Major Crash Here

[hatman]

i am a newbie to this open idea..my desktop was working fine and i decided to add kde 3.5.
i had ubuntu and kubuntu before.
after install which took about 6 hrs i now am able to boot only to my root@desktop log in screen.
when i first installed kde came up with 3 logins..unfortunately cannot remember them all but 1 was quassar.dave and another.
i tried to log in but key board and mouse would not work.
so i shut down and rebooted only to be brought to a screen with 4 options
root boot
fix xserver and 2 others.
none of which worked.
i have to switch between my 2 os systems to look for ideas...
when i am in windows i can see my other hd where all data is.
is there a way i can get info from there to post so someone can help me out..i have been going everywhere for about 4 days now...
i think the main problem lies some where with my xserver..
is it posssible to help me out
ty
hat

[lmilano]

Re: Major Crash Here

Can you try again, booting in rescue mode and using the option you mentioned to fix the X server? That will probably help. There is another one to fix broken packages. I would give them one more shot. And please report back

Best luck!

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

how do i boot to recue mode?
also when i boot up i am presented with 3 selections of generics? cannot remember what they were sorry.
i have tried all 3 rescue boots but nothing will work..

all that happens now is i see the kubuntu loading and then goes to a gnome login screen.
pointer will flicker and thats as far as i can get..no mouse or keyboard..
i read a thread somewhere and tried the alt+sysrq+commands r,e,i,s,u,b
after that it does the same thing..
this is really driving me crazy as i have some work files in evolution mail
hope u can help
hat

[aged hippy]

Re: Major Crash Here

Try to boot the Rescue mode (usually the second option down) and if it does boot, type in (at the prompt): sudo dpkg --configure -a

Let us know what happens....

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

ok i will shutdown and reboot to other system..
i will write down what happens and log back here
hat

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

ok here's what i get
recovery with 4 options
resume
dpkg
root
xfix

i ran dpkg - repair..
bunch of errors
dpkg:too many errors,stopping
dpkg:../../src/packages.C:265rocess_queue_queue:assertion '!queue.length' failed
aborted
then takes me back to root@dave-desktop:~#

now what can i try

[aged hippy]

Re: Major Crash Here

Can you still boot into Ubuntu, or is that a no-no?

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

if i use startx it will take me to gnome but i cannot use mouse or keyboard...
as far as i can go

[aged hippy]

Re: Major Crash Here

Can you boot into the Gnome recovery mode and give the sudo dpkg --configure -a command from there?

[lmilano]

Re: Major Crash Here

Arrg, the system is really screwed. Maybe your last upgrade got interrupted. I would try the pkg think a couple times (reboot a couple times), it may fix things in a couple tries.

If that doesn't work, when you are dropped to a root console, type this:

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

This will hopefully get you going. At some point (when your packages are no longer broken), you may have to try the xfix after reboot. Good luck!

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

how do i get to that one?
when i first boot up there are three generics there and each has their own recovery...
do i use the bottom one or the top one?
hat

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

i never tried the apt-get yet so may try that
i think i will go over to my other comp and log into this thread so i can use both at the same time in case i can get some more info..
i will try the apt get a couple times and see what happens there..
i think i did try something to that effect but i do not think the server would let me

[aged hippy]

Re: Major Crash Here

Do you know which partition your Gnome installation is on? Its recovery mode should be the one below that.

[hatman]

Re: Major Crash Here

sorry aged i do not know
i am not really compsavy so bare with me

[aged hippy]

Re: Major Crash Here

There is no need at all to apologise.

Can you write down what the Grub boot screen says and post it here, it will give us a guide..... hopefully....