press ctrl+alt+F1 (or f2, f3 etc) to enter console login to console try installing updates via console by sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade after finishing upgradation, return to GUI by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F7
However, i am not sure what is the exact reason for your problem. On Feb 12, 3:43 am, Roy Charles <[email protected]> wrote: > You can get a free copy of Intrepid Ibex (8.10) > from:https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ > > They even pay shipping and handling. > > First off Dapper is the previous LTS to 8.04. Support for it runs out next > June, so even if you could install it, then it would prove to be > unsatisfactory as you could not get updates after that. > > You can try to get it to load into text mode so that you can see what is > causing it to freeze. Alt+F1 puts it into text mode as it begins to boot > after grub. Or you can remove the word 'quiet' from the bottom bar just > below the menu. You may have to scroll over to the end to see it. Just > delete that word and press enter. > > This way you should see text and be able to watch what is being load and > maybe get an idea what is causing it to stall. It would be good if you > posted computer specs when requesting help. We really can't tell you much > without some clues about what we are working on. > > Roy > > Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and ... free! > Support open Source > <,*)}}+< > Only dead fish go with the flow. > > 2009/2/11 roerick <[email protected]> > > > > > > > Hey, just installed Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake -- It was the only copy > > I had of Ubuntu and our internet has been down for some time. > > > I repartitioned and installed, and began downloading software updates. > > It downloaded 3, and then I started the remaining 341. It'll download > > about 40-60 at a time before my box completely freezes. No mouse, > > keyboard response, nothing. I left it to update while I was gone and 8 > > hours later it was still completely frozen. > > > The only other time I've ever gotten a freeze like this regularly was > > on an old box with no airflow. In the summer it would overheat, and > > freeze completely like this. > > > I'm able to pick up where I left off whilst downloading updates, but I > > honestly haven't the slightest idea how to even begin diagnosing this. > > I'll wait untill updates finish to try and fix it, in case it is a > > driver thing (as it could very well be.), but I was wondering if > > anyone had any ideas. > > > Thanks, Roerick --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
