > >When it rebooted and I selected Ubuntu from the Windows/Ubuntu choice >menu the computer shut down, the screen message said it was going to >sleep and then the machine rebooted itself to the Windows/Ubuntu menu. >It continues to do this over and over, every time I try to select Ubuntu > >Windows still opens up fine and the machine offers to load the original >Ubuntu (that I made when I first downloaded Ubuntu) when I put the disc >in. But if I do that I'm afraid that I'll lose my calendar and e-mail >addresses. > >Any help you can give me would be most appreciated. > >Rick > ><-----Original Message-----> >>From: Book 'em Dano [[email protected]] >>Sent: 11/27/2010 5:11:20 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [Bug 682127] Re: After loading update Ubuntu will not boot >up. When >>Iselect Ubuntu the machine reboots. >> >>Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make >>Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug because your >>description didn't include enough information. You may find it helpful >>to read "How to report bugs effectively" >>http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful >>if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem. >> >>We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at >>http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures >> >>At a minimum, we need: >>1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter >the problem, >>2. the behavior you expected, and >>3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as >possible). >>Thanks! >> >>** Package changed: ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) => ubuntu >> >>** Changed in: ubuntu >> Status: New => Incomplete >> >>** Tags added: lucid >> >>-- >>After loading update Ubuntu will not boot up. When I select Ubuntu the >machine >>reboots. >>https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/682127 >>You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >>of the bug. >> >>Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete >> >>Bug description: >>Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs >> >>Is dual boot with XP. XP boots up fine. The version is Lucid Lynx. >> >>To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: >>https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/682127/+subscribe >>. >> > > ><P><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" >style="font-size:13.5px">______________________________________________ _________________<BR>Care2 >makes it easy for everyone to live a healthy, green lifestyle >and impact the causes you care about most. Over 12 Million members! >http://www.care2.com > >Feed a child by searching the web! Learn how >http://www.care2.com/toolbar</font> > >-- >After loading update Ubuntu will not boot up. When I select Ubuntu the machine >reboots. >https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/682127 >You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >of the bug. > >Status in Ubuntu: Incomplete > >Bug description: >Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs > >Is dual boot with XP. XP boots up fine. The version is Lucid Lynx. > >To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: >https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/682127/+subscribe >. > <P><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" style="font-size:13.5px">_______________________________________________________________<BR>Care2 makes it easy for everyone to live a healthy, green lifestyle and impact the causes you care about most. Over 12 Million members! http://www.care2.com Feed a child by searching the web! Learn how http://www.care2.com/toolbar</font> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/682127 Title: After loading update Ubuntu will not boot up. When I select Ubuntu the machine reboots. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
