On 12/10/10 07:13, Barry Titterton wrote: > I have just tried to upgrade my sickly install of 10.04 to 10.10. The > install process failed just after half way when it threw up a window > which appeared to be asking me what I wanted to do with my modified > version of GRUB2. This window was positioned behind the progress window, > and I could only see the top quarter of the window, which contained a > drop down list of options of what to do with my current version of GRUB. > The bottom three quarters of the window were hidden so I could not > select any 'Accept' button. I was unable to move either window to one > side, nor shrink either window. The install stopped at this point and my > only option was to press the power button. My computer is now dead. I > shall have to download the ISO and try a fresh install. > > Please note that I had added boot options to GRUB in an effort to solve > my reliability problems in 10.04. > > Has anyone else seen this problem? I do not know if this is a bug that > needs filing, or another symptom of my faulty install of 10.04. > > Barry > >
I haven't tried upgrading yet (got it scheduled in sometime this week, probably Saturday). I'd suggest booting from a live CD/USB stick and maybe doing an install from there (probably worth backing up your home directory too). Rob -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
