Thanks for the answer. Well, the only reason why I tried to install an older version was that it was what I had on me (a USB stick). I physically installed Ubuntu 11.10 with this USB stick originally, and then later did an update to 12.04 via internet.
The problem is the bug - or whatever it was - killed my computer, while the OS was 12.04 LTS. And it killed my computer so severely I can't reinstall at all, it seems. Do you think I won't get the error message if I try installing 12.04? I am new to Ubuntu, almost a year now. I'm just an average user, for instance I don't really understand programming language. As I said below I've been hyping the product shamelessly nonetheless - or just because, since it's so simple and easy to use, and works better. But this... I do remember a friend warned me that when Ubuntu went wrong it wasn't like Windows - where you just bring over the guy who knows a little more about computers than you do and he can fix it. My friend said that when Ubuntu went wrong it went really really wrong and you'd need "expert or a little above expert-level help." Now I wonder if he's right... ;-) > Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:16:17 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Bug 1103252] Re: My computer just shut down one day while I was > using it, and Ubuntu wouldn't start up after that. When I tried to > reinstall Ubuntu I got the message that something went wrong. > > Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make > Ubuntu better. I noticed that you are installing an older version of > Ubuntu, unless you have some specific requirements to run an older > release I recommend trying to install the latest LTS version of Ubuntu. > We released version 12.04, in April of 2012, and it is a Long Term > Support release. You can find different ways to obtain it at > http://download.ubuntu.com. In the event that you really want to run > the older version of Ubuntu please set this bug's status back to New. > Thanks! > > [This is an automated message. I apologize if it reached you > inappropriately; please just reply to this message indicating so.] > > ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1103252 > > Title: > My computer just shut down one day while I was using it, and Ubuntu > wouldn't start up after that. When I tried to reinstall Ubuntu I got > the message that something went wrong. > > Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > I am not an expert, I cannot explain any further than in the summary. > But since I installed Ubuntu almost a year ago I've hyped it > shamelessly. Can't say I expected my computer to commit suicide with > it. ( : > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 > Package: ubiquity 2.8.7 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 > Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 > ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 > Architecture: i386 > CasperVersion: 1.287 > Date: Wed Jan 23 01:25:08 2013 > LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=da_DK.UTF-8 > PATH=(custom, no user) > LANG=da_DK.UTF-8 > SourcePackage: ubiquity > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1103252/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1103252 Title: My computer just shut down one day while I was using it, and Ubuntu wouldn't start up after that. When I tried to reinstall Ubuntu I got the message that something went wrong. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1103252/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
