Well at this point, I would recommend running: sudo apt-get -f install
If you can't get your system into a consistent state with that, you may just be in trouble. On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 16:13, Launchpad Bug Tracker < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You have been subscribed to a public bug: > > Hi, > I'm an inexperienced Linux user with a Mythbuntu PVR I built & configured > myself. It has been working well since last year until I attempted to update > to version 8.04. When the package installer had only 4 minutes left to > finish the installer hung for over an hour, until I noticed it's terminal > had stopped at a prompt which would accept typed characters, indicating to > me it was no longer operating. Unfortunately, I restarted the pc and now the > system no longer functions. It loads to a basic low gfx screen with a > message stating "Internal Error: Failed to load HAL". I seem to have no net > or internet connectivity, I can't access update manager or Synaptic to try & > redo the install, I can't load Firefox or much of anything else, & no > backend can be found. I can however, load a terminal - I'm just not familiar > enough to know what to do with it. My 7.04 cd will not allow me to update in > either live or safe gfx mode, I assume because it is an earlier version than > even the 7.10 the pc was? > I am currently downloading the 8.04 iso to see if that allows me access but > I wish to know if there is a way to roll back/undo the update &/or how to > access a cd version to refresh the install without wiping my whole system & > starting again a-la Windows Setup? I daresay I'm in for some loss & > reconfiguring but I'd like to save as much as I can if possible - I had a > lot of saved programmes & it was set up almost perfectly so I don't relish > having to do it all again! > Thanks, I hope you can help me, > Glenrock > > ** Affects: mythbuntu-meta (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided > Status: New > > -- > Mythbuntu 8.04 Installer crash: :"Failed to load HAL" > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252209 > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu, > which is subscribed to mythbuntu-meta in ubuntu. > -- Mario Limonciello [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mythbuntu 8.04 Installer crash: :"Failed to load HAL" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252209 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
